Albion State Training School inmate case files, 1894-[ca. 1978]

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Albion State Training School inmate case files, 1894-[ca. 1978]

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This accretion consists of approximately 7,000 inmate case files relating to women confined at the Albion State Training School from 1894 to about 1968. The records relate to the periods when the institution functioned as a reformatory (1894 to 1931) and as an institution for defective delinquents (1931 to 1971). Albion again functioned as a reformatory from 1957 until 1971; case files from this later reformatory period are included in accretion 14610-93B.

175 cu. ft. (97 microfilm reels)

New York State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8303257

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New York (State). Dept. of Correction.

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The Western House of Refuge was established in 1890 (Chapter 238) and operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Charities. Jurisdiction was transferred to the Department of Correction when that department was established in 1926 (Chapter 606). In 1923 (Chapter 26), the name of the facility was changed to Albion State Training School. Albion became known as the "Institution for Mentally Defective Delinquent Women" in 1931 (Chapter 546) when the div...

Western House of Refuge for Women.

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New York (State). Dept. of Correctional Services. Division of Administration.

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Albion Correctional Facility.

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New York State Institution for Mentally Defective Delinquent Women.

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New York State Reformatory for Women.

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Albion State Training School.

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