Annual Reports, 1844-1979
- Extent:
- 2 cubic ft.
- Scope and content:
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This series consists exclusively of the annual reports on prison and jail conditions that the Prison Association/Correctional Association submitted to the New York State Assembly. The reports contain minutes of meetings, presidential addresses, committee reports, reports on individual prisons and prison conditions, prison reform campaigns in New York State, transcripts of testimony before the New York State legislature on pending policy measures, and lists of members and corresponding members of the Association. Reports published during the latter half of the 19th century chronicle the Association's role in establishing national and international prison reform organizations and conferences and furnish information about prison policies elsewhere in the United States and the world.
Bound copies of select annual reports, especially from the mid-1920s through 1960s, are also available for review in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
- Arrangement:
- This series is arranged chronologically. The microfilm versions are housed in the University Library Microfilm Collection, call number HV 8987 P684. Bound copies of the 1894, 1924-1934, and 1936-1969 Annual Reports are also available in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
- Alternative form available:
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The Annual Reports are available on microfilm in the University Library's Microfilm Collection, call number HV 8987 P684.
Bound copies of the 1894, 1924-1934, and 1936-1969 Annual Reports are also available in the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives.
Contents
Using these materials
- Access:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- Collection restrictions:
- Access to portions of Series 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8, is restricted as they contain personal identifiable information related to incarcerated individuals and others, and correspondence with incarcerated individuals. Restricted folders in these series are noted at the file-level, and requests to view these materials must be discussed with a staff member. Series 3 is completely restricted due to a large quantity of personal identifiable information of incarcerated individuals, and correspondence with incarcerated individuals throughout the series. Requests to view Series 3 must be discussed with a staff member. Consult a staff member for further details.
- Collection terms of access:
- The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Head of Special Collections and Archives.