Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital (FFAH) [RESTRICTED], 1975-1980
Restricted- Extent:
- 3.3 cubic ft.
- Scope and content:
- This series consists of audits and evaluations, building plans, correspondence, reports, and other materials regarding Willowbrook Class Members residing in the Mental Retardation Institute of the Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital (also identified as "Flower/Fifth Hospital", "Flower and Fifth Hospital", "Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital", and "Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals") from 1977 to 1981. The papers document disagreements between the Willowbrook Review Panel and DMH/OMRDD over the suitability of Flower Fifth as a residence for Class Members, and the efforts of the hospital to become compliant with the standards of the Consent Decree. Information on specific named patients is found throughout this series. The series is restricted because it contains information about specific named patients at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital. The materials are arranged alphabetically and include one cubic foot of legal-size papers in their own alphabetical arrangement.
- Arrangement:
- Arranged alphabetically.
Contents
Using these materials
- Access:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- Restrictions:
- Must consult archivist before viewing this material.
- Collection restrictions:
- The Willowbrook Review Panel was a Federal monitoring group established by the U.S. District Court in 1975 and was dismissed from its duties in 1987. The records were house at the American Civil Liberties Union office until cleared by the National Archives for restricted access in 2002. Portions of series 1-10 are restricted due to the personal information in the records. Researchers must complete a non-disclosure form before gaining access and reproductions are not permitted. Counsel for the plantiffs or members of the Review Panel may continue to have access to the records without restriction.
- 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.