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Willowbrook Developmental Center was formerly known as the Willowbrook State School. In 1979 its name was changed to Staten Island Developmental Center, but some still referred to it as Willowbrook. The name Willowbrook Developmental Center has been used for all folder titles.

This subseries contains the Review Panel's files on state developmental centers other than Willowbrook. Many of the centers housed members of the Willowbrook Class. Developmental centers represented in this series include Manhattan Developmental Center, Bronx Developmental Center, Bernard Fineson Developmental Center, Suffolk Developmental Center, Westchester Developmental Center, and Wassaic Developmental Center. The level of documentation present varies considerably from facility to facility. Facility files contain records such as policy manuals, correspondence, budgets, case management files, and staff training materials. This subseries consists of both letter and legal sized files in separate alphabetical arrangements.