Since this was the first school of its kind established in NYS, it is possible that residents of metro NYC were sent there. Records are organized by date of admission. Barb NYC Researcher =============== New York State Agricultural and Industrial School Male Inmate Case History Books Creator: New York State Agricultural and Industrial School Title: Male inmate case history books Dates: 1849-1939 Quantity: 16 cubic feet (48 volumes) Summary: The Western House of Refuge was established as the first state reformatory in the nation by the New York State Legislature in 1846. The institution's name was changed to the New York State Industrial School in 1886 and New York State Agricultural and Industrial School in 1907. This series contains basic information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each male inmate admitted during the period from 1849 to 1939. Series Number: A1906 Repository: New York State Archives Address: New York State Education Department Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230 Arrangement This series is arranged chronologically by admission date and numerically by inmate number.Scope and Content Note This series contains basic information, including personal, family, and criminal history, regarding each male inmate admitted during the period from 1849 to 1939. Most of the information was entered at the time of admission, with some additional information added later to document inmates' progress or changes in status. The first eight volumes (to 1871) contain handwritten, narrative case histories. After November 1871, information was entered on a standard printed form, which was revised and expanded in 1875 and 1889.For the period from 1849 to 1871 (volumes 1-8), the case histories contain the following information on each inmate: age, name, committing court, criminal offense, previous crimes, education, quality of companions, grade assignment, discharge, indenture, activity after discharge (infrequently included), and general comments on problems and prospects (infrequently included). Information provided on parents includes nationality, whether owner of own home, and criminal history. http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/fa/A1906.shtml, which says: