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RG08. New York Asylum for Lying-In Women (NYA-LIW)

 Record Group
Identifier: RG08
New York Asylum for Lying-In Women (NYA-LIW) Record Group, 1823-1899. Absorbed into the lying-in department of the New York Infant Asylum in 1899. Please contact the Medical Center Archives for more information.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

New York Asylum for Lying-In Women Patient Medical Records

 Collection
Identifier: US-NNCORMA-RG08-SG002-001
Abstract

The New York Asylum for Lying-In Women was founded in 1823 to provide care for “destitute respectable women in confinement,” and it merged with the New York Infant Asylum in 1899. This collection includes records of patients who gave birth at the New York Asylum for Lying-In Women.

Dates: 1854-1899; Majority of material found within 1854-1879, 1893-1899

New York Asylum for Lying-In Women Records

 Collection
Identifier: US-NNCORMA-RG08-SG001-001
Abstract

The New York Asylum for Lying-In Women was founded in 1823 to provide care for “destitute respectable women in confinement,” and it merged with the New York Infant Asylum in 1899. Records included are minutes of the Board of Managers and of the Visiting Committee, annual reports, a history (1893), and miscellaneous legal and financial papers.

Dates: 1823-1900