house of refuse

Here are the websites for theNew York State Library and the New York State Archives.
On November 9, 2004, we went on a day trip to the New York State Library and New York State Archives (all in the same building). What an experience! You need more that one day to get even a portion of what is there, the place is massive. For us, it will take a few more trips to go through records and books to get the information we are looking for.
We had to contact the Archives before we went so they could pull the records for us to view when we got there. They only pull records twice a day, and contacting them ahead of time guarenteed we would be able to view them that one day of our trip. Go through their online catalog, it is well worth it! If you keep scrolling down you can read what the House of Refuse is and see some accual pictures taken from there. For now, here is some of what we have: This is the book the information below was taken from.

Commintment of House of Refuse For WomanParole Record NYSTS for Girls Hudson N.Y.

If you click on the information below that has been entered it will take you to a picture of the accual document.We did this because some of the original material was hard to read.

No. Name Date of com.and Date of experation Date To whom sent and residence Returned Remarks
1703 Cornell,Hulda Marie March 24 1919 Mar24,1922-Feb.15,1925 Feb16,1922 June16,1922 Transfered Jan.9,1923 To service Mrs.G.Smith Elka Park N.Y.Mrs.R.G.Slattery,Rochester,243 Augustine St.To Service Mrs.Fred Melvey,rochester,230 Berkeley St. Ret'd from Mrs Smith May 13,1922 Ran away Apr.19,1923 Has an uncertain disposition at times is very silly at other times stubborn and disagreeable becaumes easily discouraged , always chooses most doubtfull girls as companions

Year 1919General Record For Girls Committed To NYS Training School For Girls Hudson N.Y.

Committed & Recieved 1703 Age Violation Nationality Where From Parents were born OCC. Blank Religan Sentence Time Expires When and how discharged
Mar24&May 17 1703 Hulda Cornell 15 Viol.Sec.486 Penal Law American Corning Stueben Father----Mother,Penn. White Single Cath. Leslie Willington Justice Peace Corning,N.Y. Mar.24,1922 Feb..15,1925 1st Cov.dis.Feb 16 1922 Ret'd,May 13,1922 2nd Cov.dis.June 16,1922

house of refuse

No.	Name	Date of com.and Date of experation	Date	To whom sent and residence	Returned	Remarks
1703	Cornell,Hulda Marie	March 24 1919 Mar24,1922-Feb.15,1925	Feb16,1922 June16,1922 Transfered Jan.9,1923	To service Mrs.G.Smith Elka Park N.Y.Mrs.R.G.Slattery,Rochester,243 Augustine St.To Service Mrs.Fred Melvey,rochester,230 Berkeley St.	Ret'd from Mrs Smith May 13,1922 Ran away Apr.19,1923	Has an uncertain disposition at times is very silly at other times stubborn and disagreeable becaumes easily discouraged , always chooses most doubtfull girls as companions