Pre-1900 patient records for the former Willard State Hospital have been transferred by the NYS Office of Mental Health to the official custody of the New York State Archives. However, requests for access to the records should be directed to the following address: Binghamton Psychiatric Center NYS Office of Mental Health Health Information Management Unit 425 Robinson Street Binghamton, NY 13901 Access to the records, regardless of date, is restricted by the Mental Hygiene Law, Sect. 33.13. That section gives the Commissioner of Mental Health authority to control access to patient records of OMH facilities. Jim Folts Head, Reference Services New York State Archives Cultural Education Center Room 3043 Albany, NY 12230 >>> [log in to unmask] 02/05/02 12:10PM >>> We have had a request for information about a patient who was admitted to Willard State Hospital in Romulus, Seneca County, NY, in 1889. Does anyone know where the records for that institution would be today? Mary Jo Lanphear Ontario County Archives