Patient information contained in this series is confidential as per NJSA 30:4-24.3 which reads in part: "All certificates, applications records, and reports made pursuant to the provisions of Title 30 of the Revised Statutes and directly or indirectly identifying any individual presently or formerly receiving services in a non correctional institution under Title 30 or the Revised Statutes, or for whom services in a non correctional institution shall be sought under this act shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed by any person ..."

This series consist of minutes of the Board of Managers of the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers for the period 25 May 1866 to 20 March 1903. Although the early minutes are brief and sporadic, they become more informative and regular beginning in July of 1875. The minutes include some information regarding the Home’s governance, finances and personnel, but most information and discussion centers on admission to or expulsion from the facility. Names of those who have applied, been admitted or expelled are routinely recorded throughout.

On 7 January 1889, new bylaws established a standing Executive Committee of the Board, which became responsible for the general supervision of the Home’s management. This included the physical plant, finances, and personnel, as well as admissions and expulsions. The Executive Committee (which would meet more often then the full Board) began keeping its minutes in the third volume of this series, while the Board’s minutes continued in volume 2. Beginning on 1 May 1893, Board minutes were recorded chronologically with the Executive Committee minutes in volumes 3 and 4.

It should also be noted that beginning on page 350 of volume 2 are the minutes of the commission to “select and purchase a site and erect a building for a new Home for Disabled Soldiers,” (PL 1886, chap. 45, p. 124) covering the period 3 May 1886 to 18 November 1889. Most of the Board members were also appointed to this commission, which may explain the dual use of this volume. Finally, volume 2 also included several loose items that have been foldered separately and placed at the end of the series.

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