Research requests for patient records will only be processed if the patient has been deceased for at least 50 years or if a record is a least 75 years old. Search for books, pamphlets, maps, A/V materials, and archival and manuscript collections in our Library Catalog. MNHS call number: See the finding aid in the library (Social Security Department: Public Institutions Division). The law providing for its establishment required the Commissioners to select a site Aggregated patient index cards from various state hospitals; information includes name, Department of Public Welfarenumber, birth date, birth place, county of commitment, county of residence, occupation, hospital, hospital case number, social security number, admittance history. hall, 38 ward buildings, a kitchen building, a dining hall, a store building, a mechanical shop, garages, a laundry Dronten Postal address. of classes enrolled in and hospital units assigned to while in program including course titles, hours spent, and notes, death certificate or discharge record, and correspondence with family and friends. institution became Kankakee State Hospital (L. 1909, p. 102). Patient Card Index, 1900-1978 Epilepsy and tuberculosis were the two most common causes. Journal itemizes institutional receipts and expenditures. Files include admission sheet showing student's name, age Southern Hospital for the Insane, located at Anna, Union county, founded by act of the Legislature in 1869. a center for the care and treatment of the developmentally disabled only. Legislature in 1889." Before 1909 the hospital was known as the Illinois Eastern Hospital for Reports include the patient's admission number, age, and sex, cause of death, For patients admitted before 1915 see CASEBOOKS, RS 262.002. For each patient admitted to East Moline State Hospital entries include date of admission, patient's name and county each expenditure. 1958 In 1869, a former confederate hospital just east of Richmond called Howard Grove was leased by its owner to the Freedman's Bureau to be used as a hospital for the "care and treatment of sick and homeless (Black people).". 2 cu. death or discharge, and correspondence with family and friends. 1 cu. Search the full text of digital finding aids for State Archives and manuscript collections at MNHS. The first patient was admitted on November 3, 1851. As from general hospital nursing schools throughout the country. 1895-1901; 1923-1930. According to State Biennial Reports, several probable causes of mental illness were determined in the first cases admitted. (032) 138 89 11. International: +31 32 1388911. Apple TV+ offers original comedies, dramas, thrillers, documentaries, and kids shows. In 1961 the name was changed to Norwich Hospital. The Psychiatric Nursing Affiliation Manual contains guidelines for patient care and treatment, provision of services, and administrative procedures. No index. original site comprised 290 acres and cost a little more than $22,000, of which one-fourth was donated by citizens names of courses, hours spent, and grades received in classwork; and hospital units assigned to, hours spent, and The colony opened on May 1, 1918. From an initial total of less than 50, the number of patients has varied as methods of diagnosis and treatment of mental illness have changed. These state schools were and are famous for abuse and neglect. earned. picture; patient's name, age, birth date, birthplace, race, marital status, number of children, Social Security Yankton State Hospital for the Insane, 1891 - 1931. Case files, arranged alphabetically by patient surname, contain a wide range of material such as statistical data Record of clothing issued to patients includes patient's name, date of each clothing issue, name of relative or 1915-1959. REGISTER OF VISITORS. included a farm dormitory, a dairy barn, hog houses, farm houses, a horse barn, an implement shed, a pasteurizing The Department of Public Welfare was abolished in 1961 and Galesburg State Research Hospital came under the control forms provide such information as student's name, age, sex, race, nationality, birthplace, birth date, marital the Insane. On 20 February 2020, Cowan's Auctions of Chicago offered two buttons in "Lot 14: Lincoln and Sojourner Truth Related Pinbacks, ca. Other portions were completed a year later. RECORD OF ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, ESCAPES, PAROLES, AND DEATHS. GENERAL ACCOUNTS JOURNAL. The grounds are the now the home of numerous housing developments including a residential The hospital was to provide The board of trustees was abolished in 1909 when executive and administrative control of all state charitable institutions The Department of Mental Health assumed control In 1961 the Department of Mental Health assumed responsibility for Jacksonville State Hospital and in 1974 expanded 333 S. Jefferson Street Batavia, Illinois Ten years after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, a Chicago court declared his 56-year-old widow Mary insane and committed her to a mental institution. SCRAPBOOK. Alabama Bryce Insane Hospital. to inspection by the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities (L. 1869, p. 24). It was called the State Hospital for the Insane, and it was meant to house patients with a wide variety . Alton State Hospital 261.007 Under this arrangement fifty patients were sent at various times to the hospital at Mount Pleasant. Between 1921 and 1924 record contains frequent listings of groups of patients MNHScall number: See the finding aid in the library (Hastings State Hospital). While in the hospital, Weatherby's father, Anton, was slain during a robbery in Chicago, and she lost her twenty-two year old daughter, Lucille, to . SUPERINTENDENT'S CORRESPONDENCE FILES. admitted to infirmary; hospital building residing in; diagnosis of illness; treatment and medication prescribed; If you have any questions, contact us at ra-statearchives@pa.gov or at 717-783-3281. It is a large white stone three story building, the foreground is green lawn with trees and plantings visible. The prison usually includes patient's picture; entries for patient's name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, race, religion, Its architectural organization was according to the cottage plan, which allowed for a cozier, more "home-like" atmosphere for the patients. The hospital was administratively transferred to the new Dept. 261.004 However, all state hospital records are completely confidential. Index. Peoria State Hospital (L. 1909, p. 102). religion, and previous occupation; names of schools attended and degrees earned; dates entered and completed program; For patients admitted after 1912 see CASE FILES, RS 262.003. There is also material on the history of Dixmont, Dorthea Dix and West Penn Hospital. progress notes, commitment papers, reports from other institutions (if previously institutionalized), record of Autopsy reports on 192 patients are arranged by the type of diagnosed mental condition (e.g., senile dementia, The Athens Asylum was one of several hospitals for the mentally ill operated by the State of Ohio. 1931-1936. Western Pennsylvania Hospital and Dixmont Hospital Records Description Records consist primarily of annual reports from the Western Pennsylvania Hospital (founded in 1848) and the the Department of the Insane, which was later relocated to Kilbuck Township and became known as Dixmont Hospital. No index. "Old Postcard". of order listed under fund account paid from (i.e., farm, dining room, kitchen, ordinary expenses); and recapitulation Nebraska State Hospital, also known as the Nebraska Asylum for the Insane, the Lincoln State Hospital and the Lincoln Regional Center was an insane asylum established near Lincoln, Nebraska in 1870. additional hospitals for the insane were established, the state was divided into districts and the Jacksonville TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH MESSAGES. care and treatment for the mentally ill and to serve as a center for the study of mental illness, particularly 1953-1964. To order state hospital records for an individual visit our State Hospital Records Request. Daily record of patients in the hospital infirmary lists patient's name, date of admission, and temperature, pulse, 261.013 All patients were either transferred or discharged to homes or other state hospitals or facilities. SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT FILES. 1 vol. 261.008 Closed in 1973, This is one of the last structures remaining of the Hospital complex's many buildings RECORD GROUP 262.000 - EAST MOLINE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER In 1955 the patient census was 1750. certificate issued by the Department of Registration and Education. Access to some of these records is restricted according to the provisions of the Mental Health Code and the [State Archives Series 896] Burial record, October 1909 - January 1928. is noted. We hold the following restricted patient records for the Columbus State Hospital: Register of patients, 1877-1903. garden produce, livestock, canned goods), farm improvements, occupational therapy production (i.e., tin, clothing, 2 partial vols. ADMISSION RECORD. File for each nursing student variously includes application for admission, medical record, transcript of courses care for the feeble-minded. record. At its peak in the 1950s, Bartonville housed 2,800 patients. It serves people who need very specialized psychiatric services and provides services to people who, because of mental illness, require a highly . MNHScall number:Digital Finding Aid, Casebooks, 1900-1909 TINLEY PARK, IL 60477. three-member commission, appointed by the Governor, was instructed to select a suitable site, initiate construction State Records Act of 1957 as amended. 1970 Chicago State Hospital merged with the Charles F. Read Zone Center to become the Chicago-Read Mental Health Malian forward El Bilal Toure scored the only goal of the game in the 24th minute, with Barca unable to score despite the presence of big-name stars Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong. Or go waterskiing or windsurfing. "Located near Chester, on the Mississippi River. View history Nebraska State Hospital, also known as the Nebraska Asylum for the Insane, the Lincoln State Hospital and the Lincoln Regional Center was an insane asylum established near Lincoln, Nebraska in 1870. Applications Index. name, evaluation date, behavior adjustment, and academic achievement; and daily academic effort record. 261.005 The State Hospital was built on grounds originally owned by James Duncan, founder of Massillon. Record of state appropriations and money received for support of patients includes date of receipt, name of patient Ledger of institutional receipts and expenditures for general accounts (e.g., kitchen and bakery, managing officer's Ca. Records Act of 1957 as amended. "The Nebraska Asylum for the Insane, 1870-1886", "Lincoln Regional Center where once people came to die", "Rockhaven A Woman's Story - Crescenta Valley Weekly", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nebraska_State_Hospital&oldid=1121565547, Nebraska articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles missing coordinates without coordinates on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 00:00. grades received in classwork; hospital units assigned to, hours spent, and grades received for practical work; All patients were to be maintained at state expense. For the period February 1870-January 1896 only female admissions are provided. The first cost (up to September 1876) was nearly $635,000. the establishment of the Illinois State Colony for Epileptics and to report to the Governor on their activities Center in 1975 (L. 1961, p. 2666; P.A. Case histories containing four pages per case consisting of personal and medical history, mental characteristics, and physical characteristics. "The problem of the State in the care of the Insane" by Adolf Meyer, M.D., reprint from American Journal of Insanity, Volume LXV, Number 4, April 1909 Box 1 temporary wooden barracks. From an initial total of less than 50, the number of patients has varied as methods of diagnosis and treatment of mental illness have changed. 1923-1937. File for each nursing student affiliated with Chicago State Hospital contains a final record form which lists travel vouchers, staffing plans, fiscal planning, monthly fire prevention reports, state's attorney legal opinions activity therapy, nursing, psychology, social services), and a directory of medical staff. From May 16, 1898 to June 1, 1898 record. In 1909 the General Assembly made provisions for the state to assume all responsibility for the care and treatment Abstract. and requests for copies of grades. The center was one of the four major hospital "farms" in central Long Island to house the sick from New York City; the others were Kings Park, Pilgrim State Hospital, and Edgewood State Hospital. of Mental Health was created (L. 1961, p. 2666). Patient Card Index, 1900-1978 Information for each patient . of orders paid during quarter, and amount of orders outstanding at end of quarter. the control of the newly created Board of Administration. the formal opening of Alton State Hospital. ft. Index. 258.001 was given authority to investigate and report to the Governor on conditions at the hospital (L. 1869, p. 63). They are both personal and sometimes tragic records that can offer an intimate . passed to the newly created Board of Administration. or death. For 1964-1968 files also Connecticut Valley Hospital opened in 1867 as the General Hospital for Insane of the State of Connecticut and continues to operate. Enrollment record lists the names of nursing students in each graduating class for 1926-1931 and for 1933, 1934, To reflect this change, the colony was renamed Dixon State Hospital and later Dixon building, and an occupational therapy building .Buildings scattered about the agricultural parts of the total 1,000-acres, No index. South Dakota State Archives. is to the east of the site. ft. No index. Information shown includes student's name, address, place and date No index. SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT RECORD. In 1895 the General Assembly established the Illinois Western Hospital for the Insane. After selection of a site in Kankakee, three trustees were appointed by the Governor to supervise planning and Asylumprojects.org], Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. p. 1895). The book also tells of the A school for practical nursing also was opened in 1927. Four cases were already being cared for in an Iowa hospital. Alabama Insane Hospital. The hospital's name was changed to Hastings State Asylum in 1919 and to Hastings State Hospital in 1937. Nine commissioners were appointed by the Governor to choose a suitable site on which Summary information for case nos. patients, rules and regulations, description of fiscal administration, agreements with other hospitals and nursing Jacksonville. No index. The Series 3. the hospital's duties to include treatment for the developmentally disabled (L. 1961, p. 2666). In 1906 the hospital opened a training school for nurses. Danvers State Hospital. By the 1980s, with modern medicines and an emphasis on outpatient care, the hospital had fewer than 250 residents. RECORD GROUP 267.000 - GALESBURG MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 1 vol. or contingent account. Transcripts were compiled on August 1, 1942. In 1975 the institution became 931). Series 2. 261.011 and telephone number; name and address of individual to notify in emergency; name of home nursing school; description Entries for these patients Galesburg State Research Hospital 9 vols. In 1899 the General Assembly instructed the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities to prepare plans for grades received for practical work. Depositor University of Pittsburgh What's online? As part of this reorganization the The Psychiatric Nursing Affiliation Program provided instruction in psychiatric nursing to students In of Dixon State School in 1961 and changed its name to Dixon Developmental Center in 1975 (L. 1961, p. 2666; P.A. For each patient admitted to Dixon State Hospital entries include patient's name and county of residence; date No index. low maintenance minimalist garden design; the mansions lee's summit road 1935, 1937, and 1938. The health record Hastings State Hospital was closed on May 1st, 1978. Amount of state appropriation is listed under payroll The board of trustees and the Board of Hospital in 1927, was again altered to East Moline Mental Health Center (P.A. The Civil Administrative Code of 1917 abolished the Board of Administration and transferred control of Alton State EXECUTIVE MANUAL. State Hospitals: Historical Patient Records. Source of Pictures: "Library of Congress American Memories" Dr. Decker, superintendent of the hospital from 1974 to 1987, treated a large and enthusiastic audience to a sampling of the history that is detailed in his book. The remaining patients were taken to Lincoln and cared for in rented houses until a temporary building was erected on the asylum grounds. grades received; and an evaluation of nursing ability and performance in the program. individual returning patient to hospital, name of staff member receiving patient and ward assigned to, and remarks RECORD OF PAROLES AND ESCAPES. However no funds for construction and operation were appropriated until 1913 (L. 1913, pp. SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT FILES. ward, additions made to the main buildings, a detached building for the accommodation of 300 patients erected, The Civil Administrative Code of 1917 transferred control of Chicago State Hospital to the Department of Public 1 vol. In 1883 this was changed and the State assumed the entire expense of caring for this class of persons. ft. No index. Western Hospital for the Insane 261.017 and from 1921 to 1935, chronicled mysteries associated with the institution he headed. Over time, it was also known as the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, the Lincoln State Hospital and the. Information for each patient includes name, file number, address, date committed, birthplace, date of birth, marital status, religion, occupation, diagnosis, and remarks. Each entry includes patient's name, date and time message sent, name and address 2 vols. name of staff member receiving patient and ward assigned to; and notations of type of commitment, whether new or A new building was completed in 1872. Mental Institutions, Insane and Lunatic Asylums. Part of the Department of Human Services Administrative Records She was despondent and in 1920 entered the Lincoln Regional Center (then known as the Lincoln State Hospital for the Insane), where she lived until her death in 1936. CLOTHING LEDGER. 261.006 262.010 care of the insane and was renamed Chicago State Hospital. 1907-1937. The name of this facility was changed to the Lincoln State Hospital in 1921 and to the Lincoln Regional Center in 1969. Blueprints, circa 1926-1954, consist of property plans and plot plans. For each parole or escape entries include patient's name, date and hour of escape or parole, name and address of other forms provide such information as student's name, address, age, birth date, race, nationality, marital status, In the early twenty-first century it was occupied by the Department of Health and Environmental Control. The patient case files consists of the official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessments, treatment planning, treatment and discharge of patients in the state's mental health facilities. 1898-1954. institutions passed to the newly created Board of Administration. of mental and/or physical condition; and dates of parole, discharge, or death. and degrees earned; dates entered and completed nursing program; and date diploma granted. v. 1, no. There is a white border on the bottom of the card. 2 partial vols. Beginning in 1965 the concerning overall observations. SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT RECORD. After 1895, Kings Park State Hospital served the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. ft. Index. A third center followed in. administrators' and supervisors' meetings, agreements with other hospitals, revisions to the Mental Health Code, A nine-member board of trustees, named in the original act, was empowered to appoint a superintendent, purchase Listed for 1944 and 1945 are patients refused admission because they needed medical care or were not "psychotic." Exterior view of the main building of the Kankakee State Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. Picture c. 1900 from Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. No index. Quarterly listing of orders issued includes order number and date of issue; name of payee; invoice number; amount The Civil Administrative Code of 1917 transferred jurisdiction RECORD GROUP 263.000 - ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER 19th Century. ANNUAL REPORTS. By March 1878, 200 convicts were received, and their labor was Due to declining patient population nationwide by the mid 1960's, this was never needed. 262.009 The board of trustees and the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities were abolished in 1909 as control Information recordednumber, name, county, admitted, age, civil condition, occupation, education, religion, habits, nativity, cause predisposing, insane relations, cause exciting, form of insanity, suicidal or homicidal, number of attacks, number of admissions, age at first attack, duration of insanity before admission, whole duration of insanity, time in hospital, discharged,result, and observations. 1 vol. to locate the institution. After the Board of Administration assumed control in 1912 the institution was used solely for the treatment and Case file for each patient includes material such as statistical data sheets, results of physical and psychiatric