David Birnbach New York State Department of Mental Hygiene Oral History records, 1983-2002.
Collection Number: 6821
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
David Birnbach New York State Department of Mental Hygiene Oral History records, 1983-2002.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6821
Abstract:
Audio recordings and transcriptions of interviews David Birnbach conducted with former
staff of New York State mental hospitals.
Creator:
Birnbach, David.
Quanitities:
3.2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
David Birnbach worked at New York State's Suffolk Developmental Center from 1977-1979
and at Willard Psychiatric Center from 1979-1983.
Audio recordings and transcriptions of interviews David Birnbach conducted with former
staff of New York State mental hospitals including Willard, Gowanda, St. Lawrence,
Rochester, Sunmount, Pilgrim, and Rockland in 1983 and 1984. The interviews from Gowanda
were the most comprehensive. Also particularly important are interviews from St. Lawrence,
the first state hospital in the nation to open all its locked wards, and Rochester
with its focus on leadership and integration in an urban setting. Also included are
research materials on the subject and a draft of Birnbach's research results finished
in 2002 and titled "Before, during, and shortly after the custody, care and treatment
revolution: An oral history of the New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, 1928-1983."
INFORMATION FOR USERS
David Birnbach New York State Department of Mental Hygiene Oral History records, #6821.
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Access to the complete list of names restricted to the permission of the archivist.
This collection may only be used for consultation.|No reproductions can be made without
permission of the archivist.|No publication of information within this collection
can be made without permission of the archivist.|Use of names from this collection
anywhere may only be done with permission of the archivist. A name index of the interviewees
is available offline. Researchers may request confirmation of inclusion of individuals
in the collection by name.
Names:
New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Gowanda Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Rochester Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center (Ogdensburg, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Psychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- History.
Intellectual disability facilities -- New York (State).
Form and Genre Terms:
Audiocassettes.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Binghamton Psychiatric Center
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1973, 1981-1983 |
Scope and Contents
Salary list from 1887, History Pamphlets, Journal Article, Transcript of tapes 2-6
(Box 6)
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Binghamton Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes 9-10 (Box 4)
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Synopses, Transcript
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Correspondence, Transcript of Tape 6 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Two checks, Synopsis, Consent and Release form, Transcript of Tape 5 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes 11-12 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Correspondence, Consent and Release Form, Transcript of Tape 1 (Box 4)
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Consent and Release form and check, Transcript of Tape tape 4 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Synopses, Transcripts of Tapes 5-6 (Box 4), Consent and Release Forms, Correspondence
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Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Synopsis, Transcript of Tapes 2-4 (Box 4)
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Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1984 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Consent and Release Forms and checks, Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes
9-10 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1985 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Consent and Release Forms and Checks, Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes
7-8 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983-1985 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Consent and Release Forms and Checks, Correspondence, Previous Work Experience,
Transcript of Tape 13 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983, 2006 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Consent and Release Forms and Checks, Correspondence, Transcript of Tape
1 (Box 3)
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Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Consent and Release Forms and Checks, Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes 2-3 (Box
3)
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Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Gowanda State Hospital
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Synopsis, Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes 7-8 (Box 4)
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Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Pilgrim State Hospital
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Work History, Articles, Bibliography Transcript of Tapes 11-13 (Box
4)
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Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 3-5 (Box 9)
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Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 5-6 (Box 9)
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Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 6-7 (Box 9)
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Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 12-14 (Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 8-9 (Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 23, 25 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1983, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Transcript of Tapes 7-8 (Box 10), Articles
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Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 10-12 (Box 9)
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Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Rochester Psychiatric Center
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1984 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of tapes 7-9 (Box 9)
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Box 1 | Folder 27 |
Rockland Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Article, Transcript of Tapes 6-7 (Box 8)
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Box 1 | Folder 28 |
St. Lawrence
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Floppy Disk, Transcript of tapes 4-5(Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 29 |
St. Lawrence
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 9-11 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 30 |
St. Lawrence
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of tapes 14-15 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 31 |
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 15 (Box 7) and 1 (Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 32 |
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center
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1981 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 11-12 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 33 |
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 13 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 34 |
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 7-8 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 35 |
St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 2-3 (Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Sunmount Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 12-14 (Box 8)
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Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 10-11 (Box 10)
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Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 13-14 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 39 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 5-7 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 40 |
Willard Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 3-4 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 41 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tape 10 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 42 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 15-16 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 43 |
Willard Psychiatric Center
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 11-12 (Box 5)
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Box 1 | Folder 44 |
Department of Mental Hygiene
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tape 1 (Box 8)
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Box 1 | Folder 45 |
Department of Mental Hygiene
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Articles, Transcript of Tapes 11-12 (Box 7)
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Box 1 | Folder 46 |
New York State Psychiatric Institute
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tape 3 (Box 8)
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Box 1 | Folder 47 |
Transcript
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tape 1 (Box 6)
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Box 1 | Folder 48 |
Transcript
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1983 |
Scope and Contents
Transcript of Tapes 1-2 (Box 8)
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Box 1 | Folder 49 |
Book Correspondence
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2001-2002 |
Scope and Contents
Articles, Correspondence
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Box 1 | Folder 50 |
History of Willard Asylum for the Insane and the Willard State Hospital
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1978 |
Box 1 | Folder 51 |
Bibliography
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1981, 1995-1996 |
Scope and Contents
Articles
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Box 1 | Folder 52 |
Bibliography
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1954-1955, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Articles: History of the Department of Mental Hygiene, State Hospitals for the Mentally
Ill
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Box 1 | Folder 53 |
Bibliography
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1981, 1991, 1999 |
Scope and Contents
Articles on Mental Health, Questionnaire, Notes
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Box 1 | Folder 54 |
Bibliography
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1982-1983 |
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Articles pertaining to mental health
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Box 1 | Folder 55 |
Bibliography-Willard Asylum for the Insane
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1982, 2007 |
Scope and Contents
Newspaper Articles
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Box 1 | Folder 56 |
Bibliography
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1981, 2000 |
Scope and Contents
Book Search Records, Articles
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Box 1 | Folder 57 |
Bibliography
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1980-1985 |
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous articles
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Box 1 | Folder 58 |
Statistics
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1978-1982 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, Various Hospital Patient and Staff Statistics
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Albert Deutsch "The Mentally Ill in america"
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1952 |
Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Interview Question Cards
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Box 2 | Folder 3-4 |
Notebooks
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1982-1986 |
Scope and Contents
Annual Reports and Outline,Various Hospitals
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Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Willard State Hospital Annual Reports
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1966-1970 |
Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Working Book Draft
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2002 |
Scope and Contents
CD copies, Printed Draft
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Handbook of the Department and State Hospitals
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1906 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Willard State Hospital Annual Records (Book)
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1916-1931 |
Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Pictorial Album of the Willard Asylum, 1869-1886
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1990 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Laws Relating to Willard Asylum for the Insane and Rules and Regulations of Said Asylum
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1870-1881 |
Box 2 | Folder 11-12 |
Hospital and Community Psychiatry
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1976, 1981 |
Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Charles Mercer "Lunatic Asylums: Their Organisation and Management"
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1894 |
Box 2 | Folder 14 |
Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of the Trustees of Willard State Hospital (Book)
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1895 |
Interview Tapes
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1983-1984 | ||
Scope and Contents
Alphabetic listing of names of interviewees is available offline. Patrons may request
confirmation of inclusion of individuals from staff.
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Gowanda
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September 1983 | ||
Gowanda
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October 1983 | ||
Willowbrook
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April, June 1984 | ||
Binghamptom, Pilgrim
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October - November 1983 | ||
Pilgrim, St. Lawrence
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November - December 1983 | ||
Albany, Rockland, Sunmount
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September 1983, April 1984 | ||
Rochester, Willowbrook
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April, June 1984 | ||
Rochester, St. Lawrence
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December 1983, January 1984 | ||
Box 3 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 4 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 5 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 6 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 7 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 8 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 9 |
Interview Tapes
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Box 10 |
Interview Tapes
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Interview Tape Copies
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1983-1984 | ||
Scope and Contents
Alphabetic listing of names of interviewees is available offline. Patrons may request
confirmation of inclusion of individuals from staff.
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Box 11 |
Interview Tape Copies
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Box 12 |
Interview Tape Copies
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Box 13 |
Interview Tape Copies
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Box 14 |
Interview Tape Copies
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Box 15 |
Interview Tape Copies
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