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Guide to the Arequipa Sanatorium Records, 1911-1958

Collection Summary

Collection Title:
Arequipa Sanatorium Records, 1911-1958

Collection Number:
BANC MSS 92/894 c

Collector:
Arequipa Sanatorium (Fairfax, Calif.)

Extent:
Number of containers: 2 boxes, 3 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 4.5

Repository:
The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000

Physical Location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Abstract:
Records span the years from its beginning in 1911 throughout the operation and closure of Arequipa Sanatorium in 1957/58. Contains a small amount of administrative, financial, and medical files, as well as the correspondence of Dr. Philip King Brown, and miscellaneous materials relating to The Arequipa Pottery. The bulk of the collection consists of individual patients' files, along with the sometimes poignant correspondence and other writings by patients, and various in-house publications.

Languages Represented:
English