Finding aid to the psychiatric hospitals research collection, 1937-1970 Coll2016-014

Loni Shibuyama
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Title: Psychiatric hospitals research collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2016-014
Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet 1 box.
Date (inclusive): 1937-1970
Abstract: The collection comprises one binder with clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes describing lawsuits involving patients and medical staff of the Oregon State Hospital and the Western State Hospital during the 1930s-1940s.

Biographical / Historical

Oregon State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Salem, Oregon. The hospital opened in 1883 as the Oregon State Insane Asylum.
The Western State Hospital is located near Tacoma, Washington, and was formerly known as the Western Washington Hospital for the Insane.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the ONE Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at USC Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Method and date of acquisition unknown.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder #, or item name] Psychiatric hospitals research collection, Coll2016-014, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Loni Shibuyama, August 2016.

Scope and Contents

The collection comprises one binder with clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes describing lawsuits involving patients and medical staff of the Oregon State Hospital and the Western State Hospital during the 1930s-1940s. The creator is unknown, but it is inscribed "For Don Jackson."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- Archival resources
Psychotherapy patients -- Abuse of -- Case studies -- Archival resources
Oregon State Hospital
Western State Hospital (Wash.)

Box 1

Psychiatric hospitals research binder 1937-1970