An aged hardcover notebook with a weathered spine lies flat on a gray surface.
Name/Title
Catlett, George, Superintendent, State Hospital No. 2, Correspondence Book, 1873-1876
Entry/Object ID
2012.2.576 A
Scope and Content
Catlett, George, Superintendent, State Hospital No. 2, Correspondence Book, 1873-1876.
Brown book with black binding containing correspondence from George Catlett, Superintendent of St. Joseph State Lunatic Asylum No. 2. Mr. Catlett was the superintendent when the asylum opened in 1874.
The letters are written on onion skin paper & parts of the letters are often not legible. Many of the letters are written to relatives of patients letting them know of any change in the condition of the patient, such as illness or death.
To see the remaining letters, see 2012.2.576 B and C.
Collection
Psychiatric Hospital Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2, State Hospital Superintendents
