Home for the Mind Diseased, History of St. Joseph's State Hospital No. 2

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Home for the Mind Diseased, History of St. Joseph's State Hospital No. 2

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.3800

Description

Home for the Mind Diseased, History of St. Joseph's State Hospital No. 2. A short history of the St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2, a state mental hospital existing from 1874-1997. It was located on a large campus at 36th & Frederick Avenue. Obsolete, in St. Joseph, MO. The book is dedicated to George Glore, who founded the Glore Psychiatric Museum. The St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2 housed over 2000 patients. Included are black & white photos of patients, staff, and rooms as they appeared during its more than 130-year history. In 1997, the hospital was abandoned and a new facility, the Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, opened on state land across the street from the original campus. The information in the book basically comes from an Annual Report to the State. It is divided into sections by date: 1874-1889; 1890-1907; 1907-1930;1930-1945; 1946-1997. Superintendents of the hospital are described along with their achievements and changes to mental health treatment under their management. The fire of 1879 is discussed as is the operation of the hospital farms and the work and occupation therapy provided to patients. 24/Softbound/Photographs

Collection

woodson folder

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Hospitals, Prisons, Museums

Search Terms

State Lunactic Asylum No. 2, Kirkbride Plan, Buchanan County Poor Farm, Typhoid Fever, Syphilis, General Paresis, Occupational Therapy, Work Therapy, Great Depression, Works Progress Administration, Woodson Building, Park Building, Administration Building, Center Building, Red Cross Gray Ladies, World War II, Lobotomy, Geographic Unit System, Alzheimer's Disease, Renz Correctional Farm, State Hospital Superintendents, Mental Hospital, State Hospital, St. Joseph State Hospital No. 2, Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehab Center, Western Reception, Diagnostic and Correction Center, Hillyard Technical School, Glore Psychiatric Museum, St. Joseph Museum

Book Details

Author

St. Joseph Museum

Place Published

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Date Published

2012

Call No.

StJoArea ST

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 4, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George Glore

Person or Organization

Dr. George Catlett

Person or Organization

Thomas Kirkbride

Person or Organization

Woodson, Charles R., Dr.

Person or Organization

Smith, R.E., Dr.

Person or Organization

Dr. W. F. Kuhn

Person or Organization

Amos T. Fischer

Person or Organization

Thompson, George, Dr.

Person or Organization

Mullinax, Orr, Dr.

Person or Organization

Dr. Walter Freeman

Person or Organization

Robinson, Mary Francis, Dr.

Person or Organization

McCann, Willis, Dr.

Person or Organization

O'Brien, Liam, Dr.