Proclamation

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Proclamation

Entry/Object ID

2014.2.3219

Scope and Content

A proclamation signed by the then Mayor of St. Joseph, Arthur J. Meers, and Attested by the City Clerk, Walter T. Welsh. The lower left-hand of the document is affixed with am embossed Seal of the City of St. Joseph, MO.

Context

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, for some ninety years past, St. Joseph State Hospital has been an integral part . . . WHEREAS, during those nine decades tremendous strides have been taken at the Hospital . . . WHEREAS, it is essential in this day and age that the people of St. Joseph, of Missouri, . . . WHEREAS, our late and well-loved President Kennedy has said "We have too long neglected the mentally ill--- This neglect must end. . . .responsibilities concerning the mentally ill." WHEREAS, to this end, the St. Joseph State Hospital is daily telling the story of the mentally ill to . . . NOW, THEREFORE, I ARTHUR J. MEERS, Mayor of the City St. Joseph, Missouri, do hereby designate the week of April 26th through May 3rd, 1964 as NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WEEK . . . FURTHER, I urge as many of our citizens as possible to take advantage of this open house and visit the Hospital to see at first hand . . . DONE in the Mayor's Office this 27th day of April, 1964, in the City of St. Joseph, Missouri

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Proclamation

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

8.5" x 12"