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The Old Operating Theatre Museum - http://www.thegarret.org.uk/
Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list. |
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History of Arizona State Hospital - http://www.azdhs.gov/azsh/history.htm
Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility. |
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Historic Asylums of America - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asylums/
An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century. |
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Hospital Architecture In Montreal - http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/
Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography. |
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International Network for the History of Hospitals - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/people/kw/inhh2.html
Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form. |
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Medical Heritage of Great Britain - http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/
A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county. |
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Poorhouse Story - http://www.poorhousestory.com
Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses. |
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Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 - http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/archive/exhibits/bedlam/bedlam.htm
An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders. |
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Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg - http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm
Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia |
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Public Hospital - http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm
Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773. |
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The History of Rotherham's Hospitals - http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm
Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals. |
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Kew Asylum Museum - http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm
The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass. |
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Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour - http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html
Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads. |
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Caring for the Mentally Ill - http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs620a,0,6567870.story
Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals. |
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New York State Inebriate Asylum - http://nysasylum.com
Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum. |
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History of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health - http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm
Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health. |
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Northville Tunnels - http://www.northville-tunnels.com
History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos. |
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The Manteno Project - http://www.mantenostatehospital.com
The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois. |
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Western State Hospital History - http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm
History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images. |
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Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America - http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2142
Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site. St. Joseph, Missouri. |
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Detroit Early Asylums - http://www.geocities.com/genealogymi/asylum.html
Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan. |
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Poorfarms and Asylums - http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/
Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums |
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Abandoned Memories - http://abandonedmemories.com/
Photos of abandoned children's asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan called Wayne County Child Development Center. Now totally demolished. Also added is Clinton Valley Center from Pontiac, MI and Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City. |
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Featured New York Postcards - Health Care - http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/_Old_Features/12_01.html
Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York. |
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LIRR State Hospital Spurs - http://www.lirrhistory.com/hosp.html
Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad. |
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The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital - http://www.fairfieldhills.com
Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and |
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Hastings Regional Center - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neadams/regional.htm
Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska. |
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Burleson Sanitarium History Page - http://www.burlesonsanitarium.org/
History of Grand Rapids, Michigan sanitarium devoted to rectal disorders. |
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St. Louis City Hospital - http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org
An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis. |
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The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine - http://www.crcmh.com
A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England. |
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Vshadow - Public Institutions - http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html
Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions. |
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Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums - http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/hospitals.htm
History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions. |
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Fairfield Hills State Hospital - http://www.dobi.nu/fairfield/
Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital. |
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Saint John Lunatic Asylum - http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/LunaticAsylum/
New Brunswick Community College describes the history and architecture of this 19th-century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed by Matthew Stead. Illustrations include a floor plan. |
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Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days - http://genealogytrails.com/ill/institution.htm
Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations. |
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Normansfield Hospital (UK) - http://www.miriam-may.com/
Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities. |
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The Changing Face of Borgess - http://www.borgess.com/?pId=229
Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889. |
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Pilgrim State Hospital - http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/
Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York. |
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IJsselland Hospital photography - http://www.jkfoto.nl/ijsselland/ijsselland.html
Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen and De Kievith Fotografie. |
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Newark State School - http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/NHIST03.htm
History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image. |
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Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital - http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/timeline/civics-buildings-01-00/stjoseph.html
History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920. |
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Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario - http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html
Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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Tales of Eloise - http://www.talesofeloise.com
Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan. |
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St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm
Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit. |
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Hartwood Hospital - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm
Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals. |
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The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh - http://www.freewebs.com/thistlefoundation/
An illustrated history and description of this institution for disabled ex-service personnel, founded in 1944. It was designed by Stuart Matthew on an informal garden court plan, with its own free-standing chapel. |
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Worcester Hospitals - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2088/hospital.htm
Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts. |
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Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands - http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/2615/medhist/hosp-table.htm
A history with references by Charles Savona-Ventura. Covers civil and military, midwifery, naval and seaman's hospitals and hospices for the elderly. |
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History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY - http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm
Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974. |
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Norwich State Hospital - http://www.dobi.nu/norwich/
Gallery of modern photos. |
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Eastern State Hospital Bat Project - http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm
Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs. |
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Fairfield State Hospital - http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/
Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos. |
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Binghamton State Hospital - http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm
Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry. |
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Bartonville State Hospital - http://www.historicpeoria.com/entry.php?eid=116
Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts. |
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Clifton Springs Hospital History - http://www.cshosp.com/history.php
Tells the story of the spa founded by Dr. Henry Foster in 1850 at sulphur springs in New York State, which became the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The present hospital buildings date from the 1970s, while the 1896 building has been converted into apartments for senior citizens. |