AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Substance Use and Mental Health. State Hospital

SERIES: 17905
TITLE: Commitments and discharged patient records
DATES: 1885-1939, 1943-1957.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerically by patient admitting number.

DESCRIPTION: This series contains mutiple volumes of commitments, discharges, and deaths. Data reported varies amongst the records ranging from simply a name and date to more detailed entries that include patient name, patient number, age, gender, race, marital status, occupation, form and cause of insanity, and either discharge or death date.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This records provide primary documentation related to names, dates, and reasons for residing in the Territorial Insane Asylum/State Hospital.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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