Summary Information

Title: Mendota Mental Health Institute: Admissions Records
Inclusive Dates: 1860-1908, 1935-1968, 1981-1982

Creator:

• Mendota Mental Health Institute (Wis.)

Call Number: Series 2194; 2010/047; 2011/142

Quantity: 14.0 c.f. (35 archives boxes); plus additions of 58.0 c.f.

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records of early admissions to the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane which later became known as the Mendota Mental Health Institute. Includes orders for commitments, reports by examining physicians, and judgments of insanity and commitment. Background information about the applicant includes age; birthplace; residence; marital status; occupation; nature of illness; patient disposition; prior treatment; habits; injuries; military service; and parents' nationality, religious beliefs, and education. A few miscellaneous records provide information on applicants who were not admitted to the state hospital.

Note:

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Lists for accessions 2010/047 and 2011/142 providing the names and admission numbers of those admitted to Mendota Mental Health Institute are found in the research room collections files. Lists are for Library-Archives staff use only.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02194

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