Overholser, Winfred, 1892-1964

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Dates:
Birth 1892
Death 1964-10-06

Biographical notes:

Psychiatrist, educator, and superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D.C.

From the description of Winfred Overholser papers, 1911-1965 (bulk 1950-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131219

Biographical Note

1882, Apr. 21 Born, Worcester, Mass. 1912 B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1916 M.D., Boston University, Boston, Mass. 1916 1917 Resident physician, Evans Memorial Hospital, Boston, Mass. 1917 1920 Assistant physician, Westborough State Hospital, Westborough, Mass. 1918 1919 Lieutenant, Neuropsychiatric Section, Medical Corps, United States Army 1920 1921 Assistant superintendent, Gardner State Hospital, Mass. 1924 1925 Assistant to commissioner, Massachusetts Department Mental Diseases 1925 1930 Director, Division for Examination of Prisoners, Massachusetts Department Mental Diseases 1930 1934 Assistant commissioner, Massachusetts Department Mental Diseases 1934 1936 Commissioner, Massachusetts Department Mental Diseases 1925 1934 Instructor (1925-1926), assistant professor (1926-1932), associate professor (1932-1934), and professor of psychiatry (1934), Boston University, Boston, Mass. 1937 1962 Superintendent, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, D.C. 1948 Chairman, United States delegation, International Congress on Mental Health, London, England 1948 1954 Member, National Board of Medical Examiners 1950 Vice-president, First World Congress of Psychiatry, Paris, France 1964, Oct. 6 Died, Washington, D. C.

From the guide to the Winfred Overholser Papers, 1911-1965, (bulk 1950-1965), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Psychiatric hospitals
  • Psychiatric hospitals
  • Mental health
  • Mental health
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners
  • Psychiatry

Occupations:

  • Administrators
  • Educators
  • Psychiatrists

Places:

  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)

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