State Hospital (Morganton, N.C.)
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The State Hospital at Morganton, N.C. was originally establised in 1883 as the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum. Its first director was Dr. Patrick Livingston Murphy. In 1890 the hospital's name was changed to State Hospital at Morganton, and in 1959 to Broughton Hospital, named after World War II Governor J. Melville Broughton.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Patrick Livingston Murphy Papers, 1848-1944 (bulk 1880-1907) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | [Admission forms, circulars, etc. from the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum and the State Hospital]. [between 1880 and 1899] | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
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| predecessorOf | Broughton Hospital (Morganton, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Murphy, Patrick Livingston, 1848-1907. | person |
| sucessorOf | Western North Carolina Insane Asylum (Morganton, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Morganton | NC | US |
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| Psychiatric hospitals |
| Psychiatric hospitals |
| Hospitals, Special |
| State hospitals |
| Mental health |
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Establishment 1890
Disestablishment 1959
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