Broughton Hospital (Morganton, N.C.)
Broughton 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 (1848-1907). 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 (1888-1949)
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| 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 |
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| associatedWith | Broughton, J. Melville (Joseph Melville), 1888-1949 | person |
| sucessorOf | State Hospital (Morganton, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Morganton | NC | US |
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Establishment 1959
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