Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene records 1908-1958

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Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene records 1908-1958

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The records consist of reports, meeting minutes, organizational files, and printed material documenting the founding and work of the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene.

1 linear foot (2 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351749

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene

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The Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by Clifford Beers with a small group of followers and the assistance of Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes. Beers, a Yale graduate who had been a patient in public and private mental hospitals in Connecticut for three years, sought to correct the abuses he encountered. Beers published "A Mind That Found Itself," an autobiographical account of his illness and treatment. The organization was at the forefront of a mental...

Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943

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In 1908 founded the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene; in 1909 founded National Committee for Mental Hygiene; in 1928 founded American Foundation for Mental Hygiene; founded in 1930 International Committee for Mental Hygiene; founded in 1931 International Foundation for Mental Hygiene. From the description of Clifford Whittingham Beers papers, 1878-1966 (inclusive), 1878-1958 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167175 From the guide to the Clifford Whittingham Bee...