Papers, 1922-1977.

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Papers, 1922-1977.

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Includes correspondence, association files, financial materials, legal materials, literary productions, office files, photographs, printed material and scrapbook material organized into two sections. The personal papers include correspondence, files on the organizations Harrison worked with, financial material, legal material, literary productions, photographs, scrapbook material and religious materials. The Big Spring State Hospital materials cover operations from the state governmental level to patient care. Individual case records are also included, as are materials documenting changes in psychiatric theory and the interworking of the Texas Mental Health and Retardation system.

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Texas Medical Association

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Texas Psychological Association

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Texas. Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

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The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR) was established in 1969 by the 59th Legislature (House Bill 3). It replaced the Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools. The department is governed by the Texas Board for Mental Health and Mental Retardation, a nine-member board appointed by the governor with Senate approval, to six-year overlapping terms. The board chair is appointed by the governor. Administration of the department is through the Commissioner of Me...

Big Spring State Hospital (Big Spring, Tex.)

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Harrison, Preston Ershell, 1911-1975

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Physician, educator, lecturer and a pioneer in the mental health field. Born in Cass County, Texas, in 1911. Received degrees from East Texas State University, University of Texas, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Chicago. Served as Chief Administrator at the State Hospital in Big Spring, Texas, from 1953 to 1975 and instituted many changes in the treatment of the mentally ill. Was active in the American Psychiatric Association and the American Medical Association. Published several ...