Records, 1833-1913.

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Records, 1833-1913.

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MC 911, the Worcester Lunatic Hospital Records, 1833-1913, documents the first eighty years of operation of the institution through patient registries, admission record books, reports, and case books split into male and female volumes.

11 cubic ft. in 10 record cartons, 2 flat document boxes, 1 document box.

Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Worcester Lunatic Hospital

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The Worcester Lunatic Hospital, later known as Worcester State Hospital, located in Worcester, Mass., opened in 1833 as the first large-scale state hospital created for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in the United States. The original facility served the mentally ill until 1877 when overcrowding and disrepair forced the institution to move to a new location; the original structure was maintained as a facility for long-term insane patients until the 1950s. From the descrip...