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Boston Insane Hospital
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The Boston Lunatic Hospital was established as a municipal agency in 1839; it was renamed Boston Insane Hospital in 1897. It was made a Massachusetts state agency under the name Boston State Hospital in 1908 and closed in 1981. From the description of Commitment papers, 1848-1899. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81313194 ...
Boston State Hospital
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The Boston Lunatic Hospital was established as a municipal agency in 1839; it was renamed Boston Insane Hospital in 1897. It was made a Massachusetts state agency under the name Boston State Hospital in 1908 and closed in 1981. From the description of Hospital policy memorandums, 1949-1972 (bulk 1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80954833 From the description of School clinic administrative files, 1925-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79840262 From the descri...
Boston Lunatic Hospital
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Chapter 131 of the Acts of 1839 established the Boston Lunatic Hospital in the City of Boston. The hospital was built on First St. in South Boston in 1839, and placed under the supervision of the Board of Visitors of the Boston Lunatic Hospital. The Board of Visitors remained in control until 1857 when the Department of Public Institutions was established and control for all public institutions passed to the Board of Directors of Public Institutions. In 1892, the City purchased Pierce Farm on Wa...
