Annual reports, 1867-1972 (bulk 1869-1927).

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Annual reports, 1867-1972 (bulk 1869-1927).

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The series consists of published volumes of annual reports of the trustees of the Willard Asylum for the Insane, and later, the board of managers of the Willard State Hospital, summarizing the management and progress of the institution. As required over the years by laws relevant to the changing nature of the institution, the reports were transmitted to the legislature, to the State Commission on Lunacy, or to the State Hospital Commission.

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New York State Archives

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Willard Asylum for the Insane (N.Y.)

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Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

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By act of the legislature passed on April 30, 1864, the secretary of the State Medical Society, Dr. Sylvester D. Willard, was authorized to investigate the condition of the insane poor in the various poorhouses, almshouses, insane asylums, and other institutions throughout the state (except those required by law to report to the legislature), and to transmit the acquired information to county judges in the state. Each judge then appointed a physician to visit the institutions where ...

Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)

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The Willard State Hospital School of Nursing grew out of two-year hospital attendant classes begun in 1887 at Willard Asylum. In 1922, in attempting to standardize education and training of nurses, all nursing schools in the State (affiliated with both general hospitals and mental hospitals) were brought under the authority of the State Education Department. From the description of Willard State Hospital School of Nursing records, 1917-1977. (New York State Archives). WorldCat record...