Papers. 1847-[1875] 1941.

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Papers. 1847-[1875] 1941.

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Miscellaneous papers relating to the Galt family especially Dr. John Minson Galt, superintendant of Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia, and his sister, Sarah Maria Galt. Includes personal letters, architectural notes and rough sketches, newspaper clippings, genealogical information, and other miscellany. Contains information on Eastern State Hospital; attitudes toward the mentally ill; Williamsburg, Virginia and its inhabitants; the disruptions of the Civil War; the Galt family; and the sculptor, Alexander Galt.

ca. 50 items : plans ; 31.5 x 20.5 cm. or smaller.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Gault family.

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Galt, Sarah Maria, 1822-1880.

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Eastern State Hospital (Va.)

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Galt, John M. (John Minson), 1819-1862

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John Minson Galt II graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1841. He was the son of Alexander D. Galt, M.D. and the grandson of John Minson Galt I, M.D. He was the superintendent of Eastern State Hospital, the first public hospital founded exclusively for the care of the mentally ill. He died suddenly in 1862 soon after the Battle of Williamsburg. From the description of Galt Papers (II) 1840-1862. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 191881573 ...

Galt family.

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Galt, Alexander, 1827-1863

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