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Psychiatric hospitals.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Bloomingdale Hospital Administrative Records

 Collection
Identifier: US-NNCORMA-RG01-SG004-001
Abstract

Bloomingdale Hospital was a hospital dedicated to treating patients with psychiatric ailments in White Plains, New York that evolved from the Lunatic Asylum (1808-1821) and Bloomingdale Asylum (1821-1894) and of the New York Hospital. The Bloomingdale Hospital Administrative Records contain records relating to management, finances, and personnel as well as printed material and objects related to the institution from 1808 through 1936.

Dates: 1808–1964, bulk 1808-1932

Herbert Scott Olin architectural drawings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1542
Scope and content

Plans, sections, elevations, and perspectives for an ideal mental hospital, "Opus N," designed by Herbert Scott Olin. Also, plans and elevations of other buildings designed by Olin; a letter from Olin's brother, J.D. Olin, with biographical information about Olin; and an explanation of the "Opus N" project.

Dates: [ca. 1909-1928]