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Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Central State Hospital architectural drawings

 Collection — Folder: OBC096
Identifier: OBC096
Scope and Contents This collection includes four architectural drawings of Central State Hospital buildings in Indianapolis, Indiana circa 1896. The first three drawings show floor plans of the basement and first and second floors of the "Hospital for Sick Insane, Central Indiana Hosptial for Insane." The fourth drawing depicts both floors of the "Pathological Department" (today known as the Old Pathology Building).
Dates: 1896

Central State Hospital collection

 Collection
Identifier: L383
Scope and Contents This collection includes mainly newspaper clippings as well as the 1955-1956 annual report, newsletters, articles, and materials on volunteer activities from Central State Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1927 to 1978 regarding Central State Hospital and other psychiatric facilities throughout Indiana, with information on the topics of alcoholism, child abuse, and mental illness research. The newspaper clippings include award-winning articles written by Skip Hess of the...
Dates: 1927-1978

Chittenden family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L031
Scope and Contents The collection contains the correspondence between George F. and Amanda Chittenden during their engagement and during the U.S. Civil War. The letters written during the Civil War discuss health conditions, army life, the siege of Vicksburg, life and politics in Indiana, and Confederate prisoners at Camp Morton. Also included are letters to Amanda Chittenden from family members and to George Chittenden regarding Republican politics, his work with the Indiana Hospital for the Insane, and other...
Dates: 1837-1913

Cornelius Mayer papers

 Collection
Identifier: L402
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters, official and legal documents, photographs and family papers, articles about Cornelius Mayer, and other materials belonging to Mayer ranging from 1628 to 1944 regarding Cornelius Mayer's family, his life and work, including drawing, and family business. There is also heraldic information, complete issues of the publication, Gewerbehalle, a German decorative arts periodical, a German rifle care manual, and a confectioners' recipe...
Dates: 1628-1944