Butler Hospital records (Ms.2007.033)
Brown University Library
Box ABrown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
Collection Overview
| Title: | Butler Hospital records |
| Date range: | 1840-1892 |
| Creator: | Butler Hospital |
| Extent: | 3 Linear Feet |
| Abstract: | The Butler Hospital records contain many of the hospital's records from its founding in 1841 to approximately its 50th anniversary in 1891. These records document the changing attitudes toward the mentally ill in Europe and the United States in the early 19th century as well as communal responsibility for the less fortunate, the responsibility of the wealthy for sharing both their wealth and their expertise, the financial practices of the period, detailed specifications on the construction of the first hospital of any kind in Rhode Island, the hospital's expansion, and the day-to-day expenses of such an institution. |
| Language of materials: | English . |
| Repository: | John Hay Library , Special Collections |
| Collection number: | Ms.2007.033 |
