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Patient case files [Boston State Hospital]

Part of: Boston State Hospital

Patient case files, 1856-1985.

1856-1930 (inpatient files: reg. no. 1111-29685 (bulk from 1890: 4810-29685): (175 record center cartons) ||1917-1961 (inpatient files: reg. no. 16445-68183 (bulk from 1923: 25012-68183, but 51245-52612 lacking): (111 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.) ||1961-1967 (inpatient files: reg no. 68175-79898 et al. (reels 115-290): (176 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.) ||1967-1978 (inpatient files: by discharge year, thereunder alpha): (727 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.) ||1950-1985: (outpatient files: for details see below): (110 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.)
Call no.: HS7.10/256X

Scope and Content: The Boston Lunatic Hospital was established as a municipal agency in 1839; it was renamed Boston Insane Hospital in 1897.  It was made a Massachusetts state agency under the name Boston State Hospital in 1908 and closed in 1981.
Restrictions: Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. For conditions of access consult repository
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