Series III., Subseries A. Accounts for Board, 1838-1936.

Scope and content:

Restricted: Accounts for Board, 1933-1936 (Volume 62). Due to the presence of restricted patient information, this volume will require review by an archivist until the records reach 125 years of age. Contains financial information about patients paying for treatment at Western State Hospital. Many patients were admitted as "state patients," meaning that they were unable to afford the cost of their hospital stays. Those who could pay their own way were charged based upon their ability to pay. These account books contain information about patient committees and guardians, lists of payments and deposits, as well as lists of those accounts forwarded to an attorney for collection. One separate undated index is present, but it is unclear to which ledger it belongs. Gaps in time are unexplained, as are overlapping dates. The accounts for board are part of accession 41404.

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Arranged chronologically.

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