Weston State Hospital Letter Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Weston State Hospital Letter Book, A&M 4322, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.25 Linear Feet 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
Creator:
Weston State Hospital
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Weston State Hospital Letter Book, A&M 4322, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters and letter copy book belonging to the superintendents of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The letters copied into the book were written by Dr. R. Hills, the superintendent of the asylum when it first opened to patients in 1864. These letters relate to the conditions of various patients in the asylum. There are also loose letters interleaved in the pages of the book written by or adressed to later superindents, including William A. Pratt and William Bland. These later letters mostly relate to purchases of food and other supplies for the hospital.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard