Galt-Papers-IIGalt Papers (II)Guide to the Galt Papers (II) Mss. 78 G13 (II)Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 13:08:42 -0400.EnglishMay 24th, 2018Box 17 (2 scrapbooks) added to collection by Anne Johnson in 2011. Special Collections Research Center Galt Papers (II) Galt, John Minson, 1819-1862 Galt family Mss. 78 G13 (II) /repositories/2/resources/8545 12.00 Linear Feet 1840-1862 English Biographical / Historical

Dr. John Minson Galt was the superintendant of Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Galt Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Related Materials:

See also Galt Papers (I), (III), and (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, and the Galt Family Papers (MS 78.3), Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Scope and Contents

Papers, 1840-1862, of John M. Galt II concerning his work at the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes correspondence, reports, clinical notes, medical diaries, financial papers, and printed material.

Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings were added to the collection in 2011 and are in Box 17. The subject matter is mental health with topics such as insanity, murder, suicide and criminal behavior. Some clippings are about Eastern State Hospital (Virginia Lunatic Asylum) and other asylums. Headlines include "The Maniac and the Infant" and "Unfortunate and Melancholy Occurances." Loose papers include Doc. No. 30 "General Table of Patients in the Eastern Asylum...1844;" circular about "Virginia Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg, Va.;" a 1860 permission slip to visit the Eastern Lunatic Asylum; 1858 letter from Butler Hospital about a lecture; book plates of mammals, fish and insects; hand drawn horse's head; a page with attached items: newspaper article on women, a bird, a hand painted drawing of a woman and a handpainted drawing of Eastern State Hospital; two pencil rubbings of plants; a note naming the publications by Galt and a partial letter with questions and answers about the activities of the insane.

For a detailed box and folder inventory of this collection, plus digitalized images from the collection, please see the On-line Images/Records section below.

Correspondence Diaries Financial records Publications Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century African Americans--Medical care--Virginia African Americans--Medical care--Virginia--Williamsburg African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History Laboratory notebooks Mental illness--Treatment--History Eastern Lunatic Asylum (Va.) Eastern State Hospital (Va.) Box 1id90878/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313401John Minson Galt II, personal papersid90879/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313571840-185911Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous: receipts, notes, correspondence, stock certificates, including material relating to John Minson Galt II's administration of his father's estate

Letter to Andrew McFarlandid90880/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313581846 February 2011APersonal papersid90881/repositories/2/archival_objects/331359undated12Scope and Contents

Financial, Education, Poetry

Personal papersid90882/repositories/2/archival_objects/331360undated13Scope and Contents

Letters

Medical papersid90883/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313611841 June 114Scope and Contents

John M. Galt II letter accepting appointment as Supt. Eastern Lunatic Asylum

Medical papersid90884/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313621840-184215Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90885/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313631843-184416Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90886/repositories/2/archival_objects/331364184517Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90887/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313651846-184918Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90888/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313661850-186119Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Box 2id90889/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313412John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90890/repositories/2/archival_objects/331367undated210Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90891/repositories/2/archival_objects/331368undated211Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90892/repositories/2/archival_objects/331369undated212Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers

Medical papersid90893/repositories/2/archival_objects/331370undated213Scope and Contents

Medical notes, papers, regarding Eastern Asylum

Medical papersid90894/repositories/2/archival_objects/331371undated214Scope and Contents

Temperance Pledges

Medical papersid90895/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313721843215Scope and Contents

Administration

Medical papersid90896/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313731843-1844, undated216Scope and Contents

Legislature

Medical papersid90897/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313741855217Scope and Contents

Article, American Journal of Insanity

Medical papersid90898/repositories/2/archival_objects/331375undated218Scope and Contents

Statistical information regarding patients

Medical papersid90899/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313761854219Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90900/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313771856220Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90901/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313781857221Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90902/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313791858222Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Box 3id90903/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313423John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90904/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313801859323Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90905/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313811860324Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90906/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313821861325Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90907/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313831862326Scope and Contents

Medical diary

Medical papersid90908/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313841843 January-1850327Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90909/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313851842 February-1850328Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90910/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313861842 March-1850329Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90911/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313871850 April330Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90912/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313881842 June-1849331Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90913/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313891842 July-1848332Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90914/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313901842 August-1849333Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90915/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313911841 September-1849334Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90917/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313921842 October-1848335Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90918/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313931849 November336Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90919/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313941841 December-1847, undated337Scope and Contents

Clinical notes

Medical papersid90920/repositories/2/archival_objects/331395circa 1841338Scope and Contents

Notes from Record Book of the hospital, 1771-1841

Box 4id90921/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313434John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90922/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313961842439Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum draft of report

Medical papersid90923/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313971843440Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90924/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313981844441Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Notes for Report

Medical papersid90925/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313991845442Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90926/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314001846443Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90927/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314011847444Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Reports

Medical papersid90928/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314021847-1848445Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90929/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314031847-1848446Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90930/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314041848-1849447Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90931/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314051850-1851448Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90932/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314061854449Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90933/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314071857450Scope and Contents

Eastern Asylum Report

Medical papersid90934/repositories/2/archival_objects/331408undated451Scope and Contents

Reports

Medical papersid90935/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314091855 October452Scope and Contents

Papers regarding Case of Commonwealth v. James A. Graham

Medical papersid90936/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314101855 October453Scope and Contents

Papers regarding Case of Commonwealth v. James A. Graham

Medical papersid90937/repositories/2/archival_objects/331411undated454Medical papersid90938/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314121846-1852455Medical papersid90939/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314131849-1861456Scope and Contents

Legal Documents; Writs and Summonses

Box 5id90940/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313445John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90941/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314141842-1861557Scope and Contents

Ideas on Insanity and Medicine

Medical papersid90942/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314151842-1850558Scope and Contents

Lists of Male and Female Patients from the Origin of the Institution; Notes Concerning administration of Eastern Lunatic Asylum.

Box 6id90943/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313456John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90944/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314161840-1849659Scope and Contents

Drafts of Letters from J.M. Galt II

Medical papersid90945/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314171850-1862660Scope and Contents

Drafts of Letters from J.M. Galt II

Medical papersid90947/repositories/2/archival_objects/331418undated661Scope and Contents

Drafts of Letters from J.M. Galt II

Medical papersid90948/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314191843-1849662Scope and Contents

Barziza, Philip J. Correspondence

Medical papersid90950/repositories/2/archival_objects/331420undated663Scope and Contents

Dix, Dorothea L. Letters to John Minson Galt II

Medical papersid90952/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314211856 April 30664Scope and Contents

Ewell, Benjamin S. letter

Medical papersid90953/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314221856 April 9665Scope and Contents

Gibson, Churchill Jones letter

Medical papersid90954/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314231857 August 4666Scope and Contents

Goode, John Branch letter

Medical papersid90955/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314241850 July 22667Scope and Contents

Preston, William Ballard letter

Medical papersid90956/repositories/2/archival_objects/331425undated668Scope and Contents

Saunders, Robert Correspondence

Medical papersid90957/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314261843-1858669Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II to Stribling, Francis T.

Medical papersid90958/repositories/2/archival_objects/331427undated670Scope and Contents

Sweeny, Talbot

Medical papersid90959/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314281846 October 18671Scope and Contents

Tyler, John letter

Box 7id90960/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313467Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90961/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314291841 January-June772Medical papersid90962/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314301841 July-August773Medical papersid90963/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314311841 September-December774Medical papersid90964/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314321842 January- March775Medical papersid90965/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314331842 April-June776Medical papersid90966/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314341842 July-December777Medical papersid90967/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314351843 January-April778Medical papersid90968/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314361843 May-June779Medical papersid90969/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314371843 July780Medical papersid90970/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314381843 August-December781Medical papersid90971/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314391844 January-February782Medical papersid90972/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314401844 March783Medical papersid90973/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314411844 April-May784Medical papersid90974/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314421844 June785Box 8id90975/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313478Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid90976/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314431844 July886Medical papersid90977/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314441844 August887Medical papersid90978/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314451844 September-December888Medical papersid91002/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314461845 January-March889Medical papersid91003/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314471845 April-June890Medical papersid91004/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314481845 July-September891Medical papersid91005/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314491845 October-December892Medical papersid91006/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314501846 January-May893Medical papersid91007/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314511846 June-December894Medical papersid91008/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314521847 January-March895Medical papersid91009/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314531847 April896Medical papersid91010/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314541847 May897Medical papersid91011/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314551847 June898Box 9id91012/repositories/2/archival_objects/3313489Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91013/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314561847 July 1-15999Medical papersid91014/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314571847 July 16-319100Medical papersid91015/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314581847 August-September9101Medical papersid91016/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314591847 October9102Medical papersid91017/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314601847 November-December9103Medical papersid91018/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314611848 January-March9104Medical papersid91019/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314621848 April-May9105Medical papersid91020/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314631848 June9106Medical papersid91021/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314641848 July-August9107Medical papersid91022/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314651848 September-December9108Medical papersid91023/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314661849 January-March9109Medical papersid91024/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314671849 April-June9110Medical papersid91025/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314681849 July-September9111Medical papersid91026/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314691849 October-December9112Box 10id91027/repositories/2/archival_objects/33134910Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91028/repositories/2/archival_objects/331470185010113Medical papersid91029/repositories/2/archival_objects/331471185110114Medical papersid91030/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314721852 January-June10115Medical papersid91031/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314731852 July-December10116Medical papersid91032/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314741853 January-June10117Medical papersid91033/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314751853 July-August10118Medical papersid91034/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314761853 September-December10119Medical papersid91035/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314771854 January-March10120Medical papersid91036/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314781854 April10121Medical papersid91037/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314791854 May-June10122Medical papersid91038/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314801854 July-August10123Medical papersid91039/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314811854 September-October10124Medical papersid91040/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314821854 November-December10125Box 11id91041/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135011Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91042/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314831855 January-February11126Medical papersid91043/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314841855 March-June11127Medical papersid91044/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314851855 July11128Medical papersid91045/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314861855 August-September11129Medical papersid91046/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314871855 October-December11130Medical papersid91047/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314881856 January-February11131Medical papersid91048/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314891856 March11132Medical papersid91049/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314901856 April-May11133Medical papersid91050/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314911856 June11134Medical papersid91051/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314921856 July11135Medical papersid91052/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314931856 August11136Medical papersid91053/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314941856 September-October11137Medical papersid91054/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314951856 November11138Medical papersid91055/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314961856 December11139Box 12id91056/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135112Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91057/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314971857 January-February12140Medical papersid91058/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314981857 March-April12141Medical papersid91059/repositories/2/archival_objects/3314991857 May-June12142Medical papersid91060/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315001857 July-September12143Medical papersid91061/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315011857 October12144Medical papersid91062/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315021857 November-December12145Medical papersid91063/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315031858 January12146Medical papersid91064/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315041858 February12147Medical papersid91065/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315051858 March12148Medical papersid91066/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315061858 April12149Medical papersid91067/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315071858 May12150Medical papersid91068/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315081858 June12151Medical papersid91291/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315091858 July12152Medical papersid91292/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315101858 August12153Box 13id91293/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135213Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II.

John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91294/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315111858 September13154Medical papersid91295/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315121858 October 1-1513155Medical papersid91296/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315131858 October 16-3113156Medical papersid91297/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315141858 November13157Medical papersid91299/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315151858 December13158Medical papersid91302/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315161859 January13159Medical papersid91305/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315171859 February13160Medical papersid91306/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315181859 March13161Box 14id91308/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135314John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91311/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315191859 April14162Medical papersid91315/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315201859 May14163Medical papersid91316/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315211859 June14164Medical papersid91317/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315221859 July14165Medical papersid91319/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315231859 August 1-1514166Medical papersid91322/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315241859 August 16-3114167Medical papersid91326/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315251859 September14168Medical papersid91327/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315261859 October14169Medical papersid91328/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315271859 November14170Medical papersid91329/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315281859 December14171Medical papersid91330/repositories/2/archival_objects/331529circa 185914172Box 15id91332/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135415John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91336/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315301860 January-June15173Medical papersid91339/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315311860 July15174Medical papersid91341/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315321860 August15175Medical papersid91344/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315331860 September15176Medical papersid91346/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315341860 October15177Medical papersid91347/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315351860 November15178Medical papersid91349/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315361860 December15179Medical papersid91351/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315371861 January15180Medical papersid91352/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315381861 February-April15181Medical papersid91354/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315391861 May-June15182Medical papersid91356/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315401861 July15183Medical papersid91358/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315411861 August15184Medical papersid91360/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315421861 September-October15185Medical papersid91361/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315431861 November-December15186Medical papersid91362/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315441862 January-February15187Medical papersid91364/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315451862 March-April15188Box 16id91365/repositories/2/archival_objects/33135516John Minson Galt II, medical papersid91366/repositories/2/archival_objects/331546undated16189Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II A-L.

Medical papersid91368/repositories/2/archival_objects/331547undated16190Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II, M-R.

Medical papersid91370/repositories/2/archival_objects/331548undated16191Scope and Contents

Letters to John Minson Galt II, T-Z, anonymous.

Medical papersid91578/repositories/2/archival_objects/331549undated16192Medical papersid91579/repositories/2/archival_objects/331550undated16193Medical papersid91580/repositories/2/archival_objects/3315511840-1862, undated16194Box 17/repositories/2/archival_objects/406854English17Scrapbooksid205192/repositories/2/archival_objects/331356circa 1844-186017Scope and Contents

Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings added to the collection in 2011. The subject matter is mental health, covering topics such as insanity, murder, suicide, and criminal behavior. Some clippings pertain to Eastern State Hospital (Virginia Lunatic Asylum) and other asylums. Headlines include "The Maniac and the Infant" and "Unfortunate and Melancholy Occurances." Loose papers include Doc. No. 30 "General Table of Patients in the Eastern Asylum...1844"; also includes circular about "Virginia Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg, Va."; a 1860 permission slip to visit the Eastern Lunatic Asylum; 1858 letter from Butler Hospital about a lecture; book plates of mammals, fish and insects; hand drawn horse's head; a page with attached items: newspaper article on women, a bird, a hand-painted drawing of a woman and a hand-painted drawing of Eastern State Hospital; two pencil rubbings of plants; a note naming the publications by Galt and a partial letter with questions and answers about the activities of the insane.