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This is the New York Times article announcing the death of Dr. Dean K. Brooks, former superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital and great friend of the OSH Museum. Original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/arts/dean-brooks-cuckoos-nest-doctor-dies-at-96.html?_r=0. Dean Brooks, ‘Cuckoo’s [...]
Dean K. Brooks, MD, 1916-2013 Dean K. Brooks, MD, is a central figure in the history of Oregon’s public mental health systems. Before it was common practice, Dr. Brooks brought a humanitarian focus to [...]
Dr. Dean K. Brooks, superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital for nearly 30 years, passed away May 30, 2013 at age 96. On this page, find links to more information on Dr. Brooks, share [...]
It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Dean K. Brooks, former superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital and champion of the Oregon State Hospital Museum, passed away this morning at age 96. [...]
Dr. Joseph H. Treleaven Dr. Joseph H. Treleaven July 16, 1926 - October 8, 2018 Dr. Joseph H. Treleaven was an integral part of the Oregon State Hospital, the Oregon [...]
Dean K. Brooks, MD, 1916-2013 Dean K. Brooks, MD, is a central figure in the history of Oregon’s public mental health systems. Before it was common practice, Dr. Brooks brought a humanitarian focus to [...]
BY MARK BAKER The Register-Guard PUBLISHED: 12:00 A.M., JUNE 23 SALEM — They called them “lunatics” and “idiots” and, of course, in a famous book and Oscar-winning film both created right here in Oregon, people [...]
The following is an excerpt from an Oregon Journal newspaper article published on Tuesday, April 20, 1965. The changes described would not last long. By 1969, patient clothing reappeared in the news. Articles in the [...]
In 1972, 51 Oregon State Hospital patients and 51 Oregon State Hospital staff spent 16 days on a wilderness trip in Eastern Oregon. It was an experimental, and perhaps radical, program designed to radically change the [...]
On September 15, 1969, Dr. Dean K. Brooks, then superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital, gave a speech before the Association of Medical Superintendents of Mental Hospitals at a meeting [...]
