The following is an entry from the Night Watch Log Book (T2011.002.021) for the night of February 4-5, 1920. The entry has a listing of hourly water pressure readings (not included in the transcription), presumably from [...]
The following is a transcription of an article that appeared in the Capital Journal newspaper September 20, 1951 (page 15). Prior to the introduction of specially designated substance abuse recovery and treatment centers, OSH was one of the few [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m99FUBy_9Mo] With the removal of Siskyou Hall (Building 29), the hospital will be re-landscaping the area in front of the refurbished Cascade Hall (J-Building). The designs, as Deputy Director of the OSH Hospital Replacement Project [...]
Now and then. The museum space as it looks now and how it looked, January 2010. South Room […]
“Although Portland is somewhat remote from Alaska…” begins the less obvious explanation in a 1916 book of an intricate history of contractual agreements that brought thousands of Alaskans to Oregon for [...]
Portable watchclocks like that on the left in the above photograph and key stations like the one on the right were basic tools used by security personnel at the Oregon State Hospital and many other factories and [...]
Last week, the Oregon State Hospital published an online database of the names of approximately 3,500 people whose cremated remains are in its custody. It is hoped that the database will help family members [...]
The Oregon State Hospital Museum is participating in the Hidden Gems: Mid-Willamette Valley Heritage Invitational Exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center (formerly Mission Mill Museum and the Marion County Historical Society). The exhibit features selected items from over [...]
The following is a schedule of monthly wages for employees at the Oregon State Insane Asylum (OSIA). The schedule was adopted by the Board of Trustees of OSIA, April 1, 1903. [1] For a [...]
The following report was printed in the Salem-based Capital Journal newspaper April 6, 1897. The author is particularly impressed by the productiveness of the Asylum Farms in the winter months. Spelling is kept intact. Asylum [...]