A special article written for The Pipeline in honor of Halloween. This was published October 31, 1994. Document courtesy of the Oregon State Archives In light of the festivities that took place last [...]
Starting February 9, 1960, it became required for the superintendent of the Oregon Fairview Home (the name of Fairview at the time) to publish monthly reports to the Oregon government. At the time, these reports [...]
Cover page. "Fairview Training Center: History in the Making". Rev 7/93. After my most recent visit to the Oregon State Archives, I finally stumbled across something I have been desperately searching for since [...]
Welcome! I am thrilled to be interning with the Oregon State Hospital Museum in preparation for a new exhibit surrounding the Fairview Training Center, an institution for the mentally disabled which was open from 1907- [...]
The museum is very pleased to be working with an intern this fall who will be researching and compiling information on the Fairview Training Center in preparation for a future exhibit. As part of their [...]
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The following is a transcription of the Oregon State Hospital Clothing Allowance Policy as updated Feburary 1, 1970. OREGON STATE HOSPITAL CLOTHING ALLOWANCE POLICY February 1, 1970 Three to six complete sets of washable clothing. [...]
The following was published in the Capital Journal Newspaper Friday, June 22, 1962. GIFTS FOR HOSPITAL -- Members of Salem Women's Army, Navy and Air Force League have presented a skillsaw and a dozen baseball [...]
The following is a transcript of the "Admissions Procedures" as found in the Aide Nursing Procedures Handbook updated September, 1969. Admission Procedure Purpose: To acquire needed information and record it correctly; to make the patient [...]
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 [...]
