Dean K. Brooks, MD
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 [...]
Artifact T2009.002.399
T2009.002.399 This item was found in the Gold Room of the Oregon State Hospital. Do you know what it is, what it does or where it might have been used in the hospital? Leave [...]
Nine Methods Stand Out In Care of Mentally Ill, 1955
The following was published in the March 27, 1955 edition of the Oregonian newspaper as a supplement to an article by Ann Sullivan on new drug treatments being introduced at the Oregon State Hospital. It is excerpted [...]
Ward Hall Description, 1883
Listen to a description of wards at the Oregon State Hospital, published in the October 24, 1883 edition of the Morning Oregonian. Morning Oregonian October 24, 1883 A description of these wards serve as a correct [...]
Library of Dust Documentary
Preview Library of Dust, a new documentary by filmmaker Robert James. About the Documentary While touring the Oregon State Hospital a legislator and a team of journalists happen upon a shed-like structure. Inside, they [...]
ID Artifact
T2009.002.198 Glove. This item appears to be a garden glove that has been retrofitted with strips of fabric sewn on to each fingertip and attached to a band at the other end. Maybe some type [...]
Retiring PSH Supervisor Recalls Major Changes
The following article was found in a scrapbook in the Oregon State Hospital Museum Collections. From the text it appears that it was published in the Oregon Statesman Newspaper in 1965, although exact publication date [...]
QR Codes
Not enough time to listen to all the QR code features in the exhibits during your visit? Access them all right here. Videos 1964 Description of life on Ward 36 as published in the April [...]
Oregon Hospital for the Insane Description, 1868
Listen to the 1868 report of visiting physician Dr. J.S. Giltner to the Oregon Hospital for the Insane in Portland. The Oregon Hospital for the Insane was a private hospital run by Drs. Hawthorne and [...]
The History of Bethlem Hospital
In researching the history of restraint as a form of treatment we came across this excellent (and entertaining) lecture by archivist Colin Gale on the history of Bethlem Hospital, also known in popular parlance as [...]