Probably the most interesting and emotional thing I have found in inventorying historic materials at the Oregon State Hospital was a box of index cards. The orange box didn’t look like much, but the cards [...]
The State of Oregon is seeking public input and feedback regarding a memorial to honor the more than 3,000 unclaimed cremains of people who died while living in state institutions. A [...]
The following list contains the names and positions of the staff of the Eastern Oregon State Hospital (Pendleton, Oregon) during its first two years of operation (1913-1914). This list was published in the report [...]
On January 26, 1913, 325 patients were transferred from the Oregon State Hospital in Salem to the newly built Eastern Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton. [1] The first impetus for the new hospital [...]
A post on the Capital Taps Blog recently featured an article on Louis Hazeltine, an architect responsible for the design and furnishing the “Physicians’ Cottages” at the Oregon State Hospital. At the start of the [...]
The following statistics relate to a snapshot of hospital operations in July 1951, and were part of a collection of monthly reports compiled in a 4-A Report for the years 1951-1953 (T2011.002.054). Budget Inmate Statistics: [...]
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 [...]
The following is an excerpt from a ledger (T2011.002.071) containing expense reports for the transportation of patients (and an accompanying staff member) from their home to the Asylum in Salem. These are the [...]
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 [...]