Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Carmack
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Carmack October 2, 1947 - June 27, 2019 Beth Carmack left us far too early. She will be fondly remembered and painfully missed by those who loved [...]
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July 22, 2019
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December 13, 2013
Cupid Repaired, 1963
Fifty years ago today, this news story appeared in the Oregon Statesman newspaper: After being knocked over twice by vandals, this statue-fountain of cupid was replaced on the Oregon State Hospital grounds Thursday by [...]
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May 30, 2013
In Memorium: Dr. Dean K. Brooks
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. [...]
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July 15, 2012
George F. Berger
In 1905, 48 people were admitted to the Oregon State Insane Asylum with a diagnosis of “alcoholism” and 16 for syphilitic symptoms. [1] George F. Berger was one of those people. Berger was [...]
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July 4, 2012
Watchman, 1908
The following is the description of duties of the watchman and watchwomen employed by the Oregon State Hospital as spelled out in the Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Oregon State Insane Asylum, [...]
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June 20, 2012
The Matron, 1908
The following was published in By Laws of Trustees Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Oregon State Insane Asylum,revised April 15, 1908. Article V. MATRON Section 1: The matron shall, under the direction [...]
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January 30, 2012
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January 15, 2012
Suffrage and Sterilization: Dr. Owens-Adair
One of the most vocal proponents of women’s suffrage in Oregon was also the leading proponent of Eugenics legislation which would affect the lives of hundreds of patients at the Oregon State Hospital. Beginning in [...]
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October 3, 2011
OSH Campus according to Engineer Garson, 1958
The following is an interview with Engineer J.A. Garson published in the October 1958 edition of the Lamplighter, an OSH newsletter. The article coincided with the 75th anniversary of the [...]
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July 25, 2011
Long Illnes Comes to an End, 1930
The following is an obituary published in a Salem paper June 15, 1930. Dr. Lewis Frank Griffith, then Assistant Superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital, died June 14. Served faithfully at State institution 39 Years; [...]