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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2012/07/15
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2012/07/04
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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2012/06/20
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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2011/12/22
Oregon State Insane Asylum Staff, 1908-1910
The following is a transcribed staff list from the Biennial Report of the Oregon State Insane Asylum for the Biennium covering the years 1908 -1910. The list includes information on staff members, their positions, and [...]
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2011/11/30
Asylum Sidewalk, 1885
It is hard to imagine, but when the Oregon State Hospital was built, it stood in farmland about half a mile outside the city limits of Salem. The route between town and the hospital would, [...]
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2011/06/06
An Interview with Simeon Edward Josephi
. . . The following is an interview with Dr. Simeon Edward Joesphi, physician (1877-1881) and superintendent (1881-1883) at the Oregon Hospital for the Insane and one time superintendent of the [...]
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2010/08/31
Oregon Hospital for the Insane, Portland 1861-1883
The first institution in Oregon devoted to the care of the mentally ill was the Oregon Hospital for the Insane. Drs. James C. Hawthorne and A.M. Loryea opened the private hospital in September of 1861 [...]
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2010/08/10
By the Numbers: Oregon State Insane Asylum — Year One
Within the first year of operation of the Oregon State Insane Asylum (October 1883-October 1884): 541 Patients were admitted (396 men/145 women) 127 Patients were discharged 42 Patients died 17 Patients escaped (only 12 returned) [...]
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2010/08/04
Now that’s Entertainment
In the cataloguing process last week we came across an interesting little leather-bound book with an ink scrawled title: “OSIA Invitations to Dances and Entertainments.” Inside the book are guest lists for dances held at the Oregon State [...]
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2010/04/20
Affected His Brain, 1894
The following announcement was published in the Oregon Statesman Newspaper on August 26, 1894. Prior to the passage of Federal laws regarding patient privacy, it was not uncommon for commitments to OSH (then the Oregon State [...]