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Revised, 2007
The collection is arranged in three sections:
- Section I. Records of Pennsylvania
Hospital, Department of Sick and Injured at Eighth Street
- Section II. Records of the
Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital (or Department of Psychiatry
in West Philadelphia)
- Section III. The Historic Image
Collection
It should be noted that some early Institute records will
be found in the first part of the finding aid. Each section
is subdivided into series of related papers. Particular note
should be made of Section I, Series 8 ("Affiliates"),
which includes material pertaining to the charitable organizations
which have been merged with the Pennsylvania Hospital: the
Philadelphia Dispensary, the Preston Retreat, the Southern
Dispensary, the Philadelphia Lying-In Charity, the Maternity
Hospital, the Nurse Charity, and the Humane Society.
State law 50 P.S. 7111 prohibits the use of all patient
mental health records.
The Pennsylvania Hospital Historic Collections is currently revising it’s patient record access policy for all medical patient records held in the Archives. As of right now, ALL patient records are closed to the public. Our new policy will be posted here as soon as possible. We truly regret the inconvenience this causes. All non-patient related material is closed for 75 years from its creation. Certain restrictions might still apply on specific records.
Section I: The Pennsylvania
Hospital Archives, 1724 - 1978
- Series 1. Board of Managers, 1751
- 1975
- Series 2. Financial and Real Estate
Records, 1724-1973
- Series 3. Administration, 1754
- 1960
- Series 4. Medical Staff, ca. 1750
- 1975
- Series 5. Patients, 1752 - 1967
- Series 6. Buildings and Grounds,
ca. 1752 - 1929
- Series 7. Library, Museum, and
Benj. West Painting, 1767 - 1950
- Series 8. Affiliates, 1786 - 1978
- Series 9. Miscellany, 1825 - 1950
- Series 10. Pennsylvania Hospital
Nursing Schools, 1887 - 1973
Section II:
The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital Archives, 1826 - 1997
+ [n.d.]
Section
III: The Historic Image Collection, Photographs and Visual
Materials
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