Series V. Report Books and Other Registers, 1847-1988.

Extent:

Extent: .7 cubic feet of records and 605 volumes.

Scope and content:

Contains a wide variety of report books, registers, and lists created and used by staff members at Western State Hospital. These records include physician's reports, weekly and monthly reports of the wards, diet lists, watchman's reports, as well as registers pertaining to the library, hospital visitors and entertainment functions. While some of the volumes provide only rudimentary information such as check marks or lists of names, the records serve to highlight the many roles staff members played in the hospital's day-to-day operation.

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