Weston State Hospital, Front Elevation and Illustrations

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West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
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Morgantown, WV 26506
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Weston State Hospital, Front Elevation and Illustrations, A&M 4071, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 4 items (1 oversize folder)
Creator:
Weston State Hospital
Abstract:
Materials related to Weston State Hospital (formerly the Lunatic Asylum at Weston). Includes: 1) "Front Elevation of Lunatic Asylum, West of the Alleghany Mountains", "R. Snowden Andrews, Architect, Baltimore, MD" (1859; 12 1/2 in. x 49 in.); 2) "West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, at Weston" (undated); 3) State Hospital in Weston, from German edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated (undated); 4) "New State Hospital for the Insane, At Weston", from Frank Leslie's Illustrated (1880). See also "Report of the Lunatic Asylum West of the Alleghany Mountains, 1859" in the Printed Ephemera Collection, cataloged under P10600. It includes a report from the Board of Directors to Virginia Governor Henry Wise, financial estimates for construction of the hospital, and a report from the architect R. Snowden Andrews.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Weston State Hospital, Front Elevation and Illustrations, A&M 4071, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

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West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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