gr00304.xml Willmar State Hospital An Inventory of Its Patient Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and Cheri Thies, May 2011. Finding aid written in English. October 2011. Addition. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Willmar State Hospital. Patient records. circa 1907-2008. Materials in English. Records documenting patients in the hospital, including statistical records and patient indexes, population movement reports, inmate property record, admission log books, autopsy and death records, tuberculosis reports, commitment papers, burial records, and surgical records. 32.0 cu. ft. (26 boxes and 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Autopsy -- Minnesota. Cemeteries -- Minnesota. Medical records -- Minnesota. Mentally ill -- Mortality -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. People with mental disabilities -- Medical care -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Mortality -- Minnesota. Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota -- Statistics. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Minnesota. Organizations: Asylum for the Insane at Willmar (Willmar, Minn.). Glacial Ridge Vocational Cooperative Center No. 951 (Willmar, Minn.). Hospital Farm for Inebriates (Willmar, Minn.). Willmar Regional Treatment Center (Willmar, Minn.). Document Types: Burial records -- Minnesota. Vital statistics -- Minnesota. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Some of these files contain private data; they are closed for 50 years from date of last entry. Researchers may apply to use these files in accordance with the State Archives access statement. Files identified as containing private data are noted on the box list; the other files in these boxes are open for use.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Willmar State Hospital. Patient Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-106; 989-59; 2010-22; 2012-11

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001728053

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Patient Indexes 129.G.3.1B-1 Patient index cards, Series 1, circa 1907-1999.

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Information may include patient name, patient number, date committed or admitted, residence, birth date, sex, race, religion, social security number, discharge or transfer date, diagnosis, and family contacts.

 Aab-Brog. 129.G.3.1B-2 Broh-Egg. 129.G.3.2F-1 Ehm-Hansen, E. 129.G.3.2F-2 Hansen, F.-Johnson, O. 129.G.3.3B-1 Johnson, P.-Lew. 129.G.3.3B-2 Lex-New. 129.G.3.4F-1 Ngu-Rend. 129.G.3.4F-2 Renk-Spo. 129.G.3.5B-1 Spr-Welk. 129.G.3.5B-2 Well-Zyv. 129.G.3.5B-2 Patient index cards, Series 2, circa 1920s-2006.

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Information may include patient name, medical record number, date admitted, address, county, birth date, sex, race, religion, marital status, social security number, diagnosis, and discharge address. Some of the cards are labeled Inebriate; some are labeled Outpatient.

 Aak-Breu. 129.G.3.6F-1 Brev-Fort. 129.G.3.6F-2 Foss-Jira. 129.G.3.7B-1 Job-Marl. 129.G.3.7B-2 Marm-Poss. 129.G.3.8F-1 Post-Sull. 129.G.3.8F-2 Sum-Zyv. 129.G.3.8F-2 Patient index cards, Series 3, circa 1920s-1980s.

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Information may include patient name, medical record number, date admitted, address, county, birth date, sex, race, religion, marital status, social security number, diagnosis, and discharge address.

 Aab-Ant. 129.G.4.1B-1 Apa-Devil. 129.G.4.1B-2 Devin-Heidem. 129.G.4.2F-1 Heiden-Lewe. 129.G.4.2F-2 Lewi-Ond. 129.G.4.3B-1 One-Smith, La. 129.G.4.3B-2 Smith, Le-Zeil. 129.I.11.7B State Hospital/Farm for Inebriates: Index to Patients, Case File Nos. 1-4827, December 1912-June 1945. 1 folder.

Arranged in numerical order by case file number; includes case file number, patient’s name, and date of admission.

Willmar State Asylum: Index to Patients, Case File Nos. 1-3102, August 1917-October 1944. 1 folder.

Arranged in numerical order by case file number; includes case file number, patient’s name, and date of admission.

Admission and Discharge Records 129.I.11.9B Admission log books,1955-2005

These three sets of log books were compared and each set includes unique information regarding patients admitted to the hospital. Information may include patient name, admission date, medical condition, file number, and county of residence.

Admissions log books, October 1955-July 2005. 13 volumes and 5 folders.

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 Glacial Ridge Training Center [GRTC] admissions log books, June 1972- January 1996.

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 129.I.11.10.F Admissions log books, April 1968-December 1975. 3 volumes and 1 folder.

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 129.I.11.7B Admissions/discharge report, 2008. Statistical Records 129.I.11.7B State Hospital/Farm for Inebriates: Statistical Record, Case File Nos. 1-899, December 1912-November 1916. 5 folders. Willmar State Asylum: Statistical Record, Case File Nos. 1-702, August 1917-April 1924. 3 folders.

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 Statistical record book, 1916-1930. 5 folders.

Information includes name, residence, personal description, education, family history, habits, special history or remarks, and date of discharge.

 Hospital Farm for Inebriates, Nos. 900-1299, November 1916-October 1924. 3 folders. Willmar State Asylum, Nos. 1300-1750, November 1924-January 1930. 2 folders. 129.I.11.8F Population movement reports, 1937-June 1972, July 1993-March 1995. 7 folders. Medical Records 129.I.11.10F Autopsy records: 1943-1949.

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Information includes patient name and file number, brief patient history, date of death, doctor, and post mortem examination of remains.

1951-1987. 1 volume.

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Record may include name, age, date and hour patient expired, and doctor.

Register of operations, 1953-1976.

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Register may include patient name, date of operation, hospital number, room number, surgeon, pre and post operative diagnosis and operation performed.

Minor surgery done on wards, 1962-1976. 1 volume.

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Record may include patient name, date, case number, ward, procedure, and doctor name.

Death reports, September 1953-June 1980. 3 folders.

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Records include name, age, cause of death, autopsy results, and physician notes; also includes medical staff meeting minutes, September 1953-April 1954.

Tuberculosis report books, 1923-1976. 7 folders.

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Monthly reports of tuberculosis patients, information may include name, age, date admitted, and state of disease and residence.

Miscellaneous Records 129.I.11.8F Patient files: Turnquist, John, 1912-1915. Anderson, John B., 1917-1923. Inmate property record book, 1918-1947.

Records include property of patients transferred from the Fergus Falls, Moose Lake, Anoka, St. Peter and Rochester State Hospitals to the Willmar State Asylum.

 129.I.11.10F Staff notes on Patients C-5 and C-7, 1978-1981.

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 109.B.11.12F Commitment papers, 1912, 1915-1920.

For patients who died or were discharged prior to 1967; consist of file nos. 2-4, 1912, and nos. 516-1206, 1915-1920. The latter are incomplete.

112.K.15.6F Index to circa 1912-1976 burials in cemetery, undated.

Compiled by hospital staff from extant records at the facility.