gr00305.xml Willmar State Hospital An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom and Cheri Thies, May 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Willmar State Hospital. Subject files. 1857-2001. Materials in English. Records documenting various activities and programs at the hospital. Topics covered include celebrations and building dedications, beautification, employees, history of the hospital, labor turnover, institution library, nurses residence, policies and procedures, and treatment of alcoholic patients. 2.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Included in the records are an abstract of title covering circa 1857-1921; doctor's inspection tour book, 1947-1949; hospital forms; Glacial Ridge Training Center certificates, 1973-1988; news releases, 1959, 1979-1980s; livestock reports, 1946-1966, and inventory, 1936-1955; and telegram logbooks, 1954-1959, 1962-1967.

 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: Alcoholism -- Treatment -- Minnesota. Hospitals -- Inspection -- Minnesota. Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- Kandiyohi County. Livestock -- Minnesota -- Inventories. Mentally ill -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. Psychiatric hospitals -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota. Psychiatric nursing -- Minnesota. State farms -- Minnesota. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- History. State hospitals -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota. Telegraph -- Minnesota -- Registers. Organizations: Glacial Ridge Vocational Cooperative Center No. 951 (Willmar, Minn.). Willmar State Hospital -- Anniversaries, etc. Willmar State Hospital -- Buildings. Willmar State Hospital -- History. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

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

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2009-15; 2010-22

 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: 007361294

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 129.I.12.2F AA Fellowship Group meeting minutes, 1950-1952. Abstract of title, circa 1857-1921. Activities Building dedication, 1977-1979. Adult Psychiatric Unit, History/ Program Goals, circa 1980-1987. Anniversary celebration, 75th, 1987. Beautification Committee, 1978-1982. 6 folders. 129.G.5.1B-1 Brandes, Mel, circa 1950s.

Color portrait.

 Campus plans, undated. 129.I.12.2F Doctor’s Inspection Tour Book, 1947-1949. Employee union list, undated. Forms used in hospital, undated. 5 folders. Glacial Ridge Training Center certificates, undated, 1973-1988. 129.G.5.1B-1 Glacial Ridge Training Center Certificate of Accreditation, 1980. 129.I.12.2F Governor’s Task Force Committee, 1959-1960. Historic Building Preservation Report, 1984. History celebration documents, circa 1916-1945, compiled 2007. 129.I.12.3B History of Willmar State Hospital, 1932-1990s, compiled 1990s. Labor Turnover Record and Analysis, 1953-1960. Library, 1940s-1970s. Licensure and certification, 1979. 1 volume. 129.I.12.4F Livestock Reports, 1946-1966. 1 volume. 129.I.12.3B Medallion Program, 1997-1998. Medical Services Work Plan, Annual Review, 2000-2001. Monthly Livestock Inventory, 1936-1955. 1 volume. News releases, 1959, 1979-1980s. Nurses Residence Regulations, undated. Policy and procedures-pulled: 1988-1996. 12 folders. 129.I.12.4F 1996-1998. 5 folders. Psychodrama, Program and Manual, 1960. Rehabilitation Building dedication guest book, 1979. Salary budget request, undated. State Laundry Study, 1967. Telegram log books, 1954-1959, 1962-1967. 3 volumes.

Includes brief summary of messages sent.

 Treatment of Alcoholic Patients, 1949-1950.

Form letters and physician’s clinical record of J.W. Byram.