gr00308.xml Willmar State Hospital An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports 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. Published records and reports. 1950-2001. Materials in English. Reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Willmar State Hospital. The records cover all aspects of the hospital's programs, activities, and history, including its annual reports (1982-1993), newsletter, The Echo (1950-1999), hospital histories (circa 1936, 1938), brochures (circa 1950s-1980s), and various publications covering such topics as alcoholic treatment, conditioning therapy, geriatric rehabilitation, adolescent treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, and chemical dependency. 1.7 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 1 partial box). 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: Adolescent psychotherapy -- Minnesota -- Residential treatment. Alcoholism -- Treatment -- Minnesota. Behavior modification -- Minnesota. Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Minnesota. Geriatric psychiatry -- Minnesota. Mentally ill -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- History. Organizations: Willmar State Hospital -- History. Document Types: Brochures. Titles: The echo. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

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

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-106; 997-25; 995-85; 2009-15

 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: 001725925

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 121, alpha Annual reports, 1982-1993. 24 volumes.

Includes special reports from Program Services; the Geriatric Rehabilitation, Adult Psychiatric Admission, Adolescent Treatment, and Psychiatric Rehabilitation units, and the Chemical Dependency Program.

 Histories, circa 1936, 1938. 2 items in 1 folder. 129.I.12.4F Department brochures, undated, circa 1950s-1980s. Volunteer Leaf, 1959-1960.

Publication for the volunteers who serve Willmar State Hospital.

 The Echo, 1950-1999. 16 folders.

Monthly publication written by and for its patients and employees; incomplete.

 1950-1954. 2 folders. 129.I.12.5B 1955-1966. 13 folders. 129.I.12.4F 1998-1999. 129.I.12.5B Alcoholic Unit of Willmar State Hospital, May 6, 1953. Willmar State Hospital, Legislative Interim Commission to Study State Building Needs, Nelson J. Bradley, Superintendent, May 17, 1958. Dynamic Hospital Treatment of Alcoholism, Willmar State Hospital, Jean J. Rossi, Nelson J. Bradley, 1959. 1 volume. Serving Minnesota in the Treatment of Mental Illness and Alcoholism, circa 1960, 1962, 1970, 1972. Inebriate Policy Manual, 1960-1962. The Problems of Alcohol Addiction Perceived at the Willmar State Hospital, Jean J. Rossi, Alex Stach, Nelson J. Bradley, 1961. 1 volume. Willmar Handbook of Conditioning Therapy, Gerald C. Mertens, Revised 1963. Case History and Psychiatric Diagnosis: A Comparison of the Willmar State Hospital Psychiatric Population with the Minnesota Normal Population, Gerald B. Fuller, 1963. Perception as a Function of Severity of Disturbance in Psychotics, Gerald Fuller and Ensley Uyeno, 1970. Historical Review Commemorating A Tradition of Specialty Health Services, 1987. Spotlight Series, circa 1989. 2 folders.

Monthly write-up describing area of hospital with list of employees and pictures, which was attached to hospital’s Hi-Lites.

 Outreach, Fall 1990-Spring/Summer 2001.

Incomplete.

 Spot-Lites, March 1993-May 1994.

Incomplete.

 Client Newsletter, 1998.