gr00355.xml Fergus Falls State Hospital An Inventory of Its Admission and Discharge Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, >August 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Fergus Falls State Hospital. Admission and discharge records. 1890-2006. Materials in English. Daily (1890-1899), county (1892-1951), and monthly (1909-1950, 1966-1998) admission and discharge records and patient index cards (1890-2006). Information provided may include name, case file number, sex, residence, admission number, admission/discharge/death/transfer/deportation dates, originating county, tubercular status or vaccination, discharge condition, and other personal data. Records dated after 1984 were created by the hospital's successor, the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center. 13.7 cu. ft. (18 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: Mentally ill -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota -- Registers. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Registers. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Registers. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge. Tuberculosis -- Minnesota. Organizations: Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center (Fergus Falls, Minn.). Document Types: Registers (lists). Functions: Admitting. Releasing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Some of these records contain private data and are closed for 50 years from date of creation. The restricted records are noted in the Detailed Description section of the inventory. Researchers may apply to use these records in accordance with the State Archives access statement.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Fergus Falls State Hospital. Admission and Discharge Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-212; 2004-27; 2007-58; 2011-17

 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: 001712811

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Admission and Discharge Records 123.C.1.9B Admission and discharge registers, 1890-1899. 1 volume and 1 folder.

The dates for the two volumes (one is dismantled) overlap, but there is unique information in each.

 July 1890-June 1893.

List of patients paroled is on pages 225-230.

 July 1890 - July 1899. 1 volume. 113.K.18.5B County admission and discharge record, Nos. 1-5, 1892-1951. 5 volumes.

Each volume is arranged in alphabetical order by county from which the patient was received. Information includes case file number, patient’s name, sex, residence, dates of admission and discharge, and discharge condition. The volumes’ inclusive dates are the dates of admissions; there may be later discharge dates.

 113.K.18.6F Admission and discharge record, April 1909-March 1950. 5 volumes.

Monthly record of admissions and discharges, plus a running tally of population totals. Information includes patient’s name, dates of admission or discharge and brief remarks.

 105.G.3.2F Admission, 1966-1998, and discharge, 1989-1996, registers. 5 volumes.

RESTRICTED.

Arranged in rough chronological order; data recorded may include patient’s name and case file number, date of admission and/or discharge, county of origin, and brief remarks.

January 1966-April 1998. 4 volumes. July 1989-December 1996. 1 volume.

Labeled Discharges but also contains admission information.

 Patient index cards

Information may include name, admission/discharge/death/transfer/deportation date, originating county and some have notation of tubercular status or vaccination. The sets for 1936-2003 and 1990-1999 additionally may include address, correspondent, type of discharge, case number, social security number, type and date of commitment, age, birth date, religion, education, occupation, veteran status. Also cards for 2000-2006 and the outpatient discharges for 1987-2006 may be intermingled.

Switchboard Cards, 1890-1935 123.H.3.5B-1 Males: Aab-Kum. 123.H.3.5B-2 Males: Kun-Zum; Females: Aae-Ande. 123.H.3.6F-1 Females: Andl-Zyg. Switchboard Cards, 1936-2003

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 123.H.3.6F-2 Males: Aab-Erg. 123.H.3.7B-1 Males: Eri-R. Johnson. 123.H.3.7B-2 Males: S. Johnson-New. 123.H.3.8F-1 Males: Ney-Stel. 123.H.3.8F-2 Males: Stem-Zyg; Females: Aab-Carl. 123.H.4.1B-1 Females: Carm-Ley. 123.H.4.1B-2 Females: Lib-Tay. 123.H.4.2F-1 Females: Tea-Zyl. Medical Records Cards, 1990-1999

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 123.H.4.2F-1 Males/Females: Aab-Hyt. 123.H.4.2F-2 Males/Females: Iba-Whit. 123.H.4.3B-1 Males/Females: Wib-Zwa. 2000-October 2006

RESTRICTED

 123.H.4.3B-1 Males/Females: Moh-Zup. 123.H.4.3B-2 Males/Females: Moh-Zup. 1987-October 2006

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 123.H.4.3B-2 Males/Females: Aag-Zue.