ST. PETER STATE HOSPITAL:
An Inventory of Its Admission and Discharge Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | St. Peter State Hospital. | |
| Title: | Admission and Discharge Records. | |
| Dates: | 1860s-2008. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Documenting the admission and discharge of patients, the records include series divided by female and male patients (1866-1904), entries kept by admission number (1866-1902) with readmissions and discharges/deaths (1918-1920), and registers kept by patient's county of residence (1860s-1968). Included are patient record books (1878-1883, 1893) which give details about patient health, activities, and patient's personal possessions when admitted. Also included are miscellaneous admission records (1918-2003), population record books for the Intensive Treatment Program for Sexual Aggressives (1973-1993), and the Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) program addmission records (2003-2008). | |
| Quantity: | 7.0 cubic feet (6 boxes; 5 partial boxes; 3 oversize volumes, unboxed). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Some of these records include private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records.
Digitized originals are closed. Access and use requires the permission of the State Archivist.
Some of these files are located off site in Remote Storage. Advance arrangements are required in order to view the files.
Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Peter State Hospital. Admission and Discharge Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 998-120; 2007-16; 2007-30; 2011-48; 2021-27
Processing Information:
Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, April 2018
Catalog ID number: 001736873
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE BOOKS
RESTRICTED: Closed Originals.
Listings of admissions and discharges by month and day. Admission information includes patient name, county of residence, and date admitted and remarks; discharge information includes patient name and case file number, county of residence, to whom released, medical condition, and remarks.
| 301.A.12.2F-1 | Females, December 1866–March 1904. 5 volumes. | ||||||||||||
December 1866-June 1881
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July 1881- July 1887
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August 1887-November 1893
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December 1893-September 1899
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October 1899-March 1904
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| 301.A.12.2F-2 | Males, December 1866–March 1904. 5 volumes. | ||||||||||||
December 1866-June 1881
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July 1881-July 1887
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August 1887-May 1893
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June 1893-September 1899
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October 1899-March 1904
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COUNTY ADMISSION/DISCHARGE REGISTERS
Each volume may contain patient name, number of patients from that county, case number, residence, admission date, probate judge or correspondent, number of attacks, number of admissions, duration before admission, discharge date, time in hospital, and results and observations; the volumes are not indexed.
| 129.F.4.4F-2 | Aitkin to Yellow Medicine counties, 1860s-1890s. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 139.E.2.3 | Aitkin to Yellow Medicine counties, 1866-1886. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 113.J.2.2-1 | Blue Earth to Yellow Medicine counties, 1896-1913. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 113.J.2.2-2 | Aitkin to Yellow Medicine counties, 1907-1968. 2 volumes in 11 folders. | ||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: 75 Years | |||||||||||||
| The Norman County register sheet is out of alphabetical order and follows Mower County. | |||||||||||||
REGISTRY OF ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES
More detailed register than the earlier admission/discharge books. These volumes give detailed information for both sexes by date of admission, including names of patients, admission number, number of admission that particular year, residence, date of admission, how sent, male or female, age, civil condition (married, single, etc.), number of children, occupation, degree of education, religion, habits, nativity, predisposing causes, insane relatives, alleged exciting cause, form of mental disorder, accompanying bodily disorder, date of attack, duration before admission, number of attacks, number of admissions, age at first attack, time of leaving asylum, time in hospital, result, and observations. The volumes are not indexed.
| 139.E.2.4 | Admission Nos. 1-5098, December 12, 1866–July 18, 1889. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 139.E.2.5 | Admission Nos. 5099-8523, July 19, 1889–March 1, 1902. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Also contains (on pages 99-133) first admissions, readmissions, and discharges/deaths for men and women, admission numbers 13,930-14,881, August 1918–August 1920. | |||||||||||||
PATIENT RECORD BOOKS
| 129.F.4.4F-2 | Patient record book, July 1878-June 1883. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Brief log entry, arranged chronologically; lists patient activities, general health, and those admitted or discharged. | |||||||||||||
| 113.J.2.2-1 | Patient admission record book, 1893. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Records personal possessions at time of admission. | |||||||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS ADMISSION/DISCHARGE BOOKS
| 115.I.2.9B | Admission log books, 1918-2003: | ||||||||||||
| One line per entry. Includes such information as date, name, number, where referred from. Entries are chronological. Patient numbers may not be. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 13929-19134, 1918-1929. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 19135-23467, 1929-1936. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 23468-27051, 1936-1942. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 27023-30841, 1942-1947. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 30842-34335, 1947-1951. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 34336-36437, 1951-1954. | |||||||||||||
| 115.I.2.10F | Nos. 36438-38092, 1954-1956. | ||||||||||||
| Nos. 38093-39599, 1956-1959. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 39600-41272, 1959-1961. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 41273-42975, 1961-1964. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 42976-44790, 1964-1975. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 42745-47471, 1975-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 47472-50293, 1981-1986. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Includes social security numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 50294-51251, 1986-1991. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Includes social security numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 51252-51674, 1991-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Does not include social security numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 51675-52555, 1993-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Does not include social security numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Nos. 52556-53141, 1998-2003. | |||||||||||||
| Does not include social security numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Admission and transfer ledger and inmate requests log, 1963-1965. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Includes transfers to other institutions; requests for tutoring, shoes, selected medical appointments (dental, eye, dermatology), and lab requests, etc. | |||||||||||||
| Admission register book, 1979-1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| One page per person. Includes name, demographic information, some health information. | |||||||||||||
| 115.I.2.12F | Admission/Discharge/Transfer Reports, 1976-1978: | ||||||||||||
| Includes such information as name, number, doctor named, demogrpahic information, date of admission, date of discharge. | |||||||||||||
| April 1976-March 1978. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| 115.H.2.6F-1 | March 1976-May 1977. 4 folders. | ||||||||||||
| Overlapping datespan with above records, though names do not appear to overlap. | |||||||||||||
| 115.H.2.6F-2 | June 1977-October 1978. 4 folders. | ||||||||||||
INTENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR SEXUAL AGGRESSIVES [ITPSA] POPULATION
RECORD BOOKS
Contains name, county, admission date, type of commitment, county charge, date of birth or age, race, marital status, dates of entry and exit from ITPSA, recommendation, and comments.
| Missing 7/25/2017 | Nos. 1–1245, 1973-1992. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: 75 Years | |||||||||||||
| 113.J.2.2-2 | Nos. 1246–1324, 1992-June 1993. 1 folder. | ||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED: 75 Years | |||||||||||||
COMMUNITY ADDICTION RECOVERY ENTERPRISE (CARE) CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM ADMISSION LOGS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Medicine -- Minnesota.
- Mentally ill -- Minnesota.
- People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- Psychiatric hospitals -- Admission and discharge -- Minnesota.
- Sexual disorders -- Treatment -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- State hospitals -- Admission and discharge-- Minnesota.
- State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Registers.
- Places:
- Saint Peter (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Registers (lists).
- Functions:
- Admitting.
- Releasing.
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