ROCHESTER STATE HOSPITAL:
An Inventory of Its Patient Registers and Indexes at the Minnesota Historical Society
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Rochester State Hospital (Minn.). | |
| Title: | Patient Registers and Indexes. | |
| Dates: | 1879-1986. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | The indexes list surname, case file number, and admission and discharge dates. The registers list all patients admitted to the hospital and record case number, name, county, admission date, age, civil (i.e., marital) condition, occupation, education (grade level), religion, habits (temperate or intemperate), nativity (state or country), nativity of parents, diagnosis, suicidal or homicidal, number of attack, number of admission (i.e., whether being readmitted), age at first attack, duration of insanity, time in hospital, date discharged, result (condition of dismissal), and observations. | |
| Quantity: | 6.0 cubic feet (8 boxes, 1 partial box, and 1 volume, unboxed). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
Arranged in three series: 1) Indexes, alphabetical by surname, 1879-1951, 2) Index cards, approximately 1880-1986; 3) Registers, chronological by case file number, 1879-1965.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Includes private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Rochester State Hospital (Minn.). Patient Registers and Indexes. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 982-131; 983-23; 2024-41
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017045920104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
PATIENT INDEXES
Divided into men's and women's indexes, the volumes broadly overlap date spans. The relationship among them has not been determined.
| 114.G.1.6F-1 | Men. | ||||||||||||
| 1879-1913. | |||||||||||||
| 1881-1922. | |||||||||||||
| 114.G.1.6F-2 | Volume D, 1880-1928. | ||||||||||||
| 114.G.1.6F-1 | Volume E, 1887-1947. | ||||||||||||
| 114.G.1.6F-2 | 1879-circa 1951. | ||||||||||||
| 114.G.1.8F-1 | Women. | ||||||||||||
| 1881-1913. | |||||||||||||
| 1882-1922. | |||||||||||||
| 114.G.1.8F-2 | Volume D, 1916-1927. | ||||||||||||
| Volume E, 1888-1947. | |||||||||||||
| 106.D.16.1B-2 | 1881-1951. | ||||||||||||
| [0.5 cubic feet empty] | |||||||||||||
PATIENT INDEX CARDS
Incomplete. Includes name, patient number, demographic information, admission and discharge information, correspondents, and social security number (if applicable). Organized alphabetically by last name.
| 139.H.4.4F-2 | Approximately 1880-1986. | ||||||||||||
PATIENT REGISTERS
| 102.I.4.6F-1 | Volume [A], Case File Nos. 1-7338, 1879-1906. | ||||||||||||
| Volume [B], Case File Nos. 7339-15135, 1906-1923. | |||||||||||||
| 102.I.4.6F-2 | Volume C, Case File Nos. 15136-22923, 1923-1936. | ||||||||||||
| [0.25 cubic feet empty] | |||||||||||||
| 121.J.2.3 | Volume [D], Case File Nos. 22924-30402, 1936-1948. | ||||||||||||
| 102.I.4.7B-1 | Volume E, Case File Nos. 30403-38401, 1948-1960. | ||||||||||||
| Volume F, Case File Nos. 38402-44881, 1960-1965. | |||||||||||||
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 -- Minnesota -- Administration.
- Psychiatric hospitals -- Admission and discharge -- Minnesota.
- State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
- State hospitals -- Admission and discharge -- Minnesota.
- Document Types:
- Registers (lists).
- Indexes.
- Places:
- Rochester (Minn.)
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