MOOSE LAKE STATE HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Moose Lake State Hospital (Minn.).
Title:Miscellaneous records.
Dates:1930s-1995.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files documenting a wide variety of activities and functions at the hospital, including general and programmatic brochures, menus, clothing issue books, library accession books, photographs, executive summaries, employee registration and hiring book, staff probation book, scale drawings, procedures book, volunteer manuals, accident summaries, Catholic patient anointed book, fire plan, goods received and disbursed, hospital policies, and historical data, especially of the chemical dependency unit.
Quantity:5.05 cubic feet (4 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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There are also scrapbooks documenting visits by the Carlton County Red Cross Gray Ladies and Eager Beaver 4-H Club and activities of the garden and Diet-Rite clubs; minutes of the garden and newspaper clubs; and various records of The Mart, the hospital store, the nursing school, Psychiatric Aides Union Local 1092, the special hearing impaired program, and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged in two alphabetical series.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE 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. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Moose Lake State Hospital (Minn.). Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-136; 988-188; 994-89; 997-34; 984-75; 2011-48

Processing Information:

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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: 001714078


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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Location
106.I.16.6FBrochure and booklets, 1960s-1980s. 1 folder.
General brochures about the hospital, and brochures and booklets for the following topics or programs: chemical services, community support services, geriatric programs, interface program, treatment programs for mental illness, Lakeshore Center for chemical dependency, nursing department, senior center, skills development center and volunteers. Arranged in the order as listed above.
Carlton County Red Cross Chapter Gray Ladies scrapbook, 1961-1982.
Christmas Dinner program, 1957.
Chronological History of Chemical Dependency Unit, 1952-1979.
Clothing issue book, male, June 1966-September 1967.
Comprehensive Geriatric Treatment Center, September 11, 1981.
Clothing issue book, female, February 1966-September 1967.
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108.I.18.6F-1Diet-Rite Club scrapbook, 1966-1967.
Contains black and white photographs.
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106.I.16.6FEager Beaver 4-H Club scrapbook, 1985-1987. 2 folders.
Employee registration and hiring record book, 1948-1970.
Executive summaries, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992.
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106.D.16.2F-1Financial record, July 1945-July 1950. 1 volume.
Goods received and disbursed, including food, clothing, travel expenses, licenses and memberships, advertising, repairs and maintenance, and printing and office supplies.
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106.I.16.6FGarden Club minutes, 1960-1970.
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108.I.18.6F-1Garden Club scrapbook, 1960-1970. 1 volume.
Contains minutes not included in the preceding set.
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106.I.16.6FHistorical, 1968-1986.
Human sexuality course, 1984.
Library accession book, men's, 1941-1950.
Library accession book, 1950-1954.
Library (medical) accession lists, 1959-1967.
Library (patient) accession lists, 1961-1977.
Marketing plan, 1987.
The Mart:
Hospital store for resident purchases.
Profit and loss statements, June 1945-June 1955. 2 folders.
Semiannual financial statements; includes a profit and loss statement, statistical summary by month, reconciliation of account, and inventory of store merchandise. December 31, 1945 is missing.
Inventory, statistics, and profit and loss statement, 1962.
Receipts and disbursements register, 1938-1961.
Financial record for the Mart, the amusement fund, the domestic therapy fund, the electroshock fund, the optical fund, and the men and women occupational therapy funds.
Menus:
For several years, there were separate menus for employees and patients.
1938-1943. 6 folders.
Location
106.I.16.7B 1944-1968. 12 folders.
Newspaper Club minute books:
September 1954-August 12, 1957.
June 18, 1962-August 29, 1966. 2 volumes.
Nursing School:
Correspondence with State Board, 1938-1940.
Course outlines, 1939-1942.
Forms, circa 1940-1980.
General information, 1949-1966.
Library inventories, 1950-1965.
Monthly time book, April 1939-May 1940.
Nurses Aid course, undated.
Philosophy, 1969.
Psychiatric nursing aides, 1946-1966.
Photographs, 1930s-1940s.
Black and white prints of building exteriors and interiors, equipment, staff and an exhibit concerning the services of the hospital.
Location
106.I.16.8FPresentations to legislative committees, 1979-1984.
Includes Senate Finance, October 4, 1979; House Appropriations,July 25, 1983; and Health and Human Services,January 17, 1984.
Procedures book, 1960s.
Psychiatric Aides Union Local 1092 papers, 1950-1963.
Papers of Moose Lake State Hospital psychiatric aide and union leader, Irwin J. Peterson. Includes scattered union meeting minutes and membership lists, and correspondence and other papers concerning formation of the union and the effort to organize a registration and examining board for psychiatric aides.
Regulations for Employees, undated.
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108.I.18.6F-1Scale drawings of Moose Lake State Hospital, April 1984.
Drawn by Orlo Hankes.
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106.I.16.8FShellcraft-leathercraft sales book, 1950-1953.
Social Workers Program, 1955.
Specialized Hearing Impaired Program [SHIP], 1988-1990. 2 folders.
Includes news releases and brochures.
Staff probation record book, 1949-1970.
Telegrams sent book, 1941-1971.
Volunteer Manual, 1950s.
Volunteer recognition programs, 1957-1958.
Volunteer Services Manual, 1989.

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Location
123.D.19.10FAccident and Restrictive Measures: Summaries for Individual Clients, 1988-1993.
Accident summaries, 1991-1993.
Alternatives: The Books of Choices, 1980.
Catholic patients anointed book, April 1940-August 1984.
RESTRICTED.
Records date, name, priest, ward, and result (recovered or died).
Credentialing Committee manual, undated. 4 folders.
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123.F.17.9BDuluth nutrition manual [C3], 1984.
E3 unit protocol, 1989-1993.
Effective Living Module No. 3, Assertion by Sandy Woolum, undated.
Facility Program Abuse Prevention Plans, 1993.
Fire plan, 1975-1991.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, 1983-1992. 4 folders.
Licenses from State of Minnesota, 1978-1995.
Miscellaneous record book, 1974-1986.
RESTRICTED.
Record of baptisms, marriages, and sick calls.
Patient classification data (acuity data), 1993-1995.
Pharmacy procedure Manual, 1972.
Plan for Professional Services and Staff Composition, 1982-1987.
Policies of Moose Lake State Hospital:
Sections 10-41, 1964-1995. 96 folders.
Several sections missing.
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123.F.17.10FSections 50-53. 1972-1995. 17 folders.
Several sections missing.
Policy on AIDS, 1988.
Regulations 1-10, 1973-1979.
Professional Staff bylaws, 1982-1987.
RIM Graphs (Reports 4 and 17), 1990-1993.
Strike plan, 1993.
Suicide Prevention Plan and Level of Freedom Assessment, undated.
Volunteer Council, articles of incorporation, 1979.
[0.75 cubic feet empty, letter size]

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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:
4-H clubs -- Minnesota.
Deaf -- Minnesota.
Gardens -- Minnesota.
Institution libraries -- Minnesota.
Libraries and people with mental disabilities -- Minnesota.
Mental health personnel -- Minnesota.
Mentally ill -- Minnesota.
Nurses -- In-service training -- Minnesota.
People with disabilities -- Minnesota -- Clothing -- Inventories.
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Safety.
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Moose Lake.
Psychiatric aides -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accreditation.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Design and construction.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Equipment and supplies.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Fires and fire prevention.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- History.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accreditation.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- History.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Personnel management.
Volunteer workers in mental health -- Minnesota -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Organizations:
American National Red Cross. Carlton County Chapter (Carlton County, Minn.).
Diet-Rite Club.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center (Minn.).
Moose Lake State Hospital (Moose Lake, Minn.). Mart.
Document Types:
Brochures.
Menus.
Scrapbooks.
Photographs.

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