FARIBAULT STATE SCHOOL AND
HOSPITAL:
An Inventory of Its Audio-Visual Materials at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Faribault State School and Hospital. | |
| Title: | Audio-Visual Materials. | |
| Dates: | 1898-1997 | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Audio-visual materials documenting the hospital's patients and staff. | |
| Quantity: | 1.25 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box), 3 master video files: MOV (6.4 GB), and 3 user video files: MP4 (3 GB). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Consisting of video recordings, photographs, and slides, the materials detail the institution's history; staff activities and recognition; buildings and facilities; volunteer activities and visitors, particularly groups from the Stillwater High School and Carleton College; and the lives and activities of the patients. The latter include both portraits, beginning with admission photographs from the late 1890s and early 1900s and going into candids and snapshots taken in the 1990s, and coverage of patients involved in such activities as therapy; the Work Activity Center and CI Wood Works, a rehabilitation day program; religious services; day camp; parties and holiday celebrations; plays and presentations; outdoor activities; Special Olympics; sports; field trips; transition from hospital to group home living; and Friend and Family Day. Two substantial sets cover the activities of the Faribault State Hospital Boy Scout Troop No. 330 and patient outings to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Wilder Forest.
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. Please consult library staff for more information.
The video recording in copyright in this collection is not available online, but can be accessed upon request for use in the Gale Family Library reading room. Please consult reference staff for more information.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Faribault State School and Hospital. Audio-Visual Materials. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 999-35
Location of Master Files:
Digital masters of the videocassettes are maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and are managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original videocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into mov files.
Processing Information:
Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, July 2025.
Digital video transferred from the master videocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, (July 2025).
Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990017358970104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Internet | FRC Master Blaster, circa 1995-1996. 1 master video file (13 minutes, 21 seconds): MOV (3 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (1 GB). | ||||||||||
| Produced by [students] Nick Hoel, Nora Lourien, Kareem Ben Esam Abdel-aam, and Molly Kennedy of Calico Spaghetti-ists Union. Copyrighted by Humphrey V.O.I.C.E.S. in 1995-1996. | |||||||||||
| Gives a quick historical sketch of the development of Faribault Regional Center using images of the campus and interviews with various staff members who discuss FRC’s transition, beginning in 1986, from an institutional campus model to a community model. Includes an in-depth portrait of one client’s rehabilitation. | |||||||||||
 Digital video | |||||||||||
| Active Treatment for the Developmentally Disabled, circa 1995. 1 master video file (9 minutes, 30 seconds): MOV (2.1 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (726.7 MB). | |||||||||||
| A presentation by the Regional Treatment Centers Task Force on the active treatment training model for developmentally disabled. This model consists of many components, including age appropriate, functional skills, community training, physical environments, social skills, training strategies, individualization, and right to risk. Narrated by Russell Goodman. | |||||||||||
| Digital video | |||||||||||
| KTCA-Channel 2 News Night (FRC Client Transition to Community Based Program Setting), undated. 1 master video file (17 minutes, 31 seconds): MOV (4 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.3 GB). | |||||||||||
| In copyright. | |||||||||||
| Portrays one client’s transition from the state hospital to a group home. Includes an interview by Kathy Wurzer, host of News Night, with Robert Meyer, Director of the Developmental Disabilities Division of the Human Services Department. Funding and legislation are discussed, as well as the importance of letting clients take on responsibility and become members of the community. | |||||||||||
| 113.A.2.5B | Slide presentation, undated. 79 slides in 4 small slide boxes and 1 folder. | ||||||||||
| Slides of black and white photographs showing hospital buildings and patients involved in various activities, with some reproduced images from 1881-circa 1917. Includes a numbered index. | |||||||||||
| Therapy (occupational, physical, and recreational), 1968-1969. 11 slides in 1 folder, color. | |||||||||||
| Work Activity Center [WAC], 1978-1986. | |||||||||||
| 1978, [1979-1983?]. 12 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| The folder also contains an undated quality standards pamphlet and informational brochure. | |||||||||||
| Assorted activities, 1986. 9 slides in 1 folder, color. | |||||||||||
| Community Supported Employment, circa 1990s. 3 photographs in 1 folder, b&w; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||
| Day Program Department, 1995. 7 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||
| Center Industries (Rehabilitation Day Program also known as “CI Woodworks”) photographs. | |||||||||||
| Office of the Chaplain, 1975, 1979, 1990s. | |||||||||||
| Religious services, 1975-1990s. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Singing hymns, 1975, 1990s. 8 photographs, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Passover Seder, 1979. 2 photographs, b&w; 4 ½ x 3 3/8 in. | |||||||||||
| Various, undated. 6 photographs, color; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Confirmation, undated and 1974. 11 photographs and 60 slides in 1 folder, color; 3 ½ x 5 in. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Most, if not all, are identified. | |||||||||||
| Staff, 1970s-1997. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Portraits and action shots, 1970s-1997. 44 photographs in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Protest, 1980s. 5 photographs in 1 folder, color; 4 ½ x 3 ½ in. | |||||||||||
| Documenting a protest at the State Capital concerning conversion of the hospital to a prison. | |||||||||||
| Employee recognition events, 1997. 8 photographs in 1 folder, color; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||
| Most are identified. | |||||||||||
| Facilities, circa 1912-1995. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Classroom, circa 1912. 1 photograph in1 folder, b&w; 8 in x 10 in. | |||||||||||
| Cabinet Shop, 1906 and circa 1912. 2 photographs in 1 folder, b&w; 6 ¾ x 4 ¾ in. and 5 x 7 in. | |||||||||||
| Second bus for clients, September 1978. 3 photographs in 1 folder, b&w. | |||||||||||
| Donations, 1973, 1978. 3 photographs in 1 folder, b&w. | |||||||||||
| Library, 1977. 3 photographs in 1 folder, b&w. | |||||||||||
| Exhibits at Rice County Fair, 1973, 1974. 2 photographs in 1 folder, b&w. | |||||||||||
| Facilities, undated, circa 1915-1916 - 1995. 33 photographs in 1 folder, b&w. | |||||||||||
| Building interior, 1974-1980s; building exterior, undated, 1957, 1974, 1994; and campus grounds, undated, circa 1915-1916, 1995. | |||||||||||
| Volunteer services/auxiliary, 1968-1997. | |||||||||||
| Volunteers, 1984-1993. 36 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; 3 x 5 in. | |||||||||||
| Stillwater High School and Carleton College students, musical entertainers, Girl Scouts, church groups, and other volunteers. | |||||||||||
| Volunteers from Stillwater High School, 1988-1991. 65 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Also a lyric entitled Volunteer Rap. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, undated and 1997. 13 photographs in 1 folder; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Volunteer Council, quilters and knitters, Military Order of the Cooties, gift wrappers, and other volunteer groups. | |||||||||||
| Clients, 1898-1995. | |||||||||||
| Admission photographs (listing name, age, date of admission, and diagnosis), undated. 12 photograph envelopes in 1 folder, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Originally labeled: Collected from the Minnesota School and the Pennsylvania School by Superintendent J. M. Murdoch, 1898. Many of the photographs list admission dates into the early 1900s, however. | |||||||||||
| Clients, circa 1915. Four lantern slides in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Clients, 1970s. 31 photographs in 1 folder, color. | |||||||||||
| Household No. 1, [1978-1988]. | |||||||||||
| [1978-1983]. 11 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| [1978-1988]. 139 photographs in 1 album, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Household No. 2, [1973-1981]. 65 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Some are labeled. | |||||||||||
| Clients, 1981-1988, 1991-1992, 1995. 77 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Client activities, 1936-1996. | |||||||||||
| Lawn Fete, 1936. 6 photographs in 1 album, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Pine Rhythm Band, undated. 1 photograph in 1 folder, b&w; 7 ½ x 7 ½ in. | |||||||||||
| Day Camp, 1972. 8 photographs in 1 folder, color; 4 x 6 in. | |||||||||||
| Various activities, undated, 1971-1973. 57 slides in 1 folder, color. | |||||||||||
| Snowmobiling, 1973; gardening, undated; Valentine’s Day, 1973; Christmas program, 1972; various plays, 1973; music and dance (therapy?), undated; and circus play, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Holidays, 1972-[1992]. 24 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| Halloween, 1978, and Christmas, 1972-[1992]. | |||||||||||
| Nature, 1980-1996. 13 photographs in 1 folder, color; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| With the Naturalist, 1980-1996, and Arbor Day, undated. | |||||||||||
| Client with professional baseball players, [1965?]. 1 photograph in 1 folder, b&w; 5 x 7 in. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Client shown with two Milwaukee Braves and two unidentifiable players; most likely at 1965 All-Star Game at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. | |||||||||||
| Outdoor events (or off-campus), circa 1975-circa 1985. 28 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| PARTIALLY RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Special Olympics, circa 1978; sports recreation, [1978]-1979 (restricted); Very Special Arts Festival, 1984; and field trips, [1975-1985]. | |||||||||||
| Faribault State Hospital Scout Troop No. 330, 1981-1985. 91 photographs in 1 folder, color; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Labeled photographs of scouts and their various activities; including the Tiger and Bat Patrols, 1984 Scout Expo, Ecology Station, 1984 Camp Tomahawk, and 1985 visit to the Faribault Police Department. | |||||||||||
| 113.A.2.6F | BWCA, 1982, and Wilder Forest, 1985. 104 photographs in 2 folders, color; 3 x 5 in. | ||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Outdoor Education, 1983-1986. 137 photographs in 2 folders, color; 3 x 5 in. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Adhered to 28 album pages and encapsulated, the photographs comprise a photo journal of clients and staff on outdoor trips to Wilder Forest, BWCA, and Wisconsin. Captions are written directly on the album pages. | |||||||||||
| Parties, [1964-1990]. 9 photographs in 1 folder, color, b&w; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| PARTIALLY RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
| Parties and parades, [1964-1974] (restricted), and formal dance, [1990]. | |||||||||||
| Friend and Family Day, 1991-1996. 19 photographs in 1 folder, color; assorted sizes. | |||||||||||
| RESTRICTED | |||||||||||
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:
- Boy Scouts.
- Group homes for people with mental disabilities -- Minnesota.
- Inmates of institutions -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Institution libraries -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Mentally ill -- Employment -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- People with mental disabilities -- Recreation -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- People with mental disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
- Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Buildings -- Photographs.
- Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- History.
- Psychiatric hospitals -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Religious education of people with mental disabilities -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Sheltered workshops -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- State hospitals -- Minnesota -- History.
- State hospitals -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Student volunteers in mental health -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Volunteer workers in mental health -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
- Organizations:
- Boy Scouts of America. Faribault State Hospital Troop #330 (Faribault, Minn.).
- Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) -- Students -- Photographs.
- CI WoodWorks (Faribault, Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Faribault Regional Center.
- Faribault State Hospital.
- Faribault State School and Hospital.
- KTCA-TV (Television station : Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Special Olympics.
- Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Minn.) -- Students -- Photographs.
- Places:
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Faribault (Minn.)
- Wilder Forest (Washington County, Minn.) -- Photographs.
- Document Types:
- Lantern slides.
- Photographs.
- Slides.
- Video recordings.
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