FARIBAULT STATE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Clothing Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Faribault State School and Hospital.
Title:Clothing Records.
Dates:1888-1920.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Clothing list impression books (1888-1920) containing copies of forms on which were recorded inventories of clothing and other personal items received with (or issued to?) inmates at time of admission. Information recorded: admission (and sometimes application?) number, name, home address, height, weight, and list of clothing and personal items. Some pages of these books are barely legible due to water and mold damage.
Quantity:0.3 cubic feet (6 volumes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also an inmate clothing expense daybook (1893-1895) recording expenses for clothing issued to or repaired for inmates; entries were apparently posted to inmate account ledgers. Entries include date, ledger folio, name of inmate, quantity, and cost.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Faribault State School and Hospital. Clothing Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 320

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001725851


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
109.H.11.1BClothing list impression books, 1888-1899, 1914-1920.
September 1888-1899. 2 volumes.
1914-1918. 2 volumes.
Location
109.H.7.2F 1918-1920. 1 volume.
Location
109.H.10.10FInmate clothing expense daybook, 1893-1895. 1 volume.

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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:
Mentally ill -- Minnesota.
People with disabilities -- Minnesota -- Clothing -- Inventories.
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
Personal belongings.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting.
Places:
Faribault (Minn.)
Document Types:
Inventories.

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