FERGUS FALLS STATE HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Staff Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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Creator: Fergus Falls State Hospital.
Title:Staff Records.
Dates:1891-1998.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Staff member lists (1891-1893), daily time records (1901-1952), and minutes of the monthly (1941-1947) and weekly (1949-1950, 1962-1965) staff meetings. The early minutes (1941-1950) mainly deal with the parole or diagnoses of individual patients. The latter minutes (1962-1965) detail the medical treatments and policies of the hospital, professional activities of the medical staff, individual case studies from among the patients, and other administrative aspects of the hospital's operation.
Quantity:3.7 cubic feet (2 partial boxes; 6 volumes, unboxed).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Access Restrictions:

Medical staff minutes 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]. Fergus Falls State Hospital. Staff Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2000-57; 2008-43

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001736997


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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126.I.17.3BStaff member list, 1891-1893. 1 folder.
Contains employee name, starting date, wage, position, ending date, wage, and position.
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106.G.1.5B-1Time records, August 1901-October 1952:
Recorded daily; include employee name, position, and days worked, days worked away from hospital, off-duty, leave of absence, sick, and vacation.
August 1901-July 1907. 1 volume.
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139.D.3.1Volume B, August 1907-July 1912. 1 volume.
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139.D.3.2Volume C, August 1912-July 1917. 1 volume.
Includes a legend for daily marks.
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139.D.3.3 July 1921-December 1931. 1 volume.
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139.D.3.4 1932-1942. 1 volume.
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139.D.3.5 1943-April 1948. 1 volume.
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139.D.3.6 May 1948-October 1952. 1 volume.
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126.I.17.3BMedical staff minutes, 1941-1965:
RESTRICTED
August 28, 1941-September 11, 1947. 1 folder.
Monthly; scattered.
June 1949-September 1950. 1 folder.
Weekly; document Tuesday meetings on paroles and Thursday meetings on diagnoses.
1962-September 1965. 4 folders.
Weekly; document medical treatments and policies of the hospital, professional activities of the medical staff, individual case studies from among the patients, and other administrative aspects of the hospital’s operation.
Staffing Studies: Medical records, 1986-1998. 1 folder.

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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 mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospital care -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Employees -- Registers.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
State hospitals -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Organizations:
Fergus Falls State Hospital -- Personnel records.
Document Types:
Personnel records.
Timesheets.

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