ANOKA STATE HOSPITAL:

An Inventory of Its Obituary/Cemetery Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Anoka State Hospital.
Title:Obituary/Cemetery Records.
Dates:1900-1992.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Obituary records include chronological record of deaths at the hospital. Information recorded may include: chronological number, date of death, name of patient, sex, age, civil condition, occupation, nativity, from what county sent, form of disease on admission, number of attacks, number of admissions, case number, date of admission, period of residence, total duration of illness, cause of death, disposal of remains. Also includes cemetery index for burials (1901-1965), and cemetery plat (undated).
Quantity:0.85 cubic feet (1 box, 1 folder and 1 oversize folder).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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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]. Anoka State Hospital. Obituary/Cemetery Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2016-42

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 008633493


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
111.A.2.2F-2Volume A, 1900-1965. 1 volume.
Indexed. Two sections: record of deaths - 1900-1936, pages 1-34; record of burials - 1937-1965, pages 36-42. Also includes what appears to be a map of part of the hospital's cemetery.
Volume B, 1936-1958. 1 volume.
Not indexed.
[Volume C], 1958-1992. 1 volume.
Not indexed.
Location
109.H.16.5BCemetery index for burials, circa 1901-1965.
Published circa 1978.
Location
138.F.6.5Cemetery plat, undated. 1 oversize 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:
Cemeteries -- Minnesota.
Cemeteries -- Minnesota -- Maps.
Medicine -- Minnesota.
Mentally ill -- Minnesota.
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
People with mental disabilities -- Mortality -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Psychiatric hospital patients -- Diseases -- Minnesota.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Places:
Minnesota -- Statistics, Vital.
Document Types:
Death registers -- Minnesota.
Vital statistics -- Minnesota.

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