Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of case files of patients who died while residing at Willowbrook. The case files document patients' admission, treatment, therapy, and education. Case files typically contain admission phase sheets; records of visitors and correspondents; ward admission records; legal admission records; psychiatrist's psychological reports; Willowbrook school reports; physical examination information; progress notes by doctor; social service notes by case social worker; laboratory notes; consultation requests (for x-rays, etc.) signed by doctor; prescription records; nurses notes; dental and weight charts; medication records; clothing lists; and correspondence from other institutions.

19452-03: This accretion covers family names in the range A-F. The vast majority of the case files pertain to patients who were transferred to other institutions or otherwise discharged from Willowbrook. A small percentage of the files pertain to patients who died while residing at Willowbrook. In addition to the types of documents described in the initial series description, these files contain information regarding the circumstances under which patients left the care of Willowbrook. Files document date of transfer or discharge, destination of patient, and in some cases clinical assessment of patient at time of discharge.