Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of 114 cartoons, in pencil, drawn by a patient at Middletown State Hospital in the late 1950s and early
1960s, depicting life at the hospital from the patient's perspective. The patient was assigned to a continued care, community-centered
program at Middletown. The cartoons include reactions to major changes, such as women being permitted in men's wards. Also
included are clinical notes pertaining to the patient.
Creator:
Title:
Patient cartoons
Quantity:
0.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
circa 1950-1965
Series Number:
B2452
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