Hudson River State Hospital
Hudson River State Hospital

Author: Joseph Galante, Lynn Rightmyer, and the Hudson River State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467129690

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For 141 years, Hudson River State Hospital was home to tens of thousands of individuals suffering from mental illness. The facility grew from a 208-acre parcel in 1871 with seven patients to 752 acres with five dozen separate buildings containing nearly 6,000 patients in 1954. The main building was constructed on a Kirkbride plan, a treating philosophy centered around an ornate building of equal proportions staffed by employees who integrated dignity and compassion into health care. Famous architects Frederick Clark Withers and Calvert Vaux drafted the main building in 1869. The landscape was penned by Frederick Law Olmstead, perhaps best known for the design of New York City's Central Park.

Annual Report
Annual Report

Author: Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13:

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Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane Minutes
Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane Minutes

Author: Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.). Board of Managers

Publisher:

Published: 1867

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Contains the journal of the Board of Managers of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., recording the motions and resolutions made, with brief synopses of discussions held, at board meetings between 1867 and 1887. At the first meeting, Joseph W. Cleveland is appointed Hospital Superintendent, and a motion is made to form a committee to procure plans for a hospital building. Subsequent meetings deal with the construction and maintenance of buildings, plans for expansion, price of board for patients, and the need to attract a wealthier clientele, who could bring more money to the institution. At a meeing held on December 16, 1880, a report is given by the Consulting Medical Board of the Hudson River Hospital for the Insane and fully recorded. The report deals with issues such as attitudes towards patients, physical restraint, exercise, the differing treatment of male and female patients, and the need to restructure the administration. At the same meeting, the board responds to the critique and agrees to adopt its suggestions.

The State Hospital Quarterly
The State Hospital Quarterly

Author: New York (State). State Hospitals Commission

Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13:

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A service journal containing minutes of the conferences of the Commission with the officials of state hospitals, statistical data, announcements etc.

Long Island State Hospitals
Long Island State Hospitals

Author: Joseph M. Galante

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-09-09

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439667853

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In the fall of 1885, the City of New York transferred 55 men and women living at the Kings County Asylum to the new St. Johnland farm colony "to promote rational outdoor living, exercise, and occupation." In 1887, just a few miles away at Central Islip, another City of New York farm colony was established for the chronically mentally ill. Founded on the principles of moral therapy, the farm colonies provided treatment, recreation, religious services, and hope towards integration back into society for patients. In 1931, Pilgrim State was constructed as a final solution to address the growing needs of Long Island's state hospital system. By 1955, more than 32,000 individuals were receiving board and care at the three facilities. This publication illustrates the legacy of humility, beneficence, and devotion to the mentally ill for over 111 years of the Long Island State Hospitals' joint operations through photographs appearing courtesy of a private collection.

New England Ruins
New England Ruins

Author: Rob Dobi

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-11-01

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1493025015

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A captivating look at the past New England Ruins is the collective body of work by photographer ROB DOBI and his homage to abandoned buildings across the Northeast. The result of twenty years of exploration and documentation, this book features a rare look at structures that no longer serve their original purpose and have been otherwise forgotten. Dobi’s work is an ongoing quest to study neglected structures and the stories people left behind. Approaching subjects of industry, education, institutions, and everything in-between, the collection of interior photographs evokes feelings of loss and nostalgia, but also rouses the imagination about the past.