Connecticut's Archives Online Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene
- Date:
- 1908-1958
- Abstract:
- The records consist of reports, meeting minutes, organizational files, and printed material documenting the founding and work of the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Foot
- Language:
- English
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Givt of the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc., 2008.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Scope and Content:
The records consist of reports, meeting minutes, organizational files, and printed material documenting the founding and work of the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by Clifford Beers with a small group of followers and the assistance of Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes. Beers, a Yale graduate who had been a patient in public and private mental hospitals in Connecticut for three years, sought to correct the abuses he encountered. Beers published "A Mind That Found Itself," an autobiographical account of his illness and treatment. The organization was at the forefront of a mental health movement to revolutionize the treatment of the mentally ill. The Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene is the predecessor organization of the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc.
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged alphabetically by form of material.
Access
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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(203) 432-1735mssa.assist@yale.edu