Utah State Insane Asylum account book
Scope and Contents
Handwritten account book. The volume contains records of financial transactions at the hospital, with several loose sheets inside the back of the book. The accounts were kept by the treasurers of the institution, Wilson H. Dusenberry from 1889 to 1896 and Joseph T. Farrer from 1896 to 1900. The hospital was known as Utah Territorial Insane Asylum until 1896 when the name was changed to Utah State Insane Asylum.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1900
Creator
- Utah State Insane Asylum (creator, Organization)
- Farrer, Joseph T., 1865-1938 (contributor, Person)
- Dusenberry, Wilson H. (Wilson Howard), 1841-1925 (contributor, Person)
- Utah Territory. Territorial Insane Asylum (contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Digital format only. Open for public research, available for use in the Reading Room.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Utah State Insane Asylum (1896-1907) was a mental health facility in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 volume (274 unnumbered pages)
14 sheets
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original book owned by the Utah Hospital Museum.
General
Digitized. Provo, Utah : 2024.
Processing Information
Processed; Garrett Schroath; 2011.
Processing Information
Processed; Rebecca Wiederhold; 2024.
Subject
- Utah State Insane Asylum (Organization)
- Utah Territory. Territorial Insane Asylum (Organization)
- The original book was deaccessioned and given to the Utah Hospital Museum. A digital copy was made and replaced the original item.
- Title
- Register of Utah State Insane Asylum account book
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 September 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States