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Utah State Insane Asylum account book

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Identifier: MSS 266
Image of Utah State Insane Asylum account book
Image of 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

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.

  • 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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States