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Utah State Insane Asylum account book

 File — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS 266

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

  • 1889-1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

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.

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