Hi all, Here is what I just received from one of the archivists at the State Archives. I will follow up with the State Archivist relative to the doctor-patient confidientiality status dying with the patient to see if we can't get some of the records freed up. I hope to ask him to seek an Attorney General opinion in the matter. Note, they do have a Register of Deaths from 1862 to 1921. Boy, that would sure help me! Sue Silver *** Message to Sue Silver from Archivist*** Sue - Here's a listing of Stockton State Hospital records I clipped from our location key (unfortunately, there's no more detailed description): Location ID Number Agency/Donor Name Record Title C1650 Mental Hygiene-Stockton Insane Asylum Monthly Summary C1650 Mental Hygiene-Stockton Insane Asylum Register of Discharges C1652 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Register of Deaths 1862-1921 C1652 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Register of Patients 1853-98 C1276 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1856-62 C1277 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1862-73 C1278 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1873-83 C1279 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1883-89 C1280 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1889-97 C1281 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1897-1902 C1282 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1902-07 C1283 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1907-11 C1284 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1911-15 C1285 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1915-20 C1286 Mental Hygiene-Stockton State Hospital Commitment Register 1916-19 C3596 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Receipt Book, 1903-1904 C3596 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Biennial Reports, 1867-1896 C3596 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Daily Medical Reports, 1893-1896 C3596 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Criticals & Holy Communions, 1971-1991 C3597 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Dr. Reid's Journals, 1850-1856 C3597 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Time Books, 1920-1932 C3597 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Patient Account Books, 1864-1904 C3598 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Indexes to Male Patients C3599 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Indexes to Male Patients, v. 2-7 C3591 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Minutes to Bd. of Directors C3592 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Minutes to Bd. of Directors C3592 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Records of Operations & Acute Cases C3593 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Payroll & Deposit Ledgers C3594 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Patient Deposit Ledgers; Patient Cash Books C3595 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Superintendent's Cash Books C3600 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Indexes to Female Patients C3601 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Patient Indexes; Patient Commitment Registers C3602 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Movement of Patients Ledgers C3602 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Death/Burial Registers C3603 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Supervisor's Registers of Patients C3603 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Patients on Parole Ledgers C3604 96-03-07 Developmental Services-Stockton Dev. Center Visitors Log; Patients out on Trial Register ***End of Message from Archivist*** ----- Original Message ----- From: Margie <margecam@pacbell.net> To: <CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 1:47 AM Subject: [CASANFRA] Fw: Stockton State Hospital/asylum records... Where are they?