From: Margie To: Pamela Hamilton Cc: lmetzer@ss.ca.gov Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 7:25 PM Subject: Re: asylum records San Joaquin County Mental Health Services 511 E Magnolia Room #219 Stockton, CA 95202 This is the only valid address I have for mental health services. They are supposed to have the records. They say that they have forwarded these to the California Archives, but when I called and spoke to a Carolyn, she stated that they only recieved partial records, and none prior to 1940 or so. The California State Archives has a website at: http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/archives.htm Below is the contact information: California State Archives 1020 "O" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Reference Desk: (916) 653-2246 General Information: (916) 653-7715 FAX: (916) 653-7363 E-Mail: ArchivesWeb@ss.ca.gov The following are State Coordinators' for Calif Historical records: Walter P. Gray, State Archivist California State Archives 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: 916-653-8099; Fax: 916-653-7134 E-mail: wgray@ss.ca.gov Laren Metzer, Deputy Coordinator Telephone: 916-653-3834; Fax: 916-653-7134 E-mail: lmetzer@ss.ca.gov Perhaps an email to them will get answers on where the records are, and how to access them... I am sending them a copy of this email, and am also sending it to the list (hope you don't mind). If we all ask about these records, perhaps someone will reply and let us know how to request them sucessfully. I have tried the SJCHSociety, Calif Dept of Health, SJCHealth Dept, etc... no one seems to have these records. Medical or cemetery... would be nice to know what happened to them. Marge http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2 Iron County MO Web Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm Margie Campbell's Web Page ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamela Hamilton To: margecam@pacbell.net Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: asylum records Dear Marge, I came upon your website while looking for the information on the Stockton State Hospital. I commend you for your efforts to find the names of the people who are buried in the grave yard there. There are probably many people who have ancestors that they can not find and would be so grateful to you for recording these names. I am looking for the medical records for my great great grandfather. I think that they would help me to understand what happened to him in his mysterious life. He was in a California asylum in the late 1800's. I think that he may have been in Stockton for a time. How can I obtain these records? I am running into stumbling blocks. Do you know where I can go to obtain them? Every time I call someone there in California they all refer me to someone else and I am getting no where. These medical records would be about 100 years old by now. He did not die in California. If you have any information about where these records can be obtained I would greatly appreciate that. Thank You and Take Care Pamela D. Hamilton Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com