The only records at the address below do not go back really far. Can't recall in front of me (sittin' here on edge of seat.. my seat.. surgery is healing.. ouch).. but I do recall that they only went back to about 1940ish.. the older records (ones I am most interested in) are not there and were never sent there.. only microfilmed records were sent.. along with some of the actual ledgers. 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: "Carolyn Feroben" <Sweetwater@Sierratel.com> To: "Margie" <margecam@pacbell.net>; <CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Old Stockton Insane Asylum Cemetery > Marge you new Stockton State Hospital site is a great idea-! > > I wonder if your research on this project can help clarify another issue- > that is obtaining the old records of patients of Stockton State Hospital - > Below is a message I posted in 1999! --it is information that I received > at that time from a very helpful woman at Sonoma State hospital on how to > obtain old records from Stockton State Hospital. I had read net site that > the Stockton State records were available by contacting Sonoma Hostpital- > well I did and I learned that the records were not there.....but I did learn > how to proceed. (see my original message below) > > Unfortunately the researcher who requested this process of getting these > records never let us know if it worked! > > Bottom line question- are the old Stockton State Records available through > Fairview-! > > Thanks, Carolyn > Wishing you luck! > > > From: Carolyn Feroben <funfifty@pacbell.net> > Subject: [CA-RECORDS-L] UPDATE! STOCKTON > STATE HOSPITAL RECORDS > Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1999 10:29:38 -0700 > > Hi Chris and All= > I recently posted information found on another site that to obtain > Stockton State Hospital Records you were to contact the Sonoma > Development Center- > > Well, I decided that I would verify this information. I called the > Sonoma center and have learned that the records are no longer at > the > Sonoma facility but have been moved to : > Fairview Developmental Center > 2501 Harbor Blvd. > Costa Mesa, California 92626 > (714) 957-5000 > ASK FOR RECORDS DEPT > (I have not called Fairview to veryify- so be warned:-)! > > I also learned that records will always be found at the facitily > where > the patient was last discharged- either by death or back in to the > public. If the patient went from one hospital to the other, the > compete > records follow- In this case Stockton has closed - so housing for > the > records is provided elsewhere. If a patient went from one hospital > to > another, the one hospital will just be able to tell you the > admittance > date and transfer date to the new facility. > > Also= the older records are not as large as the more current ones. > If you are seeking these newer records for medical hisotry > reasons, it > is best to have your doctor request- it is an easier process to > release > personal medical records to a physician than to go through the > process > with an individual- and also since these newer files are so > large- the > request could be pharased for specific information-"genetic > information"rather that the whole file- these can be huge! > > For family history and general interest of the older records just > give a > brief outline of the family tree- ie, you are the child of , who > was > the child of, who was a patient, etc and give any pertinent dates > you > may have for the patient (death, birth etc). It is worth pursing > even > if you don't have alot of data to give. > > I am sorry that I can't define "older" or "newer" by the years > they > cover- but I would think it might be helpful for you to call and > get > some clarification before you send away in writing for these > records. > > I also learned among all the other reasons folks were sent to > these > state facilities- that during the depression children were often > sent > there because their folks could not afford to care for them- this > information would be in these records. I have heard from one > researcher > that the records he received were very detailed-and not at all > pleasant > "that when you request this information, be prepared for some > things you > may find very disturbing". > > I hope this helps= and any feedback of your own search story would > be > welcome. > > Thanks, Carolyn > -----Original Message----- > From: Margie <margecam@pacbell.net> > To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com <CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, May 11, 2001 8:24 AM > Subject: [CASANFRA] Old Stockton Insane Asylum Cemetery > > > >Hi all. > >Marge Campbell here... > >I have added a couple pages on the old Stockton State Hospital/Stockton > >Insane Asylum & Cemetery to my website.. the url is: > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/Calif/index.htm > >Stockton Insane Asylum page. > > > >I have been in contact with Don Walker at UOP (also is archivist at SJHS). > >He says there is a list, but since it contains medical cause of death, it > is > >considered medical files. I have asked to meet with him to discuss copying > >everything but cause of death. > >If I have to weed through the old Stockton papers, the list will take years > >& will never be complete. > >The list Don has is probably as complete as we could ever hope for. Wish > me > >luck. > >Marge > >