The papers I received were not the hospital records. They were the court documents that were filed when the person was committed. I believe that they had to be committed by a judge. They contain a lot of family information on him. His father had him committed. I did not need a court order or any other legal document. I just asked. In fact, he turned out not to be a member of my family. Jim James R. Baker, Jr. Visit my Genealogy page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jrbakerjr/genealogy/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <JackieBW52@aol.com> To: <MOVERNON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 4:50 PM Subject: Re: MOVERNON-D Digest V01 #25 > Cindy, > > When I wanted my great grandmother's records from State Hospital #2 in St. > Joseph, I had to write to the current facility (same location) for a form > requesting a court order from a specific judge in Buchanan County. Once I > actually sent the form to the judge, I had the court order in hand in less > than a week. The records were then released to me in very short order for a > small fee. Since #3 has been demolished, you should probably make an inquiry > to the state's office for mental health in Jefferson City. Sorry I don't know > the address, but you should be able to find it using a search engine. They > certainly ought to know where the records are located and which court you > would need to contact for the release order. Don't give up, because it's well > worth the effort. > > Jackie > > > ==== MOVERNON Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Robert Steven LINDLEY > Email: robert@lindleyfamily.com > Website: http://www.lindleyfamily.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >