----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat" <pooregrammy@adelphia.net> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] Insane Asylum - St. Elizabeth's in DC > If St. Elizabeth's was part of the D.C. or Federal Public Health System, you > may find some info there. If the hospital is still in operation, perhaps > they have an archivist who can help you. I worked for years at Springfield > Hospital Center which which has been a long term care facility for the > mentally ill in Carroll Co., MD for over 100 years. They have a historian > well versed in the history of the hospital. Perhaps there is a similar > person associated with St. E's. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marianne Ordway" <mordway@adelphia.net> > To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:45 PM > Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Insane Asylum - St. Elizabeth's in DC > > > You can go to NARA online and check out other info available to you about > St. E's but here is some info that I have saved to use; > > > Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital Records: > > 418.4.1 Records of the Medical Records Branch > > Textual Records: Records of cases, 1855-1941. Register of female patients, > 1866-1933. Case files of patients, 1855-1981 (bulk 1855-1950). Records > relating to Garcia antiluetic treatments, 1937-38. Case files relating to > metrazol and insulin therapy, 1937-39, with index. Clinical notes relating > to the serpasil geriatric project, 1954-55. Conference record books, > 1920-22, 1929-30, 1936-38. > > > > Good luck with your research! ~ Marianne > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >