Subseries 6.2: Research and Scholarly Work
Scope and Content
The Athens Mental Health Center records span from 1874 to 1976 and document the activities of this hospital. The records include personnel cards; microfilm of the nursing school registrar's records; audio reels of lectures(?); payroll packets and disbursement journals; audit reports from the Ohio Department of Mental Health; photographs; administrative office files including annual reports, newsletters, correspondence, training manuals and financial statements; and patient records. The patient records are confidential and restricted except by descendants and qualified researchers when permission has been obtained from the Ohio Department of Mental Health.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-1976
Creator
- From the Collection: Athens Mental Health Center (Organization)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is partially restricted by Ohio state law.
Access to student records is governed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which protects the privacy of student education records. Student records are closed for the lifetime of the student, and are presumed to be open 75 years after the date of record creation (RG 9.0 Series 4).
Extent
From the Collection: 74 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
