Athens Mental Health Center records
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
- 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).
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection
Ohio Universityty retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artist
History of Athens Mental Health Center
The Athens Mental Health Center was a mental hospital operational in Athens, Ohio from 1874 until 1993. Originally called the Athens Lunatic Asylum, it has also gone by the names Athens Hospital for the Insane, Athens Asylum for the Insane, the Athens State Hospital, the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, the Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, and the Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center.
Extent
74 cubic feet
Abstract
The Athens Mental Health Center records span from 1874 to 1976 and document the activities of this hospital.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection on unknown date .
Existence and Location of Copies
Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Athens State Hospital (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Athens Mental Health Center records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Holly Deakyne in October 2010
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
