Finding Aid of the Dorothea Dix Hospital Photograph Collection, circa 1890-2000, PHC.143
Abstract
The photographs in this collection include both interior and exterior views of the hospital's buildings and facilities, color transparencies of aerial views of the facilities from 1966, and a copy of the elevation and diagram for the "North Carolina Hospital for the Insane" by A.J. Davis, taken from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs of staff and patients show a blood donation drive circa the 1940s, a Halloween party from 1946, and Christmas parties circa the 1960s. An oversized composite photo shows physicians and male nurses from the late 1890s or early 1900s. Negatives from circa the 1990s depict group shots of the nursing staff. A series of six photographs documents the 2000 Spring Festival. Other photographs include an exhibit at the 1929 NC State Fair of crafts made by hospital patients, women in a field picking soy beans, an unidentified Polaroid of two men, a priest and young boy fishing on a pier, and the grave marker of Dorothea Dix located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Dorothea Dix Hospital Photograph Collection
- Call Number
- PHC.143
- Creator
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1890-2000
- Language
- English
- Repository
- State Archives of North Carolina
Restrictions on Access & Use
Access Restrictions
Available for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], PhC.143, Dorothea Dix Hospital Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.
Collection Overview
The photographs in this collection include both interior and exterior views of the hospital's buildings and facilities, color transparencies of aerial views of the facilities from 1966, and a copy of the elevation and diagram for the "North Carolina Hospital for the Insane" by A.J. Davis, taken from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs of staff and patients show a blood donation drive circa the 1940s, a Halloween party from 1946, and Christmas parties circa the 1960s. An oversized composite photo shows physicians and male nurses from the late 1890s or early 1900s. Negatives from circa the 1990s depict group shots of the nursing staff. A series of six photographs documents the 2000 Spring Festival. Other photographs include an exhibit at the 1929 NC State Fair of crafts made by hospital patients, women in a field picking soy beans, an unidentified Polaroid of two men, a priest and young boy fishing on a pier, and the grave marker of Dorothea Dix located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in approximate chronological order.
Biographical/Historical note
Contents of the Collection
1. Series 1: Oversized Material, circa 1890
Scope and Contents note:
Oversized composite photo of the physician and male nurse department at the State Hospital, Raleigh, NC (Dorothea Dix Hospital). Housed with the other oversized photograph collection items.
2. Series 2: Standard sized photos,circa 1890-2000
Scope and Contents note:
This series includes both interior and exterior views of the hospital's buildings and facilities, such as the Spruill, Wright, and Dobbin buildings, and views of the kitchen, dining hall, operating room, and pharmacy lab. A series of color transparencies show aerial views of the facilities from 1966. Also included is a copy of the elevation and diagram for the "North Carolina Hospital for the Insane" by A.J. Davis, taken from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photographs of staff and patients show a blood donation drive circa the 1940s, a Halloween party from 1946, and Christmas parties circa the 1960s. Negatives from circa the 1990s depict group shots of the nursing staff. A series of six photographs documents the 2000 Spring Festival. Other photographs include an exhibit at the 1929 NC State Fair of crafts made by hospital patients, women in a field picking soy beans, an unidentified Polaroid of two men, a priest and young boy fishing on a pier, and the grave marker of Dorothea Dix located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Subject Headings
Acquisitions Information
The photographs in this collection were pulled out of the state agency records of Dorothea Dix Hospital shortly after the records were transferred to the State Archives in August of 2008.