Northern Michigan Asylum : : a History of the Traverse City State Hospital
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Construction of the asylum (Building 50) -- The colony system (cottages) -- Mental health statutes -- Governance -- Administrative support services -- Additions and improvements to the asylum -- Farming operations -- Non-patient buildings -- Employee living quarters -- Closing of the hospital : divesiture, demolition, preservation, and restoration -- Causes of mental illness(es) -- Treatment loci -- Treatment modalities -- Treatment services departments -- Medical support services -- Children and adolescent services -- Untoward events -- Noteworthy events -- Trivia -- Back to the almshouses and jails.
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Asylum submitted by cbrewster on August 26, 2017, 7:03pm Very detailed with facts that I never knew.
Grand Traverse Commons submitted by KPNF on August 28, 2021, 7:06am This is a very detailed history of the former asylum. It is a useful companion if you are heading up to Traverse City and would like to explore what is now Grand Traverse Commons and some of the abandoned buildings that remain,
PUBLISHED
Traverse City, Mich. : Arbutus Press, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xxiv, 295 p. : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781933926254
1933926252