Organization Type: Library Address: 80 Seymour Street P. O. Box 5037 City: Hartford State Or Province: Connecticut Zip / Postal Code: 06102-5037 Country: United States Telephone Number: 860-545-7276 Fax Number: (860) 545-2572 Abstract: The Hamilton Archives holds the records of the Hartford Hospital and the Institute of Living. Access to patient records is strictly prohibited. Access is by special arrangement with the Archivist who will request administration approval for access. Myth, Minds and Medicine: Two Centuries of Mental health Care, is a Permanent museum-quality exhibition that explains the dramatic changes that have occurred over the past 200 years in our perception and attempts at treatment for people afflicted with mental illness. It takes the viewer from a time when the mentally ill—thought to be possessed by evil spirits—were kept in chains and even cages, through the principles of “Moral Treatment” on which the IOL was founded, to more modern-day approaches that included such desperate measures as insulin shock therapy, a crude electroconvulsive therapy and lobotomy. The culmination of the exhibition is a look at present-day treatment and brain chemistry research that will lead to better forms of care in the future, aided by the display of a human brain. Myth, Minds and Medicine is the result of years of research conducted by historians hired through a grant The Institute of Living (IOL) received from the Connecticut Humanities Council. Documents, artifacts, items of interest, letters and old photos were gathered from the IOL’s attics, basements and closed-up offices to form the basis for the exhibition. The decision was made early on to tell the full story of medicine’s well-intentional but sometimes erroneous attempts at finding ways to alleviate suffering. The patients themselves tell part of the poignant story, as recorded voices recreate some of the letters found in the IOL’ Archives. An entirely reconstructed patient bedroom from the early 1900’s invites viewers to place themselves in the shoes of those who sought care at the IOL. Myths, Minds and Medicines is open to the public on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is designed to be educational and appeal to students. A curriculum is being developed to aid teachers in helping to dispel some of the myths as well as the stigma still attached to mental illness. Call (860) 545-1010 for more details or visit our website at: <a href="https://instituteofliving.org/about-us/myths-minds-medicine" >https://instituteofliving.org/about-us/myths-minds-medicine</a>. Photocopy machine is available for 15 cents per page. Not all materials may be photocopied. (Not available at Myths, Minds and Medicine). Interlibrary loan is available. Holdings: A small collection of old books from the late 1800’s and early 1900s. One collection is of psychiatry materials at the Institute of Living Medical Library and one small nursing collection is at Hartford Hospital Health Science Libraries. Neither collection is cataloged. Access to either collection is by special arrangement with the Director of the Health Science Libraries. Contact Name, Title: Lori Hayes, Archival Associate Contact Telephone Number: 860-545-7276 or 972-2230 Contact Email Address: Lori.Hayes@hhchealth.org Collection Subject Strengths: History of Hospitals, History of Nursing, History of Psychiatry [show all 4] Organization Type: Library Address: Sterling Memorial Library, P. O. Box 208240 City: New Haven State Or Province: Connecticut Zip / Postal Code: 06520-8240 Country: United States Telephone Number: 203-432-1735 Fax Number: (203) 432-7441 Abstract: The resources held by Manuscripts and Archives include the Yale University Archives and collections of personal and family papers and organizational records. Most have a strong link to Yale, either to the institution itself or to the faculty, students, alumni, and other members of the Yale community. Besides textual materials such as letters, diaries, minutes, reports, and financial records, collections include printed ephemera, photographs, maps, sound and video recordings, and increasingly electronic records. Manuscripts and Archives collects broadly in the areas of public policy and administration, including contemporary medical care and health policy; diplomacy and international affairs; political and social thought and commentary; science, medicine, and bioethics; legal and judicial history; the visual and performing arts; urban planning and architecture; environmental policy and affairs; and psychology and psychiatry. In addition, the department has extensive holdings on New Haven and collects publications of the University, student publications, and Ph.D. dissertations. A collection of over 4,200 videotaped interviews with witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust, the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, is part of Manuscripts and Archives. SERVICES: The collections and resources of Manuscripts and Archives are open to the public. They are non-circulating, and only selected titles of the microfilm collection are available through interlibrary loan. The department provides reference and reprographic services. More information on these services is available on our website. Collections are described in the Yale University Library's on-line catalog, ORBIS, and in unpublished finding aids. A small fraction of the latter is available in an electronic format. Holdings: The department holds approximately 57,500 linear feet of manuscript collections and archival records and an estimated 35,000 volumes of printed resources. Contact Name, Title: Diane E. Kaplan, Head of Public Services Contact Telephone Number: (203) 432-1069 Contact Email Address: diane.kaplan@yale.edu Web Site: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Collection Subject Strengths: History of Medicine
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