Admissions records typically provide basic details about a patient, including their occupation, age, religion, suspected cause of mental illness, and the events that led them to the asylum.

In 2019, Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquired The New York Bloomingdale Insane Asylum records, 1880-1910, comprising eight ledgers divided into three series: Admission records that ...

OIL CITY, Penn., March 24.--Several months ago Robert G. Ingersoll lectured in this city, and among his audience was a resident named John Carroll.

Origins of the Insane Asylum. Historical records indicate that the asylum was established in the early 19th century, a period marked by a growing awareness of mental health issues.

The asylum opened in South Horrington near Wells in 1848, initially caring for 300 patients. It admitted patients from Somerset and Bristol and was later known as the Mendip Hospital, before the ...

Niesje Steinkruger is one of many dedicated volunteers who has been searching for “Lost Alaskans” sent to an insane asylum in Portland, Ore. from the late 1800s to 1960.

More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK last year – the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001, figures show. The total of 108,138 asylum ...