Tewksbury State Hospital - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ashlynn Rickord, Jon MaynardSeries:Images of AmericaTheme:Cultural Region/New EnglandPublish date:5/24/2021Pages:128
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9781467106528ISBN-10:1467106526UPC:9781467106528Book Category:History, MedicalBook Subcategory:United States, History, Mental HealthBook Topic:State & LocalSize:6.20 x 9.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCF8GYTCVX
Now known as the Tewksbury State Hospital, the institution was originally a venture by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide economical care for state paupers known as the State Almshouse at Tewksbury.
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)ISBN-13:9781467106528ISBN-10:1467106526UPC:9781467106528Book Category:History, MedicalBook Subcategory:United States, History, Mental HealthBook Topic:State & LocalSize:6.20 x 9.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCF8GYTCVX
Ashlynn Rickord Werner is an historian of state hospitals for the mentally ill and state schools for the developmentally disabled. She serves on the board of directors for the Public Health Museum, which is housed in the Old Administration Building at Tewksbury State Hospital. Jon Maynard is an historian, preservationist, and architectural photographer. He runs Westborough State Hospital Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is building a memorial to the now demolished hospital.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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