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Record Group Number: 000841
Series/Collection Number: .S 1092
Creator: Florida State Hospital.
Title, Dates: Administrative files, 1881-1959.
Amount: 1.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Alphabetical.
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Summary:     The series contains the administrative files from 1881 to 1959 of the Florida State Hospital and its predecessors, the Florida Hospital for the Insane and the Florida Asylum for the Insane.  The records are incomplete and have several gaps.  The records include correspondence, financial materials, statistical reports, and legal documents.  The correspondence from 1893 to 1905 reflects the relationship between the Superintendent and the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions.  The records document the administrative functions of the hospital, including its relationship with private businesses; its ownership of land; and the marketing of its commodities, such as timber, scrap metal, and swill.
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Subject Access Fields: Florida. Board of Commissioners of State Institutions.
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Added Entries Florida Hospital for the Insane.
Florida Asylum for the Insane.