Alexander E. Macdonald Papers, 1865-1906
Collection Summary
- Title
- Alexander E. Macdonald Papers and Photographs
- Date Span
- 1865-1906
- Call Number
- Mss.arc
- Creator
- Alexander E. Macdonald
- Collection Size
- 10 linear feet; 8 boxes
Biographical Note
Alexander E. Macdonald (1845-1906), LL.B., M.D., was a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and a prominent New York psychiatrist. Born in Toronto, Dr. Macdonald was educated at the Toronto Model Grammar School and at Upper Canada College. Although he began his medical studies at the University of Toronto, Dr. Macdonald moved to New York and ultimately received degrees in both medicine (M.D.) and law (LL. B.) from the University of the City of New York (now New York University) in 1870 and 1881, respectively.
Upon graduation from medical school, Dr. Macdonald was appointed assistant physician (and, later, resident physician) at the Hospital for Epileptics and Paralytics, Blackwell’s Island, in 1870. The next year he became chief of staff of the Charity and Allied Hospitals, Blackwell’s Island. In 1874, Dr. Macdonald began his long tenure at the New York City Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island (later renamed the Manhattan State Hospital East), first as resident physician and then, from 1875 to 1904, as medical superintendent. In 1886, Dr. Macdonald became general superintendent of the New York City Asylums. This position brought with it responsibility for the administration not only of the New York City Asylum, Ward’s Island (with its branches on Randall’s Island and in Central Islip, Long Island), but also of the Reception Pavilion of the Insane, Bellevue and the New York City Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell’s Island (with branches on Ward’s and Hart’s Island).
Notable achievements during Dr. Macdonald’s career include his frequent consultation as an expert witness in important trials including the Guiteau, Rhinelander and Stokes cases as well as his work in the care of the tubercular insane, and the introduction of tent life for their treatment. Dr. Macdonald published widely and was a member of a number of medical organizations including not only the New York Academy of Medicine but also the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Medical Society of the County of New York, and the New York Psychiatrical Society. He was an honorary member of both the American Medico-Psychological Association (for which he served as President in 1904) and the British Medico-Psychological Association. Dr. Macdonald was routinely sent as a delegate of these organizations to various congresses and association meetings. In addition to his professional affiliations, Dr. Macdonald was a member of the Lotus Club and a Mason of Holland Lodge, New York City.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Macdonald held a number of academic posts. In 1874, he was appointed lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence at New York University. Subsequently, he became Professor of Psychological Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence, and was Emeritus Professor at NYU at the time of his death.
Alexander E. Macdonald was married to Elizabeth Woodbury Barrett (of Portland, Maine) on July 10, 1883. Together they had two children — a son, Charles, and a daughter, Evelyn. Dr. Macdonald died on December 7, 1906.
Collection Description
Scope and Content
The Alexander E. Macdonald Papers and Photographs, a collection that spans thirty-seven years, has been arranged into seven series: (I) Business Records, (II) Printed Material, (III) Professional Material, (IV) Biographical and Personal Material, (V) Manuscripts, (VI) Newspaper Clippings, and (VII) Photographs.
Series I
Business Records contains material generated during Dr. Macdonald’s tenure as medical superintendent at the New York City Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island, and general superintendent of the New York City Asylums. The series is divided into four subseries including: (a) Correspondence covering a wide range of institutional issues including, but not limited to, the purchase of goods and services; billing and account disputes; salary, wage and labor issues; construction and upkeep of building facilities; asylum conditions, practices and policies; inmate concerns; association and committee work; conference attendance; and legal issues; (b) Memoranda generated during the course of business on various topics including supplies; salaries and wages; and building facilities; (c) Asset Inventories for both the hospital and superintendent’s residence; (d) Purchasing Records relating to the institutional acquisition of various goods and services; and (e) Other documentation including an architectural drawing and blueprint of building plans from Ward’s Island.
Series II
Printed Material includes (a) Annual Reports from the Department of Public Charities and Correction, the Manhattan State Hospital and the State Commissioner in Lunacy; (b) Journal Reprints, including among other items a number of articles authored by Dr. Macdonald that appeared in the American Journal of Insanity; (c) Minutes of meetings of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, the Medical Society of the County of New York and the State Commission in Lunacy; and (d) Other publications including articles; lectures; reports; asylum rules, regulations and directories.
Series III
Professional Material is comprised of three subseries: (a) Legal Documents which include briefs, transcripts of testimony and arguments, court orders and correspondence in a number of cases including, most notably, the Guiteau, Rhinelander and Stokes Will cases as well as the Investigation into the Management and Affairs of the New York City Insane Asylum, Ward’s Island; (b) Memberships and Medical Conferences which include documentation pertaining to Dr. Macdonald’s membership in various professional medical organizations and a range of correspondence, programs, newspaper clippings and ephemera related to his attendance of various medical conferences, including the 12th International Medical Congress in Moscow (1897), the British Medical Association Session in Edinburgh (1898), the 14th International Medical Congress in Madrid, Spain (1903) and the 15th International Medical Congress in Lisbon, Portugal (1906) ; and (c) Other material pertaining to Dr. Macdonald’s professional endeavors including a collection of course tickets and curriculum announcements from the University of the City of New York.
Series IV
Biographical and Personal Material contains material relating to Dr. Macdonald’s personal life, including correspondence with family and friends; financial information; marriage and citizenship papers; diplomas; membership information for social clubs to which Dr. Macdonald belonged and a host of ephemera, including menus, invitations, and business cards.
Series V
The Manuscripts series contains (a) Dr. Macdonald’s Bound Diaries and Writings, which are, for the most part, daily diaries as well as some student notes and notes on various medical subjects, case records, and patient property logs; (b) his Writings, which include both handwritten manuscripts and typescripts ofpapers, speeches, lectures, and presentations on a host of medical topics including rape, identity, malpractice, medical jurisprudence, homicide, and pregnancy, to name a few; and (c) Miscellaneous Notes which include a sizable number of lists, calculations and other scraps (many of which are not legible).
Series VI
Newspaper Clippings contains clippings from 1865 to 1906 on a host of issues ranging from the treatment of the insane; management of the New York institutions and investigations thereof; prominent legal cases relating to Dr. Macdonald, the asylums and/or patients; lunacy laws; as well as reports and reviews of Dr. Macdonald’s speaking engagements at various dinners, receptions, and banquets.
Series VII
The Photographs series includes both original photographs and reproductions of images of Dr. Macdonald and the tuberculosis tent city he designed at Ward’s Island, as well as photographs of his son, Charles, and other unidentified places and groups of individuals.
Administrative Info
Collection processed and described by Erin Albritton
Requests for permission to quote from or publish any materials should be directed to the reference librarian or curator in writing.
Preferred Citation
Alexander E. Macdonald Papers and Photographs. The Drs. Barry and Bobbi Coller Rare Book Reading Room, New York Academy of Medicine Library.
Provenance
Archive purchased by NYAM from Peter Keyes/Oxbow Books in 2005, with additional gifts of related items from same.
Collection Contents
Series I: Business Records
Subseries A: Correspondence
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Correspondence, – 1868-1894includes a letter to A.E. Macdonald from the family physician of William Magear “Boss” Tweed, 1873, on Tweed stationary |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1895 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1896 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Correspondence, – Jan-Apr, 1897 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Correspondence, – May-Nov, 1897 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Correspondence, – Dec 1897 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Correspondence, – Jan-June, 1898 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Correspondence, – July-Dec, 1898 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Correspondence, – Jan-Mar, 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Correspondence, – Apr-Jun, 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Correspondence, – Jul 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Correspondence, – Aug-Sep, 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Correspondence, – Oct-Dec, 1899 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Correspondence, – Jan-Jun, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Correspondence, – Jul-Dec, 1900 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1901 |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1902 |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Correspondence, – Jan-Jun, 1903 |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Correspondence, – Jul-Dec, 1903 |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Correspondence, – Jan-Jun, 1904 |
| Box 1 Folder 21 | Correspondence, – Jul-Dec, 1904 |
| Box 1 Folder 22 | Correspondence, – Jan-Jun, 1905 |
| Box 1 Folder 23 | Correspondence, – Jul-Dec, 1905 |
| Box 1 Folder 24 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1906 |
| Box 1 Folder 25 | Correspondence, – Jan-Dec, 1907 |
| Box 1 Folder 26 | Correspondence, – undated |
Subseries B: Memoranda
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital. Momoranda for Board meeting, or meeting of the Finance Committee . . . , – 1896 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. Coffee memorandum, – [1897?] |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital, Central Islip. Memorandum. In the matter of the “Trojan” gravity heaters: — . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital. Memorandum: — from Dr. Smith. Mr. Heins visited the farm Sunday forenoon, . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Manhattan State Hospital, Central Islip. Memorandum. We had canned corn and succotash . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital, Central Islip. Memorandum. Comments on notes of the official visit of the State Commission in Lunacy . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital, Central Islip. Memorandum. In the matter of reduction in salaries and wages . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. Memoranda of conference between General Superintendent of Manhattan State Hospital and the State Commission in Lunacy . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memorandum for Mr. Dodge to report to the Board . . . , – 1901 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital, East. Ward’s Island, New York City. Memorandum: Dr. Pettit will please mark on the history of the patient Morawaki . . . , – 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – Manhattan State Hospital, East. Ward’s Island, New York City. Memorandum: The Resident Steward will please report in writing . . . , – 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memorandum of Mr. Sussdorff’s visit, – 1904 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. Manhattan State Hospital. Memorandum. Names of firms to whom proposals may be sent inviting bids for supplies: . . . , – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memorandum. Mr. Cole: Railroad tickets . . . , – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. Tea memorandum, – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memoranda as a result of Commission’s visit, – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memoranda. Estimate regarding the cost of the use of hard, soft, and pea coal, – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Central Islip. Data regarding soft coal, – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Memorandum: Cost of erecting and twice renewing 27″ smoke stack . . . , – undated |
Subseries C: Assett Inventories
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Inventory, Manhattan State Hospital, East. September 30, 1903. Superintendent’s Residence, – 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | List of articles donated to the M. S. H. East, by Dr. A.E. Macdonald . . . , – 1903
2 copies |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Inventory, Manhattan State Hospital, East. September 30, 1904. Superintendent’s Residence, – 1904 |
Subseries D: Purchasing Records (Goods and Services)
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Documents pertaining to the purchase of goods (including clothing, food, office, cleaning and medical supplies, kitchen equipment, furniture, fuel, etcetera) and services (including wages, salaries and other labor) for several institutions (some unidentified and undated), – 1897-1906 |
Subseries E: Other
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Miscellaneous business records, – 1890-1904 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Items pertaining to Manhattan State Hospital Exhibit at the Universal Exposition, St. Louis, – 1904 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Miscellaneous business records, – undated |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Miscellaneous business records, – undated |
| Box 8 | Blueprint of Ward’s Island Coffee Roasting Plant, – 1897 |
| Box 8 | Architectural drawing on sized linen depicting grounds and administrative building of unidentified institution, – undated |
Series II: Printed Material
Subseries A: Annual Reports
Arrangement
Arranged in subseries by author.
Subseries 1: Department of Public Charities and Correction
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 3 Envelope 1 | Annual report of the Medical Superintendent of the N.Y. City Asylum for Insane, Ward;s Island, N.Y., for the year 1875, – 1875 |
| Box 3 Envelope 2 | Annual report of the Resident Physician of the New York City Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell’s Island, N.Y., for the year 1874, – 1875 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Annual report of the Chief of Staff of the Charity, Fever, Epileptic, Penitentiary, Alms House and Work House Hospitals, and Hospital for Incurables, Blackwell’s Island, N.Y. for the year endind December 31, 1875, – 1876 |
| Box 3 Envelope 4 | Annual report of the Medical Superintendent of the 1879 N.Y. City Asylum for Insane, Ward’s Island, N.Y., for the year 1878, – 1879 |
| Box 3 Envelope 5 | Annual report of the Medical Superintendent of the N.Y. City Asylum for Insane, Ward’s Island, N.Y., for the year 1880, – 1880 |
| Box 3 Envelope 6 | Annual report of the Medical Superintendent of the New York City Asylum for the Insane, for the year 1881, – 1882 |
| Box 3 Envelope 7 | same, for the year 1882, – 1885 |
| Box 3 Envelope 8 | same, for the year 1883, – |
| Box 3 Envelope 9 | Annual report of the General Superintendent of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1886, – 1887 |
| Box 3 Envelope 10 | Annual report of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1887, – 1891 |
| Box 3 Envelope 11 | The New York City Asylums for the Insane. Extract from the Annual Report for 1890, “Overcrowding”, – 1891 |
| Box 3 Envelope 12 | Annual report of the General Superintendent of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1892, – 1895 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 1 | Twenty-fourth annual report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, of the City of New York, for the year 1883, – 1887 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 1 | Twenty-fifth annual report of the Commissioner’s of Public Charities and Correction, of the City of New York, for the year 1884, – [1887?] |
| Box 3 Wrapper 2 | Twenty-seventh annual report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, of the City of New York, for the year 1886, – 1887 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 3 | Thirthieth annual report of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction of the City of New York, for the year 1889, – 1892 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 4 | Annual report of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1889, – 1894 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 5 | Annual report of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1893, – 1895 |
| Box 3 Wrapper 6 | Annual report of the New York City Asylums for the Insane, for the year 1894, – 1898 |
Subseries 2: Manhattan State Hospital
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 3 Envelope 1 | Second annual report of the Managers of the Manhattan State Hospital at New York to the State Commission in lunacy for the year ending September 30, 1897, – 1898 |
| Box 3 Envelope 2 | Third annual report of same for the year ending September 30, 1898, – 1899 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Fourth annual report of same for the year ending September 30, 1899, – 1900 |
| Box 3 Envelope 4 | Fifth annual report of same for the year ending September 30, 1900, – 1901 |
| Box 3 Envelope 5 | Sixth annual report of same for the year ending September 30, 1902, – 1902 |
| Box 3 Envelope 6 | Eighth annual report of the Manhattan State Hospital at New Yorkto the State Commission in Lunacy for the year ending September 30, 1903, – 1904 |
| Box 3 Envelope 7 | Ninth annual report of same for the year ending September 30, 1904, – 1907 |
Subseries B: Journal Reprints
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 3 Envelope 1 | The practical working of the new lunacy statutes [reprinted from the Psychological and Medico-Legal Journal], – 1875Macdonald, A.E. |
| Box 3 Envelope 2 | Proceedings of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane, at its twenty-ninth annual meeting, held at Auburn, N.Y., May 1875 [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1876 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Macdonald, A.E. General paresis [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1877 |
| Box 3 Envelope 4 | Haviland, F.C. Tent life for the tuberculous insane [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1902 |
| Box 3 Envelope 5 | New York Conference of Charities, November 20 to 23, 1901. Report of Committee on the Mentally Defective [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1902 |
| Box 3 Envelope 6 | Macdonald, A.E. The Fourteenth International Medical Congress at Madrid. Report as delegate of the American Medico-Psychological Association [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1903 |
| Box 3 Envelope 7 | Macdonald, A.E. Presidential address [reprinted from the American Journal of Insanity], – 1905 |
| Box 3 Envelope 8 | Rowe, J.T.W. The prevention of insanity in its Incubation by the general practitioner [reprinted from the New York Medical Journal and Philadelphia Medical Journal], – 1905 |
| Box 3 Envelope 9 | Memorial Notice. Alexander E. Macdonald [reprinted from the Proceedings of the American Medico-Psychological Association], – 1907
2 copies |
| Box 3 Envelope 10 | Obituary. Alexander E. Macdonald [reprinted from American Journal of Insanity], – 1907 |
| Box 3 Envelope 11 | Campbell, C.M. Untitled (memorial notice) with photo reproduction of Macdonald [reprinted from American Journal of Insanity], – 1907
2 copies |
Subseries C: Minutes
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 3 Envelope 1 | Minutes. Meeting of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, – 1870 |
| Box 3 Envelope 2 | Minutes. Meeting of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, – 1872 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Minutes of the Medical Society of the County of New York. Stated Meeting, May 27, 1878, – 1878 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Minutes of the Medical Society of the County of New York. Special Meeting, Sept. 3, 1878, – 1878 |
| Box 3 Envelope 4 | Medico-Legal Society of New York. Meeting, April 10, 1889, – 1889 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. State Hospitals — December and January Estimates 1898-1899. Abstract of minutes and resolutions . . . , – 1898 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. State Hospitals – April and May Estimates – 1899. Abstract of minutes and resolutions, – 1899 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. State Hospitals – June and July Estimates – 1899. Abstract of minutes and resolutions, – 1899 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. State Hospitals – August and September Estimates – 1899. Abstract of minutes and resolutions, – 1899 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | State of New York – State Commission in Lunacy. Notes of Conference . . . , – 1905 |
Subseries D: Other
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 3 Envelope 1 | Macdonald, A.E. A lecture delivered before the pupils of the School for Nurses, Charity Hospital, N.Y., October 6, 1875, on the nursing of the insane, – 1875 |
| Box 3 Envelope 2 | The American Psychological Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, – 1876 |
| Box 3 Envelope 3 | Fifth annual reunion dinner of the Alumni Medical Department of the University of the City of New York, – 1876 |
| Box 3 Envelope 4 | Report of the Committee on Public Health relative to lunatic asylums, – 1879 |
| Box 3 Envelope 5 | The answer of the New York Neurological Society to the Document known as the Report of the Committee on Public Health Relative to Lunatic Asylums, {Nr. 64, In Senate, May 22, 1879}, – 1880 |
| Box 3 Envelope 6 | Report of the proceedings for establishing a Board of Commissioners in Lunacy, for the State of New York. Supervision of our Asylums for the Insane, – 1880 |
| Box 3 Envelope 7 | Report on the insane and lunatic asylums of New York City, – 1883 |
| Box 3 Envelope 8 | State of New York. Report of the Senate Committee on Finance relative to the value of the land and buildings, – 1891 |
| Box 3 Envelope 9 | State Charities Aid Assn. of N.Y. Report of the Special Committee on the Division of the Department of Public Charities and Correction of New York City [reprinted from the Twenty-Third Annual Report of the State Charities Aid Association to the State Board of Charities], – 1895 |
| Box 3 Envelope 10 | Protestant Chapels. Order of Services, – 1897 |
| Box 3 Envelope 11 | Protestant Chapels. Selection of hymns and psalms, – 1897 |
| Box 3 Envelope 12 | State of New York, State Commission in Lunacy, official directory of state hospitals and private institutions for the insane, – 1903 |
| Box 3 Envelope 13 | Macdonald, A.E. Tent treatment for tuberculous insane, – 1904 |
| Box 3 Envelope 14 | State of New York. No. 416, 906, 2426. Int. 400. IN Assembly, January 26, 1899. An Act making appropriations for the support of government, – 1899 |
| Box 3 Envelope 14 | State of New York. No. 1745, 2454. Int. 1327. In Assembly, April 24, 1899. An Act making appropriations for certain expenses of government . . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 3 Envelope 14 | State of New York. No. 2455. Int. 1624. In Assembly, April 28, 1899. An Act making an appropriation of certain expenses of government . . . . , – 1899 |
| Box 3 Envelope 14 | State of New York. No. 544. Int. 496. In Assembly, February 9, 1905. An Act to amend the insanity law . . . . , – 1905 |
| Box 3 Envelope 15 | No. 82. State Charities Aid Association of New York. A consideration of the arguments contained in the memorandum filed by Governor Odell in approving the bill abolishing the Boards of Managers of the State Hospitals for the Insane, – 1902 |
| Box 3 Envelope 16 | Marro, A. Il trattamento degli alienate sotto tenda nel Manicomio governativo di Manhattan in America, – 1906 |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | New York City Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island. Description of the plan, arrangement and capacity, – undated |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | Duties of attendats at the New York City Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island, – undated |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | Extracts from the Rules and Regulations of the Manhattan State Hospital, – undated |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | By-laws of the Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons, – undated |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | Kinney, A.C. Tuberculosis: History of teh cure of a desperate case with immunity treatment, – undated |
| Box 3 Envelope 17 | Memorandum Filed by Governor Odell in Approving Assembly Bill Number 438 . . . . , – undated |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Collection of A.E. Macdonald’s student course and hospital tickets, – various
12 items |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Miscellaneous printed material including documents published by the State Commission in Lunacy, various printed ephemera, 1904 card-backed Calendar from Manhattan State Hospital, East, etc…, – various |
Series III: Professional Material
Subseries A: Legal Documents
Arrangement
Arranged in subsubseries by case name.
Subsubseries 1: Charles Guiteau Trial
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Ticket to trial, – 1881 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Signature of Charles Guiteau, – undated |
Subsubseries 2: In the matter of the application of Mary W.B. Mariotte for sale real estate of infants
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Affidavit and Order for Discharge of Special Guardian (petitioner), – 1895 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence from M. Winslow (counsel for petitioner), – 1894-1895 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence from Barrett [illegible?], – 1894 |
Subsubseries 3: In the matter of the investigation of the New York City Asylums
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to A.E. Macdonald from G.F. Britton, – 1894 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to H. Porter from A.E. Macdonald, – 1894 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to A.E. Macdonald from A. Phillips, – 1894 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to H. Porter from unidentified (incomplete), – 1894 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to Dent from “A Christian Endeavorer”, – 1894 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Correspondence to A.E. Macdonald from illegible, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Transcript of testimony before State Commissioners in Lunacy, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Transcript of extracts of testimony of Commissioner Henry H. Porter,, – 1895 |
Subsubseries 4: In the matter of the inquiry into the sanity of William C. Rhinelander
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Closing Argument of John M. Bowers, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Closing Argument of Hon. George M. Curtis, – 1884 |
Subsubseries 5: The Stokes Will Case
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Argument for Contestant by Theron G. Strong, – 1884 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Selections from the Argument of Hon. William M. Evarts, on behalf of the Proponents and Brief upon the testimony relating to William E. Dodge Stokes, – undated |
Subsubseries 6: Investigation into the Management and Affairs of the New York City Insane Asylum, on Ward’s Island, by the Standing Committee on the Insane of the State Board of Charities
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Index, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Testimony June 29 (pp. 1-175), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | June 30 (pp. 176-284), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | July 1 (pp. 286-458), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | July 6 (pp. 459-687), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | July 7 (pp. 688-790), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | July 8 (pp. 791-1041), – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | July 9 (pp. 1042-1225), – 1887 |
Subsubseries 7: Macdonald v. Mayor, Alderman and Commonality of the City of New York
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Plantiff’s Points, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Opinion of the General Term Supreme Court, – undated |
Subsubseries 8: In the matter of the application for the committment of Kate McEligot, an Alleged insane person
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Supreme Court order to show cause, – 1897 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Exhibits A – G, |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Patient History |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Deposition statement of Alexander E. Macdonald, – undated |
Subsubseries 9: In the matter of the investigation by the Board of Managers of the Manhattan State Hospital of the Steward’s and other departments of said hospitals
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Testimony of Mr. Kimball, – 1900
5 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Testimony of General Superintendent (April 16), – 1900
2 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Testimony of Dr. Macdonald (April 18), – 1900 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Testimony of Dr. Dent; miscellaneous related, – 1900 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Testimony of Dr. Smith, – [1900?]
2 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Testimony of Dr. John T. W. Rowe, – 1900
4 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Testimony of Thomas O’Keefe, – 1900
4 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Testimony of Michael F. Bradley, – 1900
4 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Testimony of John L. Widdler, Jr., – 1900
3 copies |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Testimony of Mr. Murray [Assistant Steward?], – [1900?] |
Subsubseries 10: Miscellaneous Proceedings
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Incomplete transcript of testimony in unidentified case: pp. 161-217; 275-324; 275-324 (duplicate); 323-324 (duplicate); 891-906; 1463-1515; 1479-1515 (duplicate); 1737-1778, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Board of Estimate and Appointment, New York City. Community and Documents from the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction, Relating to the Future Provision for the Insane, – 1882 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Reply of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction to the Charges Made by the Commissioners of Accounts with the Letter and Findings of His Honor, Thos. F. Gilroy, Mayor, – 1893 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Incomplete transcript of testimony in unidentified case: pp. 81-126, – undated |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Sworn statement of Alexander E. Macdonald re: mental and physical condition of Patrick Trenor, – 1887 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Notice of Execution of Commission. In the Matter of the Application for the Appointment of a Committee of the Person and Property of Joseph G. Creamer, an alleged insane person, – 1897 |
Subsubseries 11: Expert testimony of A.E. Macdonald in unidentified case
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | “MSS” (direct examination by Mr. Peckham and cross examination by Mr. Brown, – 1876 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | “Manuscript” (cross examination — continued), – 1876 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | “Manuscript No. 2” (cross examination resumed by Mr. Brown and redirected by Mr. Peckham), – 1876 |
Subseries B: Memberships and Medical Conferences
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | 12th International Medical Congress, Moscow: various materials, – 1897 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | British Medical Association Session, Edinburgh: various materials, – 1898 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | 14th International Medical Congress, Madrid: Related correspondence, newspapers, – 1903 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | 14th International Medical Congress, Madrid: Mementos, receipts, writings, printed pamphlets, – 1903 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | 15th International Medical Congress, Lisbon: Related correspondence, newspaper articles, printed pamphlets, etc., – 1906 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Miscellaneous membership materials, – various |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Membership certificates – various |
| Medical Society of the City and County of New York, – 1878 | |
| New York Medico Legal Society, – 1882 | |
| The New York Academy of Medicine, – 1885 | |
| Boston Gynaecological Society, – 1885 | |
| Medico-Psychological Association, – 1898 | |
| Medical Association of the Greater City of New York, – 1902 | |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | A.E. Macdonald’s New York State physician’s license – |
Subseries C: Other
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 4 Folder 1 | University of the City of New York. Medical Department. Spring Session, – 1879 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | University of the City of New York. Medical Deparment. Spring Session, – 1880 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | University of the City of New York. Medical Department. Spring Session, – 1881 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | University of the City of New York. Medical Department. Spring Session, – 1883 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Miscellaneous other course and lecture bulletins (photocopies), – 1875-87 |
| Box 8 Bag 1 | Vial of morphine sulphate, – undated |
| Box 4 Bag 1 | Vial of ergot aseptic, – undated |
Series IV: Biographical and Personal Material
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Various certificates including: |
| Second class certificate, School of Military Instruction, Canada, – 1864 | |
| First class certificate, School of Military Instruction, Canada, – 1865 | |
| US citizenship certificate, – 1871 | |
| US cititzenship certificate, duplicate, – 1871
oversized |
|
| LLD degree from the University of the City of New York, – 1881 | |
| Certificate of clerkship for admission to practice law in New York State, – 1881 | |
| Marriage certificate, Portland, Maine, – 1883 | |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Correspondence, – variousIncluding letters to A.E. Macdonald from his children and to Mrs. Macdonald from various individuals following the death of A.E. Macdonald. |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Memberships, – variousVarious materials related to A.E. Macdonald’s membership in social clubs including the Lotus Club, the Union of the Titans, the Masons, and the Alumni Association of the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York. |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | OtherPrinted, typescript, and manuscript ephemera, including menus, mementos, business cards, bank statements, personal account records, and poetry. |
Series V: Manuscripts
Subseries A: Bound diaries and notebooks
Subsubseries 1: A.E. Macdonald Notebooks (leather bound)
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 5 Wrapper 1 | Vol. I [Daily diary], – June 1-Dec. 9, 1873 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 2 | Vol. II [The Life of A.E. Macdonald; Daily diary], – Dec. 10-June 19. 1874 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 3 | Vol. III [Daily diary], – June 20-Dec. 31, 1874 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 4 | Vol. IV [Recollections of a Busy Life; Daily diary]; flip side [Chief of Staff’s Absence Book], – Jan. 1-May 31, 1875 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 5 | Vol. V [Lives of the Saints; Daily diary], – June 1-Dec. 15, 1875 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 6 | Vol. VI [Daily diary], – Dec. 16-June 24, 1876 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 7 | Vol. VII [Daily diary], – June 25-Dec. 31, 1876 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 8 | Vol. VIII [Daily diary], – Jan. 1-Apr. 22, 1877 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 9 | Vol. IX [Daily diary], – Apr. 23-Aug. 12, 1877 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 10 | Vol. X [Daily diary], – Aug. 13-Nov. 20, 1877 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 11 | Vol. XI [Daily diary], – Dec. 1-June 8, 1878 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 12 | Vol. XII [Daily diary], – June 9-Dec. 19, 1878 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 13 | Vol. XIII [Daily diary], – Dec. 20-June 30, 1878 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 14 | Vol. XIV [Daily diary], – July 1, 1879-Jan. 8, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 15 | Vol. XV [Daily diary], – Jan. 9-July 18, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 16 | Vol. XVI [Daily diary], – July 19-Jan. 30, 1881 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 17 | Vol. XVII [Daily diary], – Feb. 1-Nov. 16, 1881 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 18 | Vol. XVIII [Daily diary], – Nov. 17-Sept. 4, 1882 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 19 | Vol. XIX [Daily diary], – Sept. 20-May 31, 1883 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 20 | Vol. XX [Daily diary], – June 1-Feb. 29, 1884 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 21 | Vol. XXI [Daily diary], – March 1-Nov. 20, 1884 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 22 | Vol. XXII [Daily diary], – Dec. 1-Aug. 31, 1885 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 23 | [Daily diary], – April 7, 1893-Dec. 31, 1895 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 24 | [Daily diary], – Jan. 1, 1896-Dec. 31, 1899 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 25 | [Notes on Physiology], – July 28, 1868 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 26 | [Notebook No. 2, Practice of Medicine], – Nov. 15, 1869 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 27 | [Notebook No. 3, notes on various medical topics including “Muscles of Hand”; “Circulation”; “Fractures”; etc.], – Dec. 20, 1869 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 28 | Vol. I [Ward’s Island], – Oct. 6, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 29 | Vol. II [miscellaneous notes], – Oct. 19, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 30 | Vol. III [miscellaneous notes], – Oct. 20, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 31 | Vol. IV [miscellaneous notes], – Nov. 7, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 32 | Vol. V [miscellaneous notes], – Nov. 30, 1880 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 33 | Vol. VI [Univ. of New York, Law Department; Part I, Chap. I], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 34 | Vol. VIII [Univ. of New York, Law Department; Exam], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 35 | Vol. IX [Univ. of New York, Law Department; Part II, Chap. IV], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 36 | Vol. X [Chap. V], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 37 | [Valuables of patients], – 1883-1887 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 38 | [Notes and Queries], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 39 | [Notes on Lead Posioning], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 40 | [Wm. F. Turner, Patient Notes], – undated |
| Box 5 Wrapper 41 | [Diary], – Jan. 1, 1900-July 10, 1906 |
| Box 5 Wrapper 42 | Untitled, – undated |
Subsubseries 2: Paper Cover Flip Notepads
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Daily Notes], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [St. Louis], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Commission [?]], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Commission [?] Visit], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Untitled], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Untitled], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 2 | [Daily Notes], – 1903 |
| Box 6 Wrapper 2 | [Untitled], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 2 | [Untitled], – undated |
Subsubseries 3: Half Leather/Marbled Paper Bound Ledgers
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Patients’ property], – 1876-1883 |
| Box 6 Wrapper 2 | [Notes on mania], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Notes on dementia], – undated |
| Box 6 Wrapper 1 | [Notes on abortion], – undated |
Subsubseries 4: Miscellaneous Notebooks
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 7 Envelope 1 | [Miniature leather notebook], – undated |
| Box 7 Envelope 2 | [Address Book], – undated |
| Box 7 Envelope 3 | [Cloth diary: Exercises; letters sent/received], – 1863 |
| Box 7 Envelope 4 | [Cash Book], – 1869-1870 |
| Box 7 Envelope 5 | [Patients’ property], – 1883-1887 |
| Box 7 Wrapper 1 | [Daily diary; expenses; class time table; rifle shooting scores; letters received and posted], – 1863-64 |
| Box 7 Wrapper 2 | [A.E. Macdonald, Fourth Class, Model Grammar School], – undated |
Subseries B: Writings
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 6 Folder 1 | “Medical Jurisprudence, Lecture First – Univ. Med. Coll,” – 1875 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | G. A. Blumer, The Medical and Material Aspects of Industrial Employment for the Insane, – 1897 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | “Announcements,” with printed program “Manhattan State Hospital, East (Ward’s Island), Programme of Sports by Patients and Employees, Independence Day, July 4, 1904, on the Grounds of the Hospital,” – [1904?] |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | A.E. Macdonald, “Tent treatment for the tuberculous insane,” – undated
3 copies |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | A.E. Macdonald, “Tent life for the tuberculous and other classes of insane,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Notes on camp treatment for tuberculosis insane,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Training school for nurses,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Acknowledgments,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Medical Staff,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Overcrowding,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “Amusements,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “The punishment of the insane for criminal acts,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | J.W. Putnam, “Paranoia as seen in criminals,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Discussion, Dr. Punton’s paper, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | “X rays in anthropometrical signalment,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 5 | “For Better For Worse in Egypt,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 6 | “Rape,” pp. 1-51, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 7 | “Identity,” pp. 1-27, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | “Malpractice,” pp. 1-16, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | “Homicide” (incomplete), pp. 1-8, 10-50, A, C-I, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 10 | “Signs of Pregnancy,” pp. 1-23, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 11 | “Ward,” – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 12 | “Signs of Delivery,” pp. 1-6, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 13 | “Duration of Pregnancy,” pp. 1-16, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 14 | “Responsibility” (incomplete), pp. 1-15, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 15 | Untitled, pp. 1-46, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 16 | Untitled, pp. 1-6, with two pages of correspondence (incomplete), – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 17 | Untitled, p. 1-13, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 18 | Untitled, pp. 1-41, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 19 | Untitled, pp. 1-63, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 20 | Untitled (incomplete), pp. 1-55, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 21 | Untitled, pp. 1-30, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 22 | Untitled, pp. 1-47, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 23 | Untitled (incomplete), pp. 2-25, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 24 | Untitled (incomplete), pp. 1-6, 9-27, – undated |
| Box 6 Folder 25 | Miscellaneous manuscripts |
| Box 6 Folder 26 | Miscellaneous manuscripts |
Subseries C: Miscellaneous Notes
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Handwritten notes, lists, calculations, receipts, ticket stubs, ink drawing, – various |
| Box 6 Envelope 1 | Two envelopes of handwritten notes, lists, ticket stubs, and related items, – various |
| Box 6 Envelope 2 | Handwritten notes, lists, calculations, receipts, – various |
Series VI: Newspaper Clippings
Arranged chronologically.
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1865 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1872 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1873 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1874 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1875 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1876 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1877 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1878 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 1, – 1879 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 2, – 1879 |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1880 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1881 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1882 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1883 |
| Box 2 Folder 15 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1884 |
| Box 2 Folder 16 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1885 |
| Box 2 Folder 17 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1886 |
| Box 2 Folder 18 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 1, – 1887 |
| Box 2 Folder 19 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 2, – 1887 |
| Box 2 Folder 20 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 1, – 1888 |
| Box 2 Folder 21 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 2, – 1888 |
| Box 2 Folder 22 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1889 |
| Box 2 Folder 23 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1890 |
| Box 2 Folder 24 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1891 |
| Box 2 Folder 25 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1892 |
| Box 2 Folder 26 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1893 |
| Box 2 Folder 27 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 1, – 1894 |
| Box 2 Folder 28 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 2, – 1894 |
| Box 2 Folder 29 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 3, – 1894 |
| Box 2 Folder 30 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 1, – 1895 |
| Box 2 Folder 31 | Newspaper Clippings, pt. 2, – 1895 |
| Box 2 Folder 32 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1896 |
| Box 2 Folder 33 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1897 |
| Box 2 Folder 34 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1898 |
| Box 2 Folder 35 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1899 |
| Box 2 Folder 36 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1900 |
| Box 2 Folder 37 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1901 |
| Box 2 Folder 38 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1902 |
| Box 2 Folder 39 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1903 |
| Box 2 Folder 40 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1904 |
| Box 2 Folder 41 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1905 |
| Box 2 Folder 42 | Newspaper Clippings, – 1906 |
| Box 2 Folder 43 | Newspaper Clippings, – undated |
Series VII: Photographs
| Container | Description |
|---|---|
| Box 8 Folder 1 | 16 card-mounted photographs (platinum prints?) and reproductions of the Tuberculosis tent city at the Manhattan State Hospital, East, – undated |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Original photographs (various processes) of subjects including Dr. Macdonald’s son, Charles; the Medical Superintendents of American Insane Institutions, 1878; and other unidentified places as well as multiple reproductions of an image of Dr. Macdonald, – various |
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Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The New York Academy of Medicine Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
| New York (City). Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York (State). Board of Social Welfare. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manhattan Psychiatric Center — History — 19th century. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Asylums — New York (State) — 19th century. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Medicine — New York (State) — New York — 19th century. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tuberculosis — Treatment. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York (City) Lunatic asylum, Blackwells Island. | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manhattan State Hospital | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York City Asylum for the Insane (Central Islip, N.Y.) | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York University | Search ArchiveGrid |
| University of the City of New York | Search ArchiveGrid |