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Letter from Dorothea Dix to Illinois State Hospital for the Insane

February 26, 1861

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Letter from Dorothea Dix to Illinois State Hospital for the Insane
  • Title
  • Letter from Dorothea Dix to Illinois State Hospital for the Insane
  • Date
  • February 26, 1861
  • Identifier
  • MSS_8_B002_F10_I32
  • Description
  • A letter from Dorothea Dix to (an administrator at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane) recommending the appointment of Dr. Shulze as superintendent of the institution. Dix notes Shulze's experience and proficiency in both English and German.
  • Type
  • text
  • Genre
  • manuscripts (documents)
  • Source
  • Harper Family Papers and Photographs
  • Series
  • John Harper Papers 1834-1934
  • Container
  • Box 2, Folder 10, Item 8
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Harper Family Papers
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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