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Hermon S. Major (1876-1961) owned and directed the Major Clinic in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1921-1955. This clinic, originally known as the Southwest Sanatorium, was a private psychiatric facility devoted to the treatment of alcoholics. Photographs of the exterior and interior at the Simpson-Major clinic and photographs of students at the Scarritt Collegiate Institute are included. The Keeley Institute was created by Dr. Leslie Keeley in Dwight, Illinois, to cure alcoholism; this Kansas volume includes accounts from Topeka, Leavenworth, Wichita, Marysville, and Kansas City, Kansas. This collection is part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives. These materials represent a selection of items from the Hermon S. Major papers. Access to some materials has been restricted due to potential violations of state and federal records law.
Creator: Major, Hermon S. (Hermon Samuel), 1876-1961
Date: circa 1892 - 1955
Item Number: 223266
Call Number: Menninger Historic Psychiatry Coll., Major, Boxes 1-4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 223266
Built Environment - Function - Health Care - Sanitarium
Collections - Manuscript - Menninger Archives
Collections - Manuscript - Menninger Archives - Historic Psychiatry
Community Life - Community services - Mental health facilities
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Ledger
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable People - Major, Hermon Samuel
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Marysville
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Marshall
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
Type of Material - Photographs
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Financial records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Account book
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