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These letters are from or about the Osawatomie, Kansas Insane Asylum to Kansas Governor G. W. Glick. Relatives of different patients wrote to the governor concerning their loved one. Other subjects within the letters are Dr. Knapp, criminal cases, and investigations of the asylum. The Osawatomie Insane Asylum is still in operation today with a name change to the Osawatomie State Hospital.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883: Glick)
Date: 1883-1885
Item Number: 454317
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Washington Glick, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 6 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454317
Built Environment - Function - Government - Correctional Facility
Built Environment - Function - Health Care - Hospital
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Glick, George Washington
Date - 1880s - 1883
Date - 1880s - 1884
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Glick, George Washington
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Corrections, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Glick, George Washington, 1827-1911
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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