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These letters are from various individuals regarding the Topeka Insane Asylum to Kansas Governor G. W. Glick. L. S. Webb wrote to Glick questioning the funding for the asylum. The other individuals were relatives of an inmate at the asylum, Arthur H. Webb, and wrote questioning the status of Webb. The Topeka Insane Asylum changed its name to the Topeka State Hospital and permanently closed in 1997.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883: Glick)
Date: 1883-1885
Item Number: 454318
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Washington Glick, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 6 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454318
Built Environment - Function - Government - Correctional Facility
Built Environment - Function - Health Care - Hospital
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Glick, George Washington
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Asylums
Date - 1880s - 1883
Date - 1880s - 1884
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Glick, George Washington
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Glick, George Washington, 1827-1911
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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