| 1910-2001 |
| paper files, bound volumes, audio cassettes |
| RESTRICTION: All records in Series 1 are restricted and may not circulate. |
| 02/51/08/31-35; 02/51/09/26-49; 02/47/11/25-26 [audio casettes]
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Please note Series 4 remains in processing as of September 2021. Contact Department of Special Collections for access.
Contents of this collection include published lectures by the Chestnut Lodge staff, books from from the library, and some administrative files (primarily from the 1980s-1990s).
- Books, periodicals and tapes by or about those who worked at Chestnut Lodge Hospital. Included in these materials are histories about Marian Chase’s years at Chestnut Lodge, which provide a good basis to begin research on the institution.
- Audiotapes marked as the autobiography of Frieda Fromm-Reichman, one of the many luminaries in the field of psychology who worked at Chestnut Lodge hospital.
- Early hospital policies and procedures.
- Files pertaining to committees within the hospital, its operations, naming, research, directors and by-laws.
- Files including bibliographies, articles and references used by the staff.
- Nursing affiliation records (RESTRICTED: DOES NOT CIRCULATE).
- Books and tapes that pertain to the Chestnut Lodge Symposium, an annual professional educational forum that discussed research and treatment methodologies.
- Copies of early lectures presented by Chestnut Lodge staff.
- Journal articles pertaining to some of the research performed at Chestnut Lodge.
- Lecture notes of Harry Stack Sullivan for in-service education, 1942
Overlap of material type and content may exist between series. Maryland State Archives staff minimally imposed order on the records, with the goal of preserving as much of the original intent as may have been present. Where items were rearranged, it was with the intention of improved organization of materials for the purpose of access. Except in the case of Series 4, unit numbers assigned correspond to individual boxes rather than individual items or folders. Each entry will contain a box list, delineating the items/files the box contains. Unless otherwise noted, bulleted items in an entry correspond to an individual folder; however, folders vary greatly in size depending on contents. Series 4 items were accessioned individually. Bulk dates for this collection are 1960-1999, however there are record materials that fall either before or after those dates. If dates are not listed they were not readily apparent at the time of processing. |
This collection is comprised of some surviving records and part of the library from Chestnut Lodge Hospital in Rockville, Maryland.
Milwaukee surgeon Dr. Ernest L. Bullard opened the facility as Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium in 1910. In the 1930s, Chestnut Lodge became a psychiatric hospital known for pioneering therapies by hiring acclaimed experts including psychotherapist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann. The hospital building was destroyed by fire on June 7, 2009. |
