Mental Health Custodial Facilities. Home of First Feeble-Minded Child Sent To A Private School In America

Massachusetts. Barre. In this house, Dr. Hervey B. Wilbur created the first private school for feeble-minded children in America, ca. 1910-1914.
Identifier
NYSA_A4228-78_B1_F20_P416
Date Original
early 1910s
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Commission to Investigate Provision for the Mentally Deficient. Photographs of custodial institutions for the mentally deficient, ca. 1910-1914. Series A4228-78, Box 1, Folder 20.
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Geographic Locations

Massachusetts