Pertaining to hospitals, doctors, clinics, outreach programs
published – January 27, 2016 An African-American woman who died January 8, 1952, at the age of 75 at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital in Pendleton claimed to be the inspiration for “Frankie and Johnny,” a popular folk song in the early 20th century whose notoriety continued long after her death. According to an Internet […]
From The Oregonian, September 24, 1950. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Hormones for disordered minds (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.
From Time Magazine, November 30, 1942, Vol. 40, Issue 22 Assistant Cook A. M. McKillop was short-handed and in a tearing hurry. His supper menu at the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane, in Salem, called for scrambled eggs. He needed powdered milk to make them. Against the rules he dispatched a kitchen-helper inmate to […]
From the Oregonian, November 19, 1942 – not available elsewhere online
From The Oregonian, May 30, 1937. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Alaska sends insane to Oregon (PDF); about the Morningside Hospital. More about Morningside Hospital here.
From the Oregonian, August 17, 1930 How to care for Oregon’s criminally insane, many of whom must have constant supervision of trained attendants, is one of the serious problems that will be referred to the Oregon legislature when it convenes next January.
From The Oregonian, February 09, 1921
From The Oregonian, December 07, 1919
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