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Paperback Northampton State Hospital Book

ISBN: 1467122262

ISBN13: 9781467122269

Northampton State Hospital

(Part of the Images of America: Massachusetts Series)

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Northampton State Hospital, established in 1856, was built with the optimistic spirit of humanitarian reform. For many years, it was run by Dr. Pliny Earle, a champion of treatment that combined individualized care with manual labor, religious worship, recreation, and amusement. This vision was overwhelmed as the hospital was called upon to care for ever-larger numbers of people with varying needs. By the mid-20th century, the hospital was an isolated...

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