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Tracts and Papers

Date:
1788-1902
Reference:
RET/8/1/1
Part of:
The Retreat Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

  • The Retreat ArchiveRET
    • OTHER PAPERSRET/8
      • PAPERS RELATING TO YORK LUNATIC ASYLUMRET/8/1
        • Tracts and PapersRET/8/1/1
          • Collection of papers and pamphlets relating to York Lunatic AsylumRET/8/1/1/1
          • Tracts and Publications relating to York Lunatic Asylum, 1814-1902RET/8/1/1/2
          • Printed note of the state of York Lunatic Asylum 1809 - 1810, 24 August 1810RET/8/1/1/3
          • Drafts of correspondence published in the York newspapers, September - December 1813 by Samuel Tuke, Godfrey Higgins, 'Civis' and othersRET/8/1/1/4
          • Notes on the case of Elizabeth West, made pregnant by James Backhouse, while she was a patient at York Asylum in 1797RET/8/1/1/5
          • Volume of Tracts and Publications relating to York Lunatic Asylum formerly belonging to Godfrey Higgins, containing annotations and further notes and information by Higgins about the controversies1814 - 1815RET/8/1/1/6

About this work

Publication/Creation

1788-1902

Physical description

Approximately 43 documents, 4 volumes and 2 files

Terms of use

Open and available at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. This material has been digitised by the Borthwick Institute for Archives as part of a Wellcome Trust funded project, and can be freely accessed online through the Wellcome Library catalogue.

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