| Burial Ledger of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C., July 5, 1917 - August 30, 1983 Contributor(s): Sluby, Paul E., Sr. (Author), Sluby, Paul E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0788449036 ISBN-13: 9780788449031 Publisher: Heritage Books OUR PRICE: $18.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry |
| Dewey: 929.375 |
| LCCN: 2009279892 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.50 lbs) 92 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Washington, D.C. - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The "Government Hospital for the Insane" was founded in Washington, D. C., on March 3, 1855. According to Dorothy Dix, who wrote the bill establishing the institution, its purpose was to provide "the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment of |