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IP-5.5: Henryton Sanatorium, Henryton, Md. - Photos, Bulletins, Reports, and Mass Instructions., 1939 - 1949

 File — Box: 38, Folder: 848

Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of Henryton Sanatorium, a state treatment center for Black patients with tuberculosis: buildings, children in hospital rooms, Christmas celebrations with children, Mass celebrations, and other community gatherings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939 - 1949

Conditions Governing Access

The Woodstock College Archives are on deposit at Georgetown University and are the property of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus. As stewards of the Archives, the Georgetown University Library’s Booth Family Center for Special Collections is responsible for managing access to the material based on policies set forth by the USA East Province. Researchers may view these materials in the Reading Room of the Booth Family Center for Special Collections. General policies for using Special Collections can be found here.

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Guidelines:

1. All Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring before January 1, 1940, shall be open for review unless otherwise restricted, subject to Library policies and procedures.

2. All unpublished Archives materials dated or bearing solely on events occurring on or after January 1, 1940, shall be open for review upon request subject to a decision by the Provincial or someone designated by the Provincial.

3. Researchers may quote from the materials.

4. Researchers may take their own photographs of the material for scholarly and research purposes. Allowing photographs is not an authorization to publish or to deposit the material in another library or archive.

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Historical Note

In 1917, the Maryland State legislature authorized the establishment of the Henryton Sanatorium (also known as the Henryton Center and Henryton State Hospital) as the first state tuberculosis treatment center for Black men, women, and children. One of four facilities administered by the Board of Managers of the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Henryton opened in 1923 on a 175-acre site on wooded land on the Patapsco River in Carroll County. In addition to providing hospital services to tuberculosis patients, Henryton had a training school to train practical nurses. By 1934, the facilities included a children’s hospital. A public education campaign convinced tubercular patients to leave their homes and communities and use the hospital. By 1938, 200 patients used the facilities. In 1962, the state of Maryland converted Henryton Sanatorium to a facility dedicated to the care and treatment of mentally disabled patients. In 1985, Henryton State Hospital closed.

For further information, consult the Maryland State Archives, records of the Department of Health and Hygiene Henryton Center, and Henryton Sanatorium District, Maryland Historic Trust Determination of Eligibility Form (CARR-1616, November 8, 2012).

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodstock Theological Collection Archives Repository

Contact:
Adrian Vaagenes
Lauinger Library
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057