Browse Exhibits (10 total)

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  "Mental Hygiene" and Immigration: The Thomas W. Salmon MD Papers

  This exhibit showcases the life of Thomas W. Salmon (1876-1927), a prominent psychiatrist active in the mental hygiene movement and early advocate of psychiatric care for veterans suffering from PTSD. It focuses on the pivotal role Salmon’s tenure at Ellis Island (1904-07) played in formulating his preoccupation with public health administration, education, and advocacy. Through this angle, the exhibition explores the relationship between psychiatry, immigration, and philanthropy in the early 20th century, revealing how psychiatrists used a rising tide of immigration into the US to reimagine their position in society. 

  Immigration, Psychiatry, and Mental Hygiene consists of a series of chapters focusing on periods of Salmon’s life and his writings, alongside explanations of larger issues and cultural trends that shaped his perspective and reaction to different issues. The exhibition is based on the archival holdings of the Oskar Diethelm Library, including materials from the Thomas W. Salmon Collection and the National Committee for Mental Hygiene Collection, as well as materials from the Rockefeller Foundation Archives. 

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  Psychiatry, Insanity, and Religion in the Trial of Charles Guiteau

  This exhibit explores the events surrounding the trial of Charles Julius Guiteau, who assassinated American President James Garfield in 1881. Topics covered include the history of the insanity defense and the growing relevance of eugenic thought in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Drawing on the Oskar Diethelm Library's collections, this exhibit makes use of unpublished notes and manuscripts to provide a unique perspective on this landmark moment in the history of the relationship between psychiatry and law.

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  Cocaine's Early Influence on Psychiatry

  Utilizing the resources at the Diethelm Library, this exhibit examines cocaine's introduction to medicine, where it was first championed within psychiatry and neurology.

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  Patient Perspectives and "Anti-Psychiatry": From Sentiments to Movements

  This exhibit explores the activist and intellectual movement of anti-psychiatry, drawing upon resources from the Oskar Diethelm Library. Largely focused on the USA and Canada, it explores patient voices in the collection, as well as anti-psychiatry’s origins and 20th century expressions.

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  The history of abortion through psychiatry publications

  Utilizing the resources at the Diethelm Library, this exhibit examines the history of abortion methods and publications, with a focus on the widespread access and variety of procedures for abortion before the American Civil War. The collections at the library are primarily from Europe and America, which is reflected in the exhibit.

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  Nostalgia: The Rise and Fall of a Medical Diagnosis

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  Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

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  The Rise and Decline of Psychiatric Hydrotherapy

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  Stigma and Mental Illness

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  Good for What Ails You? Patent Medicines and Advertising Cards