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In 1909 the General Assembly made provisions for the state to assume all responsibility for the care and treatment of the public insane (L. 1909, p. 102). To meet the resulting need for more state-operated facilities the General Assembly appropriated funds in 1911 to the Board of Administration for the establishment of another state hospital for the insane (L. 1911, pp. 20, 128). Although construction was not completed at the Alton site until July 1917, forty patients were transferred from Anna State Hospital in December 1916 and housed in temporary quarters until the formal opening of Alton State Hospital.
The Civil Administrative Code of 1917 abolished the Board of Administration and transferred control of Alton State Hospital to the newly created Department of Public Welfare. A training school for nurses was opened in 1921. The Department of Mental Health assumed control of the hospital in 1961 and changed its name to Alton Mental Health Center in 1975 (L. 1961, p. 2666; P.A. 79-581, p. 1895).
263.001
SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT FILES. 1931-1936. 0.5 cu. ft. No index.
File for each nursing student variously includes application for admission, course completion records, letters of recommendation, record of affiliation with other nursing programs, transcript of high school record, and qualifying certificate issued by the Department of Registration and Education. Information provided on forms include: student's name, address, birth date, birthplace, nationality, marital status, height, weight, and general physical condition; name and address of individual to notify in emergency; previous employment or nursing training; names of schools attended and dates of graduation; and names of courses taken, hours spent in laboratory and lecture, and grades received.
263.002
SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENT RECORD. 1923-1937. 1 vol. No index.
Record of students in nurses' training program includes: student's name, address, age, birthplace, birth date, religion, and previous occupation; names of schools attended and degrees earned; dates entered and completed program; physical condition; names of courses taken, hours spent, and grades received in
classwork; and hospital units assigned to, hours spent, and grades received for practical work. Student's affiliation with other nursing programs occasionally is noted.
263.003
SCHOOL OF NURSING ENROLLMENT RECORD. 1923-1938. 1 vol. No index.
Enrollment record lists the names of nursing students in each graduating class for 1926-1931 and for 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, and 1938. For the classes of 1933, 1934, 1937, and 1938 record also lists, for each student, the names of courses taken, hours spent, and grades received in
classwork; dates entered and completed program; and a record of affiliation with other nursing programs.
These records are available at the Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State.
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