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About the fascinating history, memories and pictures of three state hospitals in the 1900s, starting with the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane, opened in 1902, and the impact its first superintendent and his reforms had on mental health treatment. Dr. George A. Zeller and his humane treatment was a model copied by many other hospitals in Illinois and nationwide. Includes Peoria State Hospital, Galesburg Research Hospital, and Zeller Mental Health Center.Ward, James is the author of 'Asylum Light: Stories from the George A. Zeller Era and beyond, Peoria State Hospital, Galesburg Mental Health Center, and George A. Zeller Mental Health Center - James Ward - Paperback' with ISBN 9780974874203 and ISBN 0974874205.
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