The New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica
Author: Webster, Dennis
ISBN: 9781467148429
RM170.09
Publisher,History Pr
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 174
The infamous Utica Crib was invented at the New York State Lunatic Asylum as a humane restraint device for extreme cases of mania. Both, The Opal (a monthly periodical written by patients) and the American Journal of Insanity (started in 1844 by Dr. Brigham) were written, edited and published on site at the Old Main building.--
