I believe that Mike Nassaney and colleagues at Western Michigan U have been
doing fieldwork at a former institution in Kalamzoo, but as yet the efforts
are fairly preliminary. A student of his presented a paper on the project
at the Midwest Archaeological Conference in St Louis last October.





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   While we are on the topic of the archaeology of insanity, I thought I
would ask another question...
   I am finishing a phase two context study of a 20th century site
associated with a State Hospital outside of NYC. During the 1950s, it
was the largest psychiatric hospital in the world (almost 15,000
patients), and is still in operation. The center itself is National
Register eligible.
   Although I am aware of the literature on asylums,
poorhouses/workhouses, etc. of the 19th century, does anyone know of
any studies of State Institutions of the scale I am dealing with? I am
specifically looking for   recent (20th century) examples.

Lynda Carroll
Project Director, Public Archaeology Facility
Department of Anthropology
Binghamton University, SUNY
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000
(607)-777-6319
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