Records of the building committee for the Colored Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

In February 1887, the Alabama Legislature passed an act authorizing the governor to release $20,000 from the state treasury for the construction of a "hospital for the colored insane" on the grounds of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa. These records include correspondence and fina...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/26629
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Summary:In February 1887, the Alabama Legislature passed an act authorizing the governor to release $20,000 from the state treasury for the construction of a "hospital for the colored insane" on the grounds of the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa. These records include correspondence and financial data provided by the building committee during the construction of the new building.