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Preferred Citation

Victoria Morris Piedmont Sanatorium autograph album, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with the Nelle Richardson Tonkin fund.

Biographical / Historical

The Piedmont Sanatorium was established in Burkeville, Virginia in 1918 as a facility to treat African American patients with tuberculocis. Prior to its establishment, there were only two treatment facilities for African Americans with tubercuolsis including the Central State Hospital for Mental Diseases and the State Penitentiary. The sanatorium also housed the first two year training program for African American nurses specializing in tuberculosis treatment in the United States. In the 1960s the Piedmont Sanatorium transistioned away from tubercolusis care to treat elderly mental health patients.

Content Description

An album belonging to Victoria Morris containing autographs and sentiments from African American patients at the Piedmont Sanatorium in 1931, a recovery center in Burkeville, VA for patients recovering from tuberculosis.

Arrangement

The Victoria Morris Piedmont Sanatorium autograph album is arranged into one file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans--Hospitals--Virginia--History--20th century
• Hospitals
• Mental illness--Treatment--History
• Personal health
• Psychiatric hospitals--Virginia
• Tuberculosis--United States