Two issues of the groundbreaking Asylum Journal.
Two issues of the groundbreaking Asylum Journal.
Brattleboro, VT, April and October 1845
The Vermont Asylum for the Insane was founded as a private charity in Brattleboro in 1833, and pioneered the "moral treatment" of patients with mental illness. In 1842, the Asylum Journal was launched, thought to be the first regular newspaper created by patients of a mental institution. The institution remains in operation today as the Brattleboro Retreat. This lot includes:
Asylum Journal, Volume 3, Number 5. 4 pages, 12 x 9½ inches, on one folding sheet; folds, foxing. None traced at auction since 1917. Brattleboro, VT, April 1845.
Asylum Journal, Volume 3, Number 11. 4 pages, 12 x 9½ inches, on one folding sheet; moderate dampstaining, short separations at folds. Brattleboro, VT, October 1845.
With--"Rules for the Attendants and Assistants of the Vermont Asylum." Broadside, 9¾ x 7¾ inches; wear including diagonal fold, 3-inch closed tear, small hole, and light soiling. [Brattleboro, VT]: J.H. Capen, circa 1850s.
And--a pair of newspaper clippings on the Asylum, 1945 and 1961.
Two issues of the groundbreaking Asylum Journal.
Brattleboro, VT, April and October 1845
The Vermont Asylum for the Insane was founded as a private charity in Brattleboro in 1833, and pioneered the "moral treatment" of patients with mental illness. In 1842, the Asylum Journal was launched, thought to be the first regular newspaper created by patients of a mental institution. The institution remains in operation today as the Brattleboro Retreat. This lot includes:
Asylum Journal, Volume 3, Number 5. 4 pages, 12 x 9½ inches, on one folding sheet; folds, foxing. None traced at auction since 1917. Brattleboro, VT, April 1845.
Asylum Journal, Volume 3, Number 11. 4 pages, 12 x 9½ inches, on one folding sheet; moderate dampstaining, short separations at folds. Brattleboro, VT, October 1845.
With--"Rules for the Attendants and Assistants of the Vermont Asylum." Broadside, 9¾ x 7¾ inches; wear including diagonal fold, 3-inch closed tear, small hole, and light soiling. [Brattleboro, VT]: J.H. Capen, circa 1850s.
And--a pair of newspaper clippings on the Asylum, 1945 and 1961.
