Answered By: Archives & Special Collections ULS
Last Updated: Aug 12, 2024     Views: 1903

There are collections of historical records related to Dixmont Hospital located at both the Archives Service Center of the University Library System and at the Detre Library and Archives of the Heinz History Center.  However, neither of these collections include patient records. 

Patient Records for Dixmont State Hospital are located at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania within

Record Group 23--Human Services, Department of (previously Department of Public Welfare)

Office of Mental Health

click on the hypertext to view the archival guides to view a description of each level of records available in Harrisburg.

The Pennsylvania State Archives is located at:

1681 N. Sixth St.  Harrisburg, PA 17102-1106

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