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)
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The Pennsylvania State Archives is located at:
1681 N. Sixth St. Harrisburg, PA 17102-1106