Dorothea Lynde Dix letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"4348", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Dorothea Lynde Dix letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1848-1858", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1848/1858"}

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abstract

{"value"=>"Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) was an American mental health activist whose efforts culminated in the Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane, one of the first public mental health initiatives in the United States. The collection consists of letters written by Dix to various individuals, with the majority addressed to William W. Hacker and other members of the Hacker family of Philadelphia between 1848 and 1852. Letters relate chiefly to her philanthropy, travels, and family matters"}

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{"value"=>"<p>Some items in the collection were originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1848

date_inclusive_end

1858

keydate

1848

prefercite

{"value"=>"Dorothea Lynde Dix letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1848

date_end

1858

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