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Records of the Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6/013
Overview Elm Hill Private School and Home for the Education of Feeble-Minded Youth was founded in 1848 in Barre, Massachusetts, by physician Hervey Backus Wilbur (1820-1883). Wilbur left Elm Hill in 1851 to establish a similar but state-sponsored school in New York. His assistant, George Brown (1823-1892), took over the institution. The records of Elm Hill span the years 1842-1951. The records consist of Administrative records, Correspondence, Financial records, Medical records, Teaching records, and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1870 - 1920; 1842 - 1951

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  • Subject: Diaries X
  • Names: Wilbur, H.B. (Harvey Backus) X