PAPERS RELATING TO THE LEBANON HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, SYRIA
- Date:
- 1897-1928
- Reference:
- RET/8/3
- Part of:
- The Retreat Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
The Lebanon Hospital for the Insane, (later the Lebanon Hospital for Mental Diseases), Asfuriyeh, near Beirut, Syria, was founded by the Quaker Theophilus Waldemeir in 1910. It was supported partly by patients’ fees but also by subscriptions and donations. The affairs of the hospital were controlled by a General Committee in London and an Executive Committee in Beirut. There were Auxiliary Committees in the United States, Switzerland, and Holland. Dr Bedford Pierce was a Trustee and was also Secretary and Treasurer for the collection of subscriptions in Yorkshire. The latter role was later taken on by his successor as Medical Superintendent at The Retreat, Dr Yellowlees. These papers contain much information about the hospital and its support and management in this country
Publication/Creation
1897-1928
Physical description
1/2 box
Terms of use
Open and available at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. This material has been digitised by the Borthwick Institute for Archives as part of a Wellcome Trust funded project, and can be freely accessed online through the Wellcome Library catalogue.