Canton Indian Asylum - Silk Report and Related Correspondence
Digital Record
Identifier: h83-001-gov-001
Dates
- 1929-1933
Location of Originals
All the materials in this accession are copies of original documents held by the National Archives and Records Administration.
Scope and Contents
This series contains a copy of the 1929 Silk Report on conditions at the Canton Indian Asylum, as well as related correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, and newspaper clippings. Most of the related materials deal with the repercussions of the report, including the eventual transfer of all patients to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, DC.
- Canton Asylum for Insane Indians
- Indians of North America -- Government Relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Public Welfare Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Memorandums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Mental Illness -- Treatment -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the South Dakota State Archives Repository
Contact:
900 Governors Dr
Pierre South Dakota 57501 USA
605-773-3804
605-773-6041 (Fax)
archref@state.sd.us
900 Governors Dr
Pierre South Dakota 57501 USA
605-773-3804
605-773-6041 (Fax)
archref@state.sd.us
