Highland Hospital Collection
M2016.14
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
- Title
- Highland Hospital Collection
- ID
- M2016.14
- Date [inclusive]
- 1972-1991
- Extent
- 0.4 Linear feet ; 1 box
- Physical Description
- Contains policy and procedural manuals, publicity/ news bulletins, and transcript of a speech.
- Location
- Located in Special Collections row 4 section 4
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Highland Hospital Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Historical Note
In 1904, Dr. Robert Carroll founded a sanitarium on Haywood Street in Asheville. Two years later, the sanitarium relocated to 80 acres of land that Carroll had purchased on Zillicoa Street, and was renamed Highland Hospital. The hospital aimed to achieve "brain health" in patients through a combination of diet, exercise, and revolutionary treatments, including electroshock, insulin, and horse serum injections. Carroll gave the hospital to Duke University in 1939, but he stayed on as Medical Director until 1946, when he retired at the age of 77. In 1948, a fire in the Central Building killed nine patients, including Zelda Fitzgerald, who were being treated at the hospital. Duke sold the property to Psychiatric Institutes of America (PIA) in 1980. In 1982, PIA was purchased by National Medical Enterprises Inc. of California, who ran the hospital until 1993, when it was closed.
Scope and Contents
Contains three distinct document streams. Firstly copies of manuals from the 1980s and 1990s, covering, policies and procedures, and fire safety at Highland Hospital. Secondly, twelve editions of "Highland Highlights", a biannual hospital publication, issued between 1972 and 1991. Lastly, a transcript of a speech given in 1979 during the hospital's 75th anniversary celebrations.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
speccoll@unca.edu
Rights
No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Sources of Acquisitions
Virginia Bryan Schrieber [transcript], and Highland Hospital [other materials]
Processing Note
Processed by Colin Reeve, November 2016
Collection Inventory
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Materials |
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Folder 1: History |
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Transcript of, "Highland Hospital Revisited", speech given on August 22, 1979 by Evelyn Parker Ivey-Davis, MD, keynote speaker at Highland's 75th anniversary celebration |
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Condensed version of speech by Dr. Ivey-Davis, copied from "Highland Highlights", Spring 1980 |
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Folder 2: "Highland Highlights" Magazine |
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Spring 1972 |
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Fall 1973 |
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Spring 1978 |
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Winter 1978/1979 |
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Spring 1980 |
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Fall 1981 |
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Fall 1982 |
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Spring 1984 |
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Winter 1986 |
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(Spring) 1988 |
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Summer 1989 |
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1991 - Volume XIV |
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Folder 3: Highland Hospital Policy and Procedure Manual, last reviewed and updated, September 16, 1983 |
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Folder 4: Fire Regulations and Procedures Code Red, last reviewed or revised, March 18, 1991 |
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