Abandoned Memories - Photos of abandoned children's asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan called Wayne County Child Development Center. Now totally demolished. Also added is Clinton Valley Center from Pontiac, MI and Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City.
Bartonville State Hospital - Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts.
Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 - An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders.
Caring for the Mentally Ill - Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals.
The Changing Face of Borgess - Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
Clifton Springs Hospital History - Tells the story of the spa founded by Dr. Henry Foster in 1850 at sulphur springs in New York State, which became the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The present hospital buildings date from the 1970s, while the 1896 building has been converted into apartments for senior citizens.
Detroit Early Asylums - Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan.
Eastern State Hospital Bat Project - Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs.
Edgewood State Hospital - Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
Featured New York Postcards - Health Care - Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York.
Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project - Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, and photo galleries.
Historic Asylums of America - An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century.
Hospital Architecture In Montreal - Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands - A history with references by Charles Savona-Ventura. Covers civil and military, midwifery, naval and seaman's hospitals and hospices for the elderly.
Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario - Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
IJsselland Hospital photography - Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen and De Kievith Fotografie.
International Network for the History of Hospitals - Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form.
Kew Asylum Museum - The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass.
LIRR State Hospital Spurs - Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
The Manteno Project - The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois.
Manteno State Hospital - Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution.
Medical Heritage of Great Britain - A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county.
New York State Inebriate Asylum - Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum.
Newark State School - History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image.
Normansfield Hospital (UK) - Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities.
The Old Administration Building - Page at Public Health Museum site concerning main building of Tewksbury State Hospital, constructed in 1894 in the Queen Anne style to the design of Boston architect John A. Fox.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum - Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
Owosso Sanitarium - Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
Saint John Lunatic Asylum - New Brunswick Community College describes the history and architecture of this 19th-century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed by Matthew Stead. Illustrations include a floor plan.
St. Louis City Hospital - An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis.
Tales of Eloise - Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan.
The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh - An illustrated history and description of this institution for disabled ex-service personnel, founded in 1944. It was designed by Stuart Matthew on an informal garden court plan, with its own free-standing chapel.
Vshadow - Public Institutions - Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
Worcester Hospitals - Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Binghamton State Hospital - Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry. (March, 2000)