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Dr. Samuel B. Woodward: A 19th Century Pioneer In American Psychiatric Care, Janet L. Dadoly, Len Levin, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

Objective: Showcase the life and work of Dr. Samuel B. Woodward, the medical superintendent of one of the first public hospitals for the mentally ill in the U.S., the Worcester State Hospital in Worcester, Mass. Dr. Woodward overcame then-popular views of mental illness to champion compassionate, optimistic, and individualized treatment for patients.

Methods: Dr. Samuel B. Woodward brought a significant paradigm shift to the dark world of mentally ill indigent citizens of Massachusetts in the early 19th century. When Dr. Woodward became the first superintendent of Worcester State Hospital in 1833, mentally ill patients were viewed with suspicion and fear …

Thirteen Millennia: Native American Life In Northeastern Indiana, Cheryl B. Truesdell

Cheryl B. Truesdell

This project seeks to build a story through digital artifacts, documents, maps, and video of the first inhabitants of Indiana, from the very earliest Paleoindians, through the native American cultures that evolved from these inhabitants, to a celebration of their life and culture today. The LSTA grant will support the digitization of collections from the IPFW Archaeological Survey’s Northeastern Indiana Paleoindian Project and late prehistoric period pottery from northeast Indiana excavations; Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society Indian archival materials, artifacts, photographs/paintings and historic markers; IPFW Helmke Library local historical documents; and provide for the archiving of the video and texts …