Collection ID: 1969.0002

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Rickard, George Henry
Abstract:
In 1885, George Henry Rickard was admitted to a workhouse in Middlesex, England and found to be of unsound mind. The collection is legal in nature and consists primarily of documents pertaining to Rickard’s estate, and for the most part, handled by his brother Richard Rickard through legal channels. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.
Extent:
3 boxes and 1.84 linear feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection is legal in nature and consists primarily of documents pertaining to Rickard’s estate, and for the most part, handled by his brother Richard Rickard through legal channels. A number of documents pertain to the upkeep of a house Rickard owned, as well as financial records of the Committee of his estate providing an accounting of his receipts, payments, and allowances from 1887-1915. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.

Biographical / Historical:

In 1885, George Henry Rickard was admitted to a workhouse in Middlesex, England and found to be of unsound mind. The medical officer of the workhouse, Dr. Joseph Rogers, wrote an affidavit providing evidence of insanity. Other statements regarding the patient and his estate were written by his brother Richard Rickard, his wife, Emily Proctor, and his sister, Mary Ann Alabaster. The collection reflects British attitudes around 1900 towards responsibility for the care of the mentally ill.

Acquisition information:
The George Henry Rickard Papers were purchased from the Old Hickory Bookshop in Brinklow, Maryland in April 1969 with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blatt.

Indexed Terms

Subjects:
Workhouses
Names:
Rickard, George Henry
Places:
England

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

There are no access restrictions on this material.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission must be obtained from the Oskar Diethelm Library and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
CONTACT:
212-746-3728