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The Henderson Hospital Archive
Catalogue reference: HENDERSON
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This record is about the The Henderson Hospital Archive dating from c.1940s-2010.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HENDERSON
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Henderson Hospital Archive
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1940s-2010
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of Henderson Hospital including adminstrative records, published material and patients' artwork
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Planned Environment Therapy Archive and Special Collections including the National Childcare Library
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- UP/HH
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Language (The language of the record)
- ENG
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Henderson Hospital
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Approx. 71 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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CLOSED
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- VHS, photographs, artwork, objects, papers
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- On request
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Henderson Hospital was a national hospital and therapeutic community for people with complex personality disorders. The hospital began as a rehabilitation unit within the Belmont Hospital. The unit specialised in group therapy for soldiers displaying post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their experiences in the Second World War. Over time, the unit began to admit civilian patients who, as a result of childhood abuse, displayed similar symptoms to those of the soldiers. In 1959 the unit became a hospital in its own right, named after the Scottish psychiatrist Professor Sir David Henderson (1884-1965), author of the popular book, 'Psychopathic States'.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b1b6f93f-a072-46aa-a081-88a12da7f8e4/
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The Henderson Hospital Archive