Camarillo State Hospital Collection
- Campus:
- California State University, Channel Islands
- Library:
- John Spoor Broome Library
- Subject(s):
- Camarillo State Hospital ; California State University, Northridge ; California State University Channel Islands
- Description:
- In 1932, 1500 acres located within the City of Camarillo, County of Ventura were acquired for a state hospital. The hospital was expected to house 7000 patients and over 700 staff. At completion, it was the largest mental hospital in the world. CAM officially closed in June of 1993, but it was reacquired by the CSU in 1996 as the first university in the county. The CSH collection expounds upon this history in an original and artificial gathering of both hospital and archive-generated documents.
The collection includes: ▪artifacts ▪books ▪documents ▪maps ▪oral histories ▪photographs
- Dates covered:
- 1836-1996
- Language(s):
- English
- Collection Size:
- 52 linear feet
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- Citation Sample:
- The Camarillo State Hospital Collection, California State University Channel Islands Archives
- Collection policy:
- Ventura County; generally unrestricted; no scanning allowed; digital camera allowed with applicable copyright restrictions; appointment recommended
