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From: "Sue Silver" <>
Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Old Stockton Insane Asylum Cemetery
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:17:15 -0700
References: <200105110427.f4B4RcV21817@lists5.rootsweb.com> <019901c0da26$90ac5780$3090fea9@margecam>


Hello,

I recently ran into the problem of locating information from the Stockton
State Hospital Records. I contacted the California State Archives, which
appears to have the records. I was told they were confidential patient
records and could not be viewed by the public.

The information I was seeking was relative to a man who died at the
hospital. I was attempting to verify if he was buried at the hospital
cemetery or if he was sent home for burial and now lies in an unmarked
grave.

I could not find this information out.

I ultimately asked if the Archivist would support legislation enabling
researchers to have access to these records after a specific, statutorial
period of time, such as that which the federal census utilizes. He did not
seem to oppose this idea but related he thought the legislators might have a
difficult time with all the requests for more protections on privacy.

Do we have enough support out there to push for legislation allowing access
after 70 years, for instance?

Sue Silver
El Dorado County Pioneer Cemeteries Commission


----- Original Message -----
From: Margie <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 7:27 AM
Subject: [CASANFRA] Old Stockton Insane Asylum Cemetery


> Hi all.
> Marge Campbell here...
> I have added a couple pages on the old Stockton State Hospital/Stockton
> Insane Asylum & Cemetery to my website.. the url is:
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/Calif/index.htm
> Stockton Insane Asylum page.
>
> I have been in contact with Don Walker at UOP (also is archivist at SJHS).
> He says there is a list, but since it contains medical cause of death, it
is
> considered medical files. I have asked to meet with him to discuss
copying
> everything but cause of death.
> If I have to weed through the old Stockton papers, the list will take
years
> & will never be complete.
> The list Don has is probably as complete as we could ever hope for. Wish
me
> luck.
> Marge
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~moiron2
> Iron County MO Web Page
>
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcampbel/home.htm
> Margie Campbell's Web Page
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 9:27 PM
> Subject: NORCAL-D Digest V01 #253
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