State Archives Collection
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Mental health records
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Information on how to obtain access to closed records
Asylum records in NSW
Learn how to access the records of patients who spent time in state-run psychiatric facilities and what these records can reveal
Mental health facilities guide
This guide describes the different types of patient records available and where to access them
Private hospital records
While the State Archives doesn't hold records of patients in private hospitals, it does have records about the hospitals themselves. This webinar looks at records related to the operation of private hospitals in NSW in the 1800s and early 1900s