Admission Records Search (1824-1924)

When a person was admitted to Eastern State Hospital, a record was created in the admissions register book. These records contain a wealth of information about the patient, including their name, residence, age at admission, and contact. Note: Some records contain the patient's race designation using historical terminology.

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	Name	Admit Year	Residence	Condition	Discharge Reason

Data Source & Attribution

Data Courtesy: Kentucky Historic Institutions | Contributed by Phil Tkacz

Source: Eastern State Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky). Admissions Registers, 1824-1952. Record Group 1428E, OCLC 907013315. Special Collections, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KY.

Note on Data Quality: Records were obtained from the state archives and transcribed as originally written. All information has not been verified for 100% accuracy. Some patient numbers in the registers are non-sequential, suggesting additional admissions books or registers that no longer exist.