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The girls and boys of Belchertown : a social history of the Belchertown State School for the feeble-minded / Robert Hornick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hornick, Robert N., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Belchertown State School--History--20th century.
- Belchertown State School.
- Children with mental disabilities--Education--Massachusetts--History--20th century.
- Children with mental disabilities.
- People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--Massachusetts--History--20th century.
- People with mental disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During much of the twentieth century, people labeled "feeble-minded," "mentally deficient," and "mentally retarded" were often confined in large, publicly funded, residential institutions located on the edges of small towns and villages some distance from major population centers.
- Contents:
- Beginnings
- "Idiots for life"; the language of state care
- The officer and the dentist
- Working at the state school
- Family and friends
- The tragedy of Belchertown
- Endings
- Ghosts and graveyards.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-208-9
- OCLC:
- 823939685
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