VDMHMR, Variances: Lynchburg Training School and Hospital, 1981
Scope and Contents
The two major groups of documents concern the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), chaired by Richard Bonnie from 1979-1985, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The SHRC files document work to protect the rights of the mentally ill in Virginia's public institutions, and the APA files, the position of that organization relating to the rights of individuals, especially the mentally ill. Researchers must obtain Bonnie's permission to see the confidential SHRC files. Other files concern work that Bonnie did for the American Bar Association, the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy (ILPPP), Medicine in the Public Interest (MIPI), and the Virginia Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (VDMHMR). In general, all relate to mental health issues. In addition there are files documenting the Browning Hoffman Symposium sponsored by the Institute of Law Psychiatry and Public Policy. Finally there are faculty appointments files restricted to researchers having access permission from the Dean's Office.
Dates
- Creation: 1981
Creator
- From the Collection: Bonnie, Richard J. (Person)
Extent
From the Series: 8 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository
Arthur J. Morris Law Library
580 Massie Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22903 United States
archives@law.virginia.edu