Cottages
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"We Name Our Cottages" is a copy of a paper found at the Manteno Public Library District which appears to have been taken from an issue of Manteno State Hospital News. The original material however, is missing information after the 35th cottage named "Trudeau". Educated guesses have been made to fill in the information on the remaining cottages. It is still uncertain as to whom these cottages were actually named after, particularly the cottage named "Quine".
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WE NAME OUR COTTAGES An interesting perspective on the history of the treatment ofmental illness, the Illinois Departmentof Mental Health, and the MantenoState Hospital, can be gained by the people who were most influential in creating this history. Here at Manteno State Hospital our buildings are named after a number of these pioneers.
They are listed below:
Hinton, Ralph T. - "Hinton Hall"
Willis, Thomas (?)
"WE NAME OUR COTTAGES"
was obtained from
Manteno Public Library District
50 West Division Street
Manteno, Illinois 60950
NOTES: (?) Items marked with question marks are marked as such because the information on the names of these buildings was missing so I researched famous doctors and persons related to the field of psychiatry. The names could be totally wrong.
Page three and the cottage name "Quine" appear to be missing. These names are assumptions as to who the cottages and buildings might be named after.
It is fairly certain that the cottage named "Zeller" was named after George A. Zeller considering his reputation in the treatment of the mentally ill and local knowledge of him.
