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    • Author/Creator:Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943.
    • Title:Clifford Whittingham Beers papers, 1878-1966 (inclusive), 1878-1958 (bulk).
    • Physical Description:5 linear ft. (7 boxes, 1 folio)
    • Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
    • Yale Holdings

       
    • Notes:Gift of Clara Louise Jepson Beers.
    • Access and use:The collection is open for research. Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Additional information is provided in the finding aid.
    • Biographical / Historical note:In 1908 founded the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene; in 1909 founded National Committee for Mental Hygiene; in 1928 founded American Foundation for Mental Hygiene; founded in 1930 International Committee for Mental Hygiene; founded in 1931 International Foundation for Mental Hygiene.
    • Summary:Consists of typescript, holograph and mimeograph drafts and notes for A Mind That Found Itself by Clifford W. Beers, Yale graduate, author, founder of the Mental Hygiene Movement, and reformer in the field of mental health. Also included are printed materials, pamphlets, and clippings relating to Beers and his work in addition to photographs of Beers and his wife, the former Clara Louise Jepson.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid is available in the repository and on the Internet.
    • Cite as:Clifford Whittingham Beers Papers (MS 612). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
    • Subjects:Beers, Clara Louise Jepson, 1874-1966.
      Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943. Mind that found itself.
      National Committee for Mental Health.
      Medicine.
      Mental health.