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Extent:: 1.2 linear ft. (15 linear inches)
Abstract:: In the early 1940s National Mental Health Foundation originated in 1944-1945 when Harold Barton and three associates, serving at Byberry State Hospital in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), announced plans for a national campaign to improve the conditions in mental hospitals. The exposure of these conditions through the efforts of men serving in CPS, and their efforts to be a nonviolent presence in mental institutions, began a new movement in mental health care in the U.S. The National Mental Health Foundation still exists today as the National Mental Health Association.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.125 linear ft. (2 folders (approximately 0.125 linear feet))
Abstract:: Collection consists primarily of printed correspondence and pamphlets.

Held at: Swarthmore College Peace Collection [Contact Us]

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