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Commitment Proceedings

Creator: Leavenworth County. Probate Court

Date: 1881-1948

Level of Description: Series

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: Unavailable

Unit ID: 192782

Restrictions: Portions restricted per K.S.A. 59-2979: records related to mentally ill patients are closed.

Space Required/Quantity:

  • 0.85 Document case(s), 2.5 inch

Title (Main title): Commitment Proceedings

Scope and Content

Scope and content: Records related to sending youths and other individuals to the state hospitals and training schools and to the state schools for boys and girls. Includes arrest warrants, affidavits, proceedings for commitment and other admission and application forms, correspondence, notices, etc. Arranged by individual institution.

Locators:

Locator Contents
028-11-06-06   

Index Terms

Subjects

    Boys' Industrial School (Topeka, Kan.)
    Girls' Industrial School (Beloit, Kan.)
    Capacity and disability -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
    Court records -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
    Insanity (Law) -- Kansas -- Leavenworth County
    Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- Kansas
    State hospitals -- Kansas

Agency Classification:

    Local Government Agencies. Leavenworth County. Courts. Probate Court.

Additional Information for Researchers

Restrictions: Portions restricted per K.S.A. 59-2979: records related to mentally ill patients are closed.