Title The girls and boys of Belchertown : a social history of the Belchertown State School for the feeble-minded / Robert Hornick

Published Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Contents Beginnings -- "Idiots for life"; the language of state care -- The officer and the dentist -- Working at the state school -- Family and friends -- The tragedy of Belchertown -- Endings -- Ghosts and graveyards Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Belchertown State School -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Belchertown State School fast Subject People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Massachusetts -- History -- 20th century Children with mental disabilities -- Education -- Massachusetts -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Children with mental disabilities -- Education People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care Massachusetts Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012016941 ISBN 9781613762080 1613762089

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