Catawba Sanatorium Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: BCA 0097 SAA 097

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains records detailing the history of the Catawba Sanatorium through 1929. The collection includes a report by resident physician John J. Lloyd, M.D., records of statistics and treatments for 1913-1914, information for patients, and postcard images (one dated 1935).

Dates

created: 1913-1935

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.

Extent

1.00 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Catawba Sanatorium, founded in Virginia in 1908, was a public institution for the treatment of tuberculosis. It was known as one of the most organized and best equipped institutions of its kind. W.W. Baker, born October 20, 1844, founded the sanatorium after he experienced the disease himself. He introduced a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 1908 that made the sanatorium a possibility. Apparently many contented patients stayed at Catawba. Visitors commented on the cheerful atmosphere and smiling faces. The Catawba Sanatorium of the Commonwealth of Virginia stayed open until the late 1940s and 50s, when better methods were found for the treatment of tuberculosis. The sanatorium became the Catawba Hospital, which is still being used today.