Allentown State Hospital (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Allentown State Hospital was the location of a Mennonite Civilian Public Service mental hospital unit from November 1943 to May 1946. The original group of men were transferred from Camp Downey in Idaho. At least 37 men served in the unit during its 2.5 years.
Bibliography
"CPS Unit Number 110-01." The Civilian Public Service Story. Web 11 August 2015. http://civilianpublicservice.org/camps/110/1.
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
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Date Published | 1955 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Allentown State Hospital (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Allentown_State_Hospital_(Allentown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=132597.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1955). Allentown State Hospital (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Allentown_State_Hospital_(Allentown,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=132597.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 57. All rights reserved.
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