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A Photo of Dr. Stemmermann - Journalism Class (Longview)
A photo of Dr. M. G. Stemmermann conducting journalism class in which the patients produce the Longview newsletter.
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Dr. Thelma V. Owen and Tinker the cat
A photo of Dr. Thelma V. Owen holding the Owen Clinic cat, Tinker, out on the lawn.
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Owen Clinic Institute - East Wing
A photo of the East Wing of Owen Clinic Institute with Dr. Stemmermann standing outside.
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Owen Clinic Institute Grounds - North Side
A photo of the north side of the Owen Clinic Institute grounds.
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Owen Clinic Institute - Road and Parking Lot
A photo of the road and parking lot at Owen Clinic Institute.
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Photo of Dr. Stemmerman - Stemmie - in the garden.
A photo of Stemmie (Dr. M. G. Stemmermann) working in the garden at Owen Clinic Institute.
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TVO and Tinker (Dr. Thelma V. Owen and Cat, Tinker)
A photo of Dr. Thelma V. Owen holding Tinker the cat.
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Stemmermann's Certificate of Achievement for Epilepsy Workshop
Multi-CAP Agency Head Start Program Grantee
This item is a colorful certificate awarded to M. G. Stemmermann for her Epilepsy Workshop for the Head Start Program for Boone, Clay, Putnam, and Kanawha County areas, for both Staff and Parents. Accompanying the certificate is a thank you letter from the Multi-County Community Action Against Poverty, Inc., the organization which headed the Head Start Project.
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Stemmermann at Marshall University
These two documents discuss the hiring of Dr. M. G. Stemmermann as a special lecturer in the Department of Pediatrics at Marshall University in 1979. The first is the original position offered to Stemmermann for a 12-month appointment with no compensation. The second is a letter of re-appointment with an acceptance notice signed by Stemmermann in June of 1981. This further showcases Stemmermann’s relationship with Marshall University and the School of Medicine.
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Thelma V. Owen Memorial Fund
This series of items details the creation and use of the Thelma V. Owen Memorial Fund. Dr. Thelma V. Owen, a mental health pioneer, was the original establisher of Owen Clinic in 1945, and other organizations, such as the West Virginia Mental Health Society. A newspaper clipping from The Advertiser on May 18, 1977, announced the creation of the fund at Marshall University with an initial gift of $5,583.45. The digitized items include receipts and records of the donations. The money would primarily be used for neuropsychiatry lecture sponsorships. Included here are three of those lecture pamphlets with biographical information on the featured speakers. In addition to creating the fund, the Owen Clinic Institute also released a memo about the fund that included a short biographical sketch on Dr. Owen and her legacy.
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Longview Memorial Edition: Dedicated to Dr. Thelma Owen
An edition of the Longview, a newspaper created by patients at the Owen Clinic Institute, for patients at the clinic, dedicated towards Dr. Owen after her death.
This item was digitized as part of the Honors 480 Fall 2021 course. This item was digitized by Lauren Gaal.
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M. G. Stemmermann’s Correspondence and Materials on Monosodium Glutamate
This is a collection of various documents from the 1970s, including most predominately, the correspondence between two women: M.G. Stemmermann, MD and Liane Reif-Lehrer, PhD, as they collaborated on Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) research. Reif-Lehrer, a renowned scientist from Harvard Medical School, is also known for her history of resilience in fleeing Nazi occupied territory in 1939 and her dedication to sharing her story. Stemmermann and Reif-Lehrer worked together to author articles detailing their experiences with children suffering from MSG intolerance—from seizures to vision issues. Along with their correspondence, there are also newspaper clippings, manuscript copies, and contributions from other doctors and scientists on the effects of MSG in food.
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Acute Traumatic Neurosis
Thelma V. Owen
This item is a small booklet containing a reprinted version of an article originally published in the West Virginia Medical Journal, which details a study performed by Dr. Owen on the subject of Acute Traumatic Neurosis. The article contains various information, such as the methodology of the study, data and tables of its findings, and a summary of the results.
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Longview: Special Edition Dec. 1962 -- a patient-created newsletter collection from Owen Clinic Institute
This item is a bound special edition hardback collection of each of the monthly newsletters published in December 1962. This edition features a special navy blue cover, green ink text, and colorful full page drawings such as maps. The patients created the newsletter, from writing the articles to creating the drawings, for it to be sold to the greater Huntington community in exchange for donations. The newsletters give valuable insight into patient lifestyle, mental healthcare at the time, and various other topics that pertain to the Clinic and Huntington society overall. The patients mostly wrote under pseudonyms to protect identities, but certain staff and doctors are referenced by name. Their work allows the reader to see a unique patient perspective on almost every topic and current events, as the patients even have a special section focusing on the happenings with the United Nations.
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An experiment in public education
Thelma V. Owen and M. G. Stemmermann
This is a reprinted version of the article written by Dr. Thelma V. Owen and Dr. M. G. Stemmermann that was originally published in Mental Hygiene, Vol. 43, No. 1., in January 1959. The article discusses the negative outcomes of mental illness stigma and the regression in care and treatment that stigma causes. As part of their writings, they are able to include operations of Owen Clinic as positive examples and ways to curve stigma and provide better care. They detail the Club formed by ex-patients and family who began different methods of advocation, from helping new patients to giving panel discussions to various groups. The article contains the remarks given by the panel members. These panels were significant sources of community outreach and mental health awareness in the area and showcase just how instrumental Owen Clinic was in changing rural mental health attitudes.
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Longview: a patient-created newsletter collection from Owen Clinic Institute, 1954-1955
This item is a bound hardback collection of each of the monthly newsletters published in 1955. The patients created the newsletter, from writing the articles to creating the drawings, for it to be sold to the greater Huntington community for ten cents. The newsletters give valuable insight to patient lifestyle, mental healthcare at the time, and various other topics that pertain to the Clinic and Huntington society overall. The patients mostly wrote under pseudonyms to protect identities, but certain staff and doctors are referenced by name. Their work allows the reader to see a unique patient perspective on almost every topic and current events.
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Longview: a patient-created newsletter collection from Owen Clinic Institute 1955-56
This item is a bound hardback collection of each of the monthly newsletters published in September 1955 through August 1956. The patients created the newsletter, from writing the articles to creating the drawings, for it to be sold to the greater Huntington community in exchange for donations. The newsletters give valuable insight into patient lifestyle, mental healthcare at the time, and various other topics that pertain to the Clinic and Huntington society overall. The patients mostly wrote under pseudonyms to protect identities, but certain staff and doctors are referenced by name. Their work allows the reader to see a unique patient perspective on almost every topic and current events, as the patients even have a special section focusing on the happenings with the United Nations.
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Photo of Dr. Owen and Colleagues
A photo of Dr. Thelma V. Owen and colleagues discussing around a table.
This photo was digitized as part of the Honors 480 course in the fall of 2021. This item was digitized by Lauren Gaal.
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A Photo of Owen Clinic Institute - Spring 1953
A photo of the springtime blooms outside Owen Clinic Institute during 1953.
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Longview: a patient-created newsletter collection from Owen Clinic Institute 1953-54
This item is a bound hardback collection of each of the monthly newsletters published in September 1953 through August 1954. The patients created the newsletter, from writing the articles to creating the drawings, for it to be sold to the greater Huntington community in exchange for donations. The newsletters give valuable insight into patient lifestyle, mental healthcare at the time, and various other topics that pertain to the Clinic and Huntington society overall. The patients mostly wrote under pseudonyms to protect identities, but certain staff and doctors are referenced by name. Their work allows the reader to see a unique patient perspective on almost every topic and current events, as the patients even have a special section focusing on the happenings with the United Nations.
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A photo of Dr. Stemmermann, July 1952 (Stemmie)
A close-up photo of Dr. M. G. Stemmermann smiling at the camera.
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A photo of Marie, Registered Nurse, and Virginia, Current Events Teacher at Owen Clinic Institute Circa 1952
A photo of Marie, Registered Nurse, and Virginia, Current Events Teacher at Owen Clinic Institute posing beside a tree.
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Dr. Owen, outside Owen Clinic Institute, July 1952
A photo of Dr. Owen, sitting in a lawn chair outside Owen Clinic Institute, July 1952
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