About this online exhibition
This online exhibition was originally published in 2003 with the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the state of Missouri.
The designers of the exhibit were Barbara Habrook and Russ Monika, with additional assistance provided by Ellen Dubinsky and Simon Igielnik. Minor revisions to the layout and content featured in this exhibit were completed by Stephen Logsdon in 2024.
The text appearing in this online exhibition was reprinted with permission from the two articles cited below, which were authored by Donna Bingham Munger and Paul Anderson.
- Base Hospital 21 and the Great War by Donna Bingham Munger originally appeared in the Missouri Historical Review, Volume LXX, No. 3 (April, 1976), published by The State Historical Society of Missouri.
- The Spa, the Fairgrounds, and the Psychiatric Hospital by Paul G. Anderson, PhD originally appeared in the Washington University School of Medicine’s Outlook Magazine, Volume XIX, No.1 (Spring 1982).