CAMARILLO STATE HOSPITAL COURTYARD HOMEPAGE

WELCOME

Camarillo State Hospital was the most famous psychiatric institution in California history. This website is intended to preserve a part of that history for the general public and for CSH employees in particular.

The staff at Camarillo State Hospital were a tightly knit community. I hope that this website will provide a resource for them to remember people who were friends, and often family, as well as the place that brought them together. I further hope that other guests, including former patients, will find it interesting and informative. Visitors are encouraged to email any images, news, or information they wish to add to the website. For this or for any other assistance please email me at:  www.surfjones@roadrunner.com 

Alan Henderson

WHAT'S NEW

5-18-08: Layout Change - General hospital grounds images consolidated on 'CSH Pics' pages 1&2. New page created to present images of the employee on-grounds residences. This page is entitled "The 'homes'"

5-18-08: New images added of employee 'homes' including many taken which depict the 1986 fire in home#11 which were provided courtesy of Steven Papworth

5-3-08: 'Staff 4' page - Spelling correction on Doug Wachowiak photograph

Former CSH employee Kathy Swart at Lewis Rd. entrance - circa 1981 - photo courtesy of Kathy Swart

RT Building roof

R.T. Building central hallway

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