Bryce Hospital
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Bryce Hospital opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is Alabama's oldest and largest inpatient psychiatric facility. First known as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane and lat
Front of Administration Building, the first and oldest building on campus, completed in 1859.
Entrance gate to the campus, now called the Peter Bryce Preserve.
Detail of front portico on the Administration Building, now The University of Alabama Welcome Center.
A postcard depicting Bryce Hospital around the turn of the 20th century
Lurleen Wallace
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Lurleen Burns Wallace was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Alabama for 16 months from January 16, 1967, until her death on May 7, 1968. She was the wife of Alabama governor Ge
Bryce Hospital
…being in a class of its own. During the 20th century, the patient population expanded while standards of care fell to abysmal levels. Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace viewed the facility in February 1967, and was moved to tears after an overweight, mentally challenged nine-year-old attempted to hug her, crying, "Mama…
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Lurleen Wallace Office Building in Montgomery