Gary SerkeOct 11, 2011

Royal Armouries USA

This collection tells the story of more than 1,000 years of British and world history from the Early Middle Ages to the end of the British Empire at the start of the 20th century.

American History

Showcasing artifacts made between the 16th and 20th centuries, the Frazier Museum Collection displayed on our second floor explores the great themes of American history from early settlement up through 1900

Daily Interpretation PerformancesOur Interpretations Department has developed 90 historic performances and demonstrations, which are presented in rotation daily on our Great Hall stage and in our 3rd Floor Tournament Ring.

Temporary Exhibits

• Visions of Valor Aug 20 - Nov 13, 2011

• Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy Oct 15 - Apr 8, 2012

• Rough Road: The Kentucky Documentary Photographic Project 1975 – 1977, Oct 15 - Jan 15, 2012

Mary Todd Lincoln Commitment Papers

• Court order to commit - May 19, 1875

• Arrest warrant for Mary Todd Lincoln

• Ledger book Bellevue Place - May 20th

Mary Todd Lincoln Commitment Papers

• Aurora Beacon-News clipping on discovery of documents - 1933

• Envelope & letter to Mary

• Photograph of Dr Fredrick Daniels & daughters

• Letter on selection of best site for new mental asylum - 1869

• Minority report disagrees with new site

Background

• Building Built in 1854 as a private academy

• Richard J. Patterson founder Bellevue Place 1867

• Asylum sold to Frederick H. Daniels

• Daniels’s son assumes operation of facility 1928

Background

• Daughter finds documents in basement 1930’s

• Documents remain in family possession

• Purchased by Frazier History Museum Jun 2010

Questions…?

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