Frank Parsons Norbury Collection
Title
Frank Parsons Norbury Collection
Subject
Norbury, Frank P. (Frank Parsons), 1863-1939
Physicians
Mental health
Illinois--Jacksonville
Sanatoriums
Description
Dr. Frank Parsons Norbury was the founder of the Norbury Sanatorium in Jacksonville, Illinois. Norbury began his medical career as an assistant physician at the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane (now the Jacksonville State Hospital) in 1888.
In 1893 he moved with his family to Iowa where he set up a private practice and began lecturing at the Keokuk Medical College (now part of Drake University). He briefly practiced medicine in St. Louis before returning to Jacksonville in 1896 where he worked as an attending physician Oaklawn Retreat and the Illinois School for the Blind.
Norbury established the Norbury Sanatorium in Jacksonville in 1900 which specialized in neuropsychiatric illnesses. The sanatorium's directors were Norbury, Dr. Albert H. Dollear, and Norbury's son, Dr. Frank Garm Norbury.
Dr. Norbury served as Superintendent of the Kankakee State Hospital from 1909-1911. He was appointed Alienist by the Illinois State Board of Administration to supervise clinical care of all institutionalized mental patients in Illinois from 1911-1913. During World War I Norbury was the Acting Medical Director of the National Committee of Mental Hygiene which was responsible for selection of personnel for the nervous disease department. He also served as President of the Illinois Board of Welfare Commissioners, appointed by Governor Frank Lowden from 1917-1921.
The finding aid for the Frank Parsons Norbury and Estate Papers, 1886-1954 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/477.
Photographs in this collection include Norbury family pictures and images of the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.
In 1893 he moved with his family to Iowa where he set up a private practice and began lecturing at the Keokuk Medical College (now part of Drake University). He briefly practiced medicine in St. Louis before returning to Jacksonville in 1896 where he worked as an attending physician Oaklawn Retreat and the Illinois School for the Blind.
Norbury established the Norbury Sanatorium in Jacksonville in 1900 which specialized in neuropsychiatric illnesses. The sanatorium's directors were Norbury, Dr. Albert H. Dollear, and Norbury's son, Dr. Frank Garm Norbury.
Dr. Norbury served as Superintendent of the Kankakee State Hospital from 1909-1911. He was appointed Alienist by the Illinois State Board of Administration to supervise clinical care of all institutionalized mental patients in Illinois from 1911-1913. During World War I Norbury was the Acting Medical Director of the National Committee of Mental Hygiene which was responsible for selection of personnel for the nervous disease department. He also served as President of the Illinois Board of Welfare Commissioners, appointed by Governor Frank Lowden from 1917-1921.
The finding aid for the Frank Parsons Norbury and Estate Papers, 1886-1954 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/477.
Photographs in this collection include Norbury family pictures and images of the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.
Collection Items
Taking Blood Pressure
Two nurses take a female patient's blood pressure. On verso: "For the little girls - Aunt Lizzie in bed and nurse taking the pressure of blood in the arm. One at head of bed is my regular nurse. Miss Catlin took the picture."
Frank Garm Norbury
Frank Garm Norbury, son of Frank Parsons Norbury, wears a sailor outfit during a portrait session. On verso: "Age 5 years."
Dr. Frank P. Norbury with Granddaughters
Dr. Frank P. Norbury poses for a photo with his granddaughters, Phyllis and Ruth Margaret Norbury. The girls are the daughters of Dr. Frank Garm Norbury.
Norbury Family Home
Decorative bunting adorns the front of the Norbury family home in Beardstown. On verso: "'The Old Home,' McKinley and Yates Day, Nov. 3rd, 1900."
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane
Patients sit on the lawn in front of the main building of Jacksonville's Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane.On verso: "This picture was property of Frank Parsons Norbury, M.D., who was physician at Jacksonville State Hospital (Formerly known as…
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Frank Parsons Norbury Collection