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Details
Previous Names
Baldovan Hospital, 1855; Baldovan Asylum established for the Cure of Imbecile and Idiot Children, 1856-1890; Baldovan Asylum for Imbecile Children, 1890-?
Baldovan Institution for the Treatment and Education of the Feeble-minded (? - ?)
Baldovan Institution (? - 1960)
Baldovan Hospital (1960 - 1961)
Address
Dundee, DD3 0PG
Current Trust
Tayside Primary Care NHS Trust (since 1999)
Foundation Year
1855
Status
Open
Administrative Authorities
Regional Board (1948-1974)
Eastern
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Dundee Mental
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Tayside
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Tayside
District Authority (1974-1982)
Dundee
District Authority (Post-1982)
Dundee
Pre-1974 County
Forfarshire
Post-1974 County
Tayside
Post-1996 County
Tayside
Status
Pre-1948
Local Authority, Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS, Trust
Type
Pre-1948
Children, Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap (juveniles).
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: 1948 - at least 1997 Mental handicap.
Other information
Following the original mooting of the idea in 1852, the Badlovan Hospital was established in Jan 1855 as an orphanage, hospital and place of education and training for 'imbecile' children, the first of its kind in Scotland, second in Britain. Funded mainly from the benevolence of Sir John and Lady Jane Ogilvy, voluntary contributions and fees. In 1856 name changed to Baldovan Asylum, in 1858 licenced under the Luancy Act. In 1867 the orphanage moved and the Asylum concentrated on care and education of handicapped children. It expanded physically in 1901 with new buildings and in 1925 the trustees formed an incorporation with the countries of Aberdeen, Angus, Kincardine and Perth to manage the hospital and provide for children of all 4 counties. Transferred to NHS in 1948. In 1963-5 original premises demolished, new and improved facilities created
Record locations
Dundee University Archive, Records Management and Museum Services
Record types
Administrative
1853 - 1999
General
1853 - 1985
Finance
1929 - 1949
Staff
1926 - 1947
Admission
1855 - 1974
Clinical
1854 - 1993
Pictorial
1930 - 1960
Other
1916 - 1999
Finding aids
Finding aids
Catalogue
Location
At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)