19th century documents from the Peruvian asylum el Manicomio del Cercado

The collection has been organised into seven documentary series describing the administrative history of the Lima Asylum. These series, which are dated from the end of the 19th century, are the result of the process of organising and classifying eight books and three medical files with approximately 4,500 text documents. These seven series have been organised as follows: 01 Book of General Expenses of the Lima Insane Asylum (1860-1874), 01 Book of the General Budget of the Lima Insane Asylum (1860 to 1874 and from 1885 to 1890), 02 Copying books of notes and reports and correspondence of the Lima Insane Asylum (1888 to 1920), 01 Statistical Book of the general movement of the Lima Insane Asylum (1888-1899), 02 books of the Women's Admission Registers of the Lima Insane Asylum (1859-1908 / 1915-1919), 01 book of the Men's Admission Registers of the Lima Insane Asylum (1915-1920); and lastly, 03 Medical Records of patients of the Lima Insane Asylum where the administrative process for their admission to the hospital is documented.

La colección se ha organizado a través de siete series documentales que describen la historia administrativa del Manicomio de Lima. Estas series, que datan de finales del Siglo XIX, son el resultado del proceso de organización y de clasificación de ocho libros y tres expedientes médicos con un aproximado de 4,500 documentos de texto. Estas siete series se han organizado de la siguiente manera: 01 Libro de Gastos Generales del Manicomio de Lima (1860-1874), 01 Libro del Presupuesto General del Manicomio de Lima (1860 a 1874 y de 1885 a 1890), 02 Libros copiadores de notas e informes y correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima (1888 a 1920), 01 Libro de Estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima (1888-1899), 02 libros de los Registros de Admisión de Mujeres del Manicomio de Lima (1859-1908 / 1915-1919), 01 libro de Registro de Admisión de Hombres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1920); y por último 03 Expedientes Médicos de pacientes del Manicomio de Lima donde se registra el proceso administrativo para su admisión en el hospital.

Extent: 8 books and 3 medical records.

Size and dimensions of original material: 43,5 cm x 29.7cm x 3,4cm.

Custodial history: The digital images in this collection were created as part of the EAP1402 "Digitisation of 19th century documents from the Manicomio del Cercado, Lima, Peru". The original material from the now hosted by the Víctor Larco Herrera Hospital’s Museum.

Arrangement: The books that form part of this collection have been organised according to the theme of each book and these in turn are arranged in chronological order. These books have been organised by the museographer of the Museo del Hospital Victor Larco Herrera.

This collection contains the following 7 series.

  • EAP1402/1/1: Libro de Gastos Generales del Manicomio de Lima (1860-1874)
  • EAP1402/1/2: Libro del Presupuesto Generales del Manicomio de Lima (1860-1874/1885-1890)
  • EAP1402/1/3: Libros copiadores de notas e informes y correspondencia del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1919)
  • EAP1402/1/4: Libro de estadística del movimiento general del Manicomio de Lima-(1888-1899)
  • EAP1402/1/5: Registro de Admisión de Mujeres del Manicomio de Lima (1859-1908/1915-1919)
  • EAP1402/1/6: Registro de Admisión de Hombres del Manicomio de Lima (1915-1920)
  • EAP1402/1/7: Expedientes Médicos de pacientes del Manicomio de Lima (1900-1914).