Reference number
  • RETREAT
Level of description
  • Collection
Date(s)
  • Accumulation: 1831-1996
Extent and medium
  • 9 items
Scope and content
  • ┆**Collection consists of publications produced by The Retreat including:** State of an institution near York called The Retreat for persons afflicted with disorders of the mind' 1831, 1833  'Review of the Early History of The Retreat near York' 1846  Reports of The Retreat, York A registered hospital for the treatment of mental diseases, 1895, 1896, 1930, 1933 The Retreat York Regulations and Rules, 1960 Copies of papers presented at Health and Social Values Conference head at The Retreat. Speakers include Professor Kathleen Jones, Professor Elaine Murphay, Dr Ian Jones, Professor Robert M Young, 1996
History
  • The Retreat was founded by Quaker William Tuke in 1792 as an humane alternative to York Asylum. Treatment at The Retreat was based on trust, faith and kindness not physical or capitol punishment. Residents were free to to go for walks and work on farms and join in with social gatherings, read and focus on domestic tasks. Together, residents and doctors became a 'household', which built on Samuel Tuke's (William's Grandson) theories of 'moral treatment'. The 'household' met every Sunday in worship as a community. The Retreat is now a mental health clinic specialising in ADHD, Autism and therapy.
Name of creator(s)
  • The Retreat
Access status
  • OPEN
Conditions governing access
  • None
Conditions governing reproduction
  • Please check with archivist
Records held elsewhere
  • Main series of records are held at the Borthwick Institute, York: https://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/resources/retreat/ See Explore York coroner's records for lists of residents: https://archives.exploreyork.org.uk/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=8809&topLod=0&sort=relevance&query=the+retreat&repos=&sq0=the+retreat&sortDir=desc A detailed description can also be found on The Wellcome Collection's website: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ev6qtxjs
Language
  • ENG
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
  • Records deposited by former member of The Retreat staff
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
  • Good
Copyright
  • Presumed copyright of The Retreat