Beauty is Therapy : Memories of the Traverse City State Hospital
Beauty is Therapy : Memories of the Traverse City State Sickbay Books
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Memoirs of Earle Steele, a fifty year worker of the Traverse City State Sickbay. Steele’s first affiliation with the sickbay was at age nine when his father started employment at the institution. Ten year’s later, the younger Steele started his own employment with the sickbay. At the time of his retirment in 1984, Steele was the Superintedent of the Grounds Department. Between 1984 and 1989 he helped continue the devolopment of the sickbay musuem and served as curator until the closing of the institution in 1984. The book contains black and white photos retrieved from the local historical society as well as illustrations by Steele.
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I must sadly say that Miss Hail’s writing is an embarassment to the memory of her grandfather, Mr. Steele. What may possibly have been an fascinating, historic account of more than 50 years at TCSH, was nothing more than disjointed ramblings, complaints, excuses and a substance-free tale–all delivered with incredibly poor writing and editing skills. Don’t waste your time on this one!
Rating: 1 / 5
i was pleasantly suprised by how quick this arrived in the mail, plus, it was in brilliant shape up.
i haven’t really read the book. i have glanced thru and read bits and pieces..what i’ve read i really loved.
i worked there from ‘72 to ‘75 when i was facing being laid off in the first wave. i transferred down to oakdale focal top in lapeer, mi.
i never plotting of takin photos or videos when i worked there. as a traverse citian, i figured it would everlastingly be there.
Rating: 5 / 5
As facilities like the Traverse City State Sickbay are rapidly apt a thing of the past, this book is a wonderful collection of memories, perfectly written by Kristen Hains. What an incredible way to preserve the legacy of those buildings and the folks who worked and stayed there.
I picked up the book to read a few pages before going to sleep one night, and I couldn’t place it down. Hours later, I was absolutely engrossed in the tales of a place I remember driving by as a kid.
Earle and Kristen have shed much-needed light on those buildings, once shrouded in mystery. I highly urge this book for anyone interested in learning more about the history of the Traverse City State Sickbay. But even if you’ve never heard of the facility, Earle’s tales about the people are fascinating. — Jane Louise Boursaw
Rating: 5 / 5
A far weep from the horror tales associated with psychiatric institutions
of the past, Mr. Earl Steele shares with us his heartwarming experiences of working at Traverse City State Sickbay and the softer side of the
internal activities between the patients and staff. Kristen M. Hains paints the full picture with her wonderful way with words. The two,
(Earl E. Steele & Kristen M. Hains) have produced an exceptional history
book for everyone to delight in!
Rating: 5 / 5
This entertaining and very informative book is a long-term account from the “surrounded by” by a man whose life and experience touched the Victorian beginnings of Traverse City State Sickbay (the era of the first superintendent Dr. James Decker Munson) and went all the way to its closing and beyond. Earle Steele cared for the grounds, and cared for the history. This book is a must for anyone interested in psychiatric care history from a unique top of view and also for those interested in Traverse City, Michigan history.
Rating: 5 / 5