Uncovering The Past

Welcome to the Research Resources page. Delve into the history of the Hospital for the Incurably Insane through the collection of sources used to gather this information. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or simply curious, we invite you to explore the records and stories that have shaped this institution.

 Primary Sources

Kottwitz, Roberta, interview by Nikki Kottwitz. n.d. Ingleside Hospital

n.d. "Nebraska State Historical Society." Nebraska State Hospital Photo Collection. https://nebraska.access.preservica.com/?s=hastings+state+hospital.

Society, Nebraska State Historical. circa 1910. "Nebraska State Hospital. Hastings. Nebraska." 5083 Collection Code: RG2923.

n.d. "Supplement For Nebraska." Census. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-nebraska.pdf.

Secondary Sources

Dolberg, Jill. 2015. "Ingleside State Hospital- Hastings NE." Living New Deal. July 10. https://livingnewdeal.org/sites/ingleside-state-hospital-hastings-ne/.

Eklund, Trish. 2016. "Hastings Regional Center." Abandoned, Forgotten, & Decayed. January 29. https://abandonedforgottendecayed.com/2016/01/29/hastings-regional-center-2/.

  1. "Hastings State Hospital." Asylum Projects. Feburary 27. https://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Hastings_State_Hospital_Nebraska.

Hastings, City of. n.d. History. https://www.cityofhastings.org/community/history.html.

History Nebraska, Adams County Historical Society. n.d. "Hastings Regional Center Cemetery Records Index, 1909-1959 ." Cemetery records.

n.d. "Ingleside." Adams County- Genealogy Trails. https://www.genealogytrails.com/neb/adams/countydata_ingleside.htm.

Klaus Hartmann, Les Margolin. 1982. "The Nebraska Asylum for the Insane, 1870-1886." Nebraska History 164-182.

  1. "The Hastings Regional Center." Adams County Nebraska Historical Society. https://www.adamshistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:hrc&catid=2&Itemid=42.

Ventura, Risell. 2022. "Cemetery is last link to former Hastings Regional Center." Hastings, Nebraska: NTV News, June 29.