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<p>The Asylum Hill Cemetery is the name given to a tract of land which is now part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Between 1855 and 1935, it was the site of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum,
which was renamed the State Hospital for the Insane in 1900. Recent archaeological studies undertaken by UMMC revealed the existence of as many as 7,000 graves located on the only remaining undeveloped part of the main campus.
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examination of historical records indicated that a cemetery had once existed at the location during the time when the asylum was in operation. Patients who died at the institution and who did not have family members to claim remains were
buried there in pine coffins. After the asylum closed in 1935, the state-owned land lay untouched for two decades. The simple wooden markers which were thought to have marked each grave deteriorated over time and the existence of the
cemetery was forgotten. <br><br>After the graves were discovered in 2012 during construction on campus, Dr. Ralph Didlake, UMMC professor of surgery, vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of the Center for Bioethics
and the Medical Humanities, saw the need for a diverse group of scholars and community members to help oversee the possible exhumation, study, and respectful memorialization of those buried on the UMMC campus. He formed the Asylum Hill
Research Consortium at that time so scholars and other community partners could contribute to the project.<a href="mailto:lbgibson@umc.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The current work of the consortium includes gathering and reviewing historical documents related to the asylum and its patients and collecting oral histories from descendants of those who were patients
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* Skip to content * Search Asylum Hill Project * Mobile Navigation * * Asylum Hill Navigation * About Project * Asylum Hill Research Consortium * Outreach to Descendants * Plans for Exhumation & Asylum Hill Cemetery Field School * Archival Storage * History * Memorial * Research & Education * Research & Education Home * FAQs * Community Outreach * Descendant Outreach * Descendant Stories Main Content WELCOME TO THE ASYLUM HILL PROJECT The Asylum Hill Cemetery is the name given to a tract of land which is now part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Between 1855 and 1935, it was the site of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, which was renamed the State Hospital for the Insane in 1900. Recent archaeological studies undertaken by UMMC revealed the existence of as many as 7,000 graves located on the only remaining undeveloped part of the main campus. Further examination of historical records indicated that a cemetery had once existed at the location during the time when the asylum was in operation. Patients who died at the institution and who did not have family members to claim remains were buried there in pine coffins. After the asylum closed in 1935, the state-owned land lay untouched for two decades. The simple wooden markers which were thought to have marked each grave deteriorated over time and the existence of the cemetery was forgotten. After the graves were discovered in 2012 during construction on campus, Dr. Ralph Didlake, UMMC professor of surgery, vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of the Center for Bioethics and the Medical Humanities, saw the need for a diverse group of scholars and community members to help oversee the possible exhumation, study, and respectful memorialization of those buried on the UMMC campus. He formed the Asylum Hill Research Consortium at that time so scholars and other community partners could contribute to the project. ARE YOU A DESCENDANT? SHARE YOUR FAMILY'S STORY The current work of the consortium includes gathering and reviewing historical documents related to the asylum and its patients and collecting oral histories from descendants of those who were patients there. If you are the descendant of a patient at the asylum between 1855 and 1935 and would like to share your story, please visit our web portal or contact Lida Burris Gibson. * About Project * Asylum Hill Research Consortium * Outreach to Descendants * Plans for Exhumation & Asylum Hill Cemetery Field School * Archival Storage * History * Memorial * Research & Education * Research & Education Home * FAQs * Community Outreach * Descendant Outreach * Descendant Stories OUR LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO Asylum Hill Project 2500 North State Street Jackson, MS 39216 Email: asylumhillproject@umc.edu