Judy Kennedy Collection

This historic collection of mental health related photos and memorabilia from the late Ms Judy Kennedy was kindly donated to the University Library in 2022. Ms Kennedy had a long career as a Mental Health nurse, going on to be Director of Mental Health (HNEMH) during the 2000s

The collection includes rare historic photos of nurses and attendants from Gladesville Hospital in Sydney, as well as certificates and letters from the late 1800 and early 1900s. Robert Elphnick is mentioned referring to Gladeville Hospital, which at the time was the main mental health hospital in NSW. Elphnick helped to establish Morisset Hospital from Gladesville. He was grandfather of the late Judy Kennedy. Other photos show the mental hospital at Morisset Hospital on Central Coast of NSW.