Talk:Agnes Richards

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I've just learned about Agnes Richards from someone on twitter - I'm currently in the process of looking for sources. It would probably be great if this page isn't nominated for deletion right away, ok? :-)--Jimbo Wales (talk) 17:12, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Update: I expect the book that I've cited to be delivered to me tomorrow and I'll be better placed at that time to determine whether this should just be merged with the Rockhaven page. I fear based on a search of a paywalled newspaper archive site that I subscribe to that there will actually be too few sources to create a decent biography.  In the meantime, anyone who wants to help me research is very welcome!--Jimbo Wales (talk) 17:22, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Also pinging who did some substantial work on the Rockhaven article in case he has additional access to sources that might help tell her story, whether here or in the Rockhaven article.  Star   Mississippi  20:49, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

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Rockhaven Sanitarium: The Legacy of Agnes Richards (Landmarks) Paperback – October 22, 2018 by Elisa Jordan. Is that the book that you purchased ?

We should add the press release to the Rockhaven site for the $8 million grant. The CA senator deserves the shout out. I added a sentence and reference.

I have a lot of data on Agnes, most data gathered through a premium subscription on ancestry.com. I can attempt to find free sources or images of records if that helps. She was an interesting person who is difficult to research because she changed her name over time and also adopted her husbands' names at various stages in life. Pose some questions and I will attempt to answer. VicMizrahi (talk) 21:55, 13 July 2021 (UTC) Vic


 * Thank you . That information is super helpful, especially the name changes. Will ping you with anything specific, and thanks for expanding the museum info. So key for preservation. Star   Mississippi  03:10, 14 July 2021 (UTC)

Here are the key points in Agnes life as compiled on ancestry.com:

Agnes Mercedes Mary Lipinksi Birth 16 Feb 1881 • Germany; 1900 Census lists 1881 for birth; matches immigration ship manifest, and most logical for age of 1st marriage;

Departure 1 Sept 1893 • Bremen, Germany; Age 11, Shop: Darmstadt

Arrival 19 Sep 1893 • New York, New York

Residence June 2, 1900 • Asylum for the Chronic Insane, Denver, Adams, Nebraska, USA; Single; Employee; Bookkeeping; Age 20 AGNES IS ON THE 1900 CENSUS TWICE

Residence June 7 1900 • Adams, Nebraska Census - Daughter, Single Age 19

Marriage 3 Aug 1904 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois David Joseph Traviss (1868–1906)

Education 1904 • Chicago Cook County Hospital ; approx. years 1904 - 1905

Residence 1905 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; Clarence Walter Traviss was born in Chicago in 1905

Residence 1906 • Hastings, Nebraska, USA; widowed

Employment 1912 • Independence State Hospital, Iowa; Attendant, non graduate, $32 per day

Employment 1915 • Independence State Hospital, Iowa; Google Books, Page 66 Legislative Docs Vol 2

Marriage 10 Apr 1917 • Independence, Buchanan, Iowa; James Newton Richards (1874–1955)

Residence 1920 • Patton State Hospital, San Bernardino, California, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Employee

Residence 1922 • 1100 Mission Blvd; Per Voter records; Nurse along with James Physiotherapy ward at the Los Angeles County General Hospital http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/2620

Residence 1923 • Montrose, Los Angeles, California; Opened Rockhaven Sanitarium

Residence 1926 • 129 E Honolulu; Voter Registration

Divorce Abt 1929 • California James Newton Richards

Residence 1930 • Rockhaven Sanitarium, La Crescenta, Los Angeles, California, USA; Marital Status: Divorced; Relation to Head of House: Head

Residence 1933 • Pasadena, California, USA (widowed)

Residence 1935 • Glendale, Los Angeles, California

Marriage 15 Jan 1938 • Holy Reedeemer Church, Montrose, Los Angeles County, California, USA; cruise to NY for honeymoon Elmer Franklin Hickam  (1892–1941)

Residence 1938 • 2713 Honolulu Los Angeles, California, USA

Residence 1 Apr 1940 • 4435 Chevy Chase Drive Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA ; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Residence 1942 • 2713 Honolulu Loss Angeles, California, USA. Manager

Death 30 Aug 1967 • Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

VicMizrahi (talk) 15:32, 14 July 2021 (UTC) VicMizrahi

Further sources
I added this source for her birthday and I just wanted to share here that this document contains footnotes which may point to other good sources.

“Rockhaven Sanitarium: Celebrating 75 Years of Distinguished Service,” Glendale News-Press, 16 December 1998 - this is probably the most promising in terms of further biographical tidbits.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 20:36, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

There's also this obituary: https://www.rockhaven-the-way-i.friendsofrockhaven.org/set/08bd5cf7-4701-4280-b843-cfefec61b511?pgid=keymtvj9-6c7fb973-90e8-445a-8c83-ffdf769a56f3

I've run out of time tonight, but this is a great start!--Jimbo Wales (talk) 21:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)