The following memories and stories about the Maitland Hospital emerged from background research, and from being shared by artists, staff, volunteers, patients and community members.
![Books and records.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1634091906934-GQKW4DIWR75P5SKGP7Q7/30+PXL_20210429_035355327.jpg)
Books and records.
Textbooks, administrative records, photographs, plans and other paper-based documents from the Maitland Hospital Collection.
![I remember a small hacksaw.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1613110404771-KBHSQYBEOCOB0BJM560V/large_A500502__0001_.jpg)
![A drunk resident apothecary.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fadc3ec9da2506552a39289/1606536447541-G4RX8O281Q1G1D8ERVL7/IMG_5418.jpg)
A drunk resident apothecary.
The Maitland Hospital Minute Book for 1859 to 1872 with its cursive handwriting and details about finances, staff and other developments at the hospital.