Collections and exhibits span the history of Hansen’s disease treatment in the United States.
Some of our major exhibits and collections include:
- 100 Years of Carville History timeline
- U.S. Public Health Service
- Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
- Stanley Stein & The Star Magazine
- Site History of Carville
- Highlights of Our History (PDF - 2 MB)
- A Patient’s Room, circa 1940’s
- Medical Adaptations & Treatment
- Laboratory Research
- Patients’ Stories & Advocacy
- Carville Culture: Organizations, Activities & Entertainment
- Federal Civil Service Employees
- Hansen’s Disease Ready Reference
The Daughters of Charity Collection – Correspondence, publications, photographs, diaries and newspaper clippings compiled by the Sisters to document their mission.
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Collection – Includes the history of the treatment, care and rehabilitation of leprosy by the federal government at the Carville Historic District.