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In 1916, a library was located in the rotunda, a beautifully detailed circular room near the back of the main building.

The superintendents of the hospital resided in a lovely home on Bryce Hospital Drive.

Bryce Hospital conducted a nursing school in the 1930 and 1940s. The students were housed on campus, given uniforms and food and were paid a nominal amount.

The industrial arts room provided a space where patients had the opportunity to work and create if they chose.

Many patients were farmers and chose to work on the farms that Bryce Hospital provided. They grew vegetables and raised animals for meat that fed the residents of the hospital.

Photo shows the long hallway where women patients were housed. Circa 1916. Individual bedrooms are located on each side of the hallway. this was on the East section of the hospital looking East. This hallway connected to a cross hall that connected…

Drs. Lawrence and Tarwater are shown in offices at Bryce Hospital.

A photo of Amanda Coupland, Tricia Lowery, and their two children after Amanda officially adopted them in 2014. The two children hold their adoption certificates.

A photograph of Amanda Lowery and Tricia Coupland, notable members of the Tuscaloosa Lesbian coalition, taken sometime in the early 90's. Amanda and Tricia began dating on September 30th, 1991, and held a Holy Union ceremony four years later. As…

On June 30, 1995, Tricia Lowery and Amanda Coupland held a Holy Union at the Presidential Pavilion on the University of Alabama campus.The ceremony was held on their anniversary, four years after they began dating, and was the first event of its kind…