Patient publications

ID: 2990 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of the National Hansen's Disease Museum, Permanent Collection. Carville, LA.

This file appears in: Carville, The National Leprosarium: Patient Life

The STAR Magazine began as a mimeographed gossip rag in 1931 and grew into an international watchdog for patient advocacy and the latest information on Hansen's disease research and treatment.

In addition, the Question Mark (the patients' school newsletter) and Point Clarian (federal staff newsletter) were published here.

The STAR is available online via LOUIS digital libraries. The Point Clarian and Question Mark are available for research through the museum archives.

This file appears in: Carville, The National Leprosarium: Patient Life

Carville, The National Leprosarium: Patient Life

By Elizabeth Schexnyder, Curator, National Hansen's Disease Museum, Carville, LA & Kyle Hymel

In 1940, the patient population was between 400 and 450 and a massive renovation was underway. The improved hospital created individual rooms for 450 patients and the 13” thick concrete walls made the buildings as fireproof as possible. Fire was…