Pomo News

About the Pomo News

First published in 1948, The Pomo News was the weekly newspaper of Mendocino State Hospital (MSH), originally released every Tuesday. Over the years, it featured hospital news, campus updates, baseball game reports, advice columns – especially on faith and alcoholism – and creative submissions from patients. Produced collaboratively by patients and staff, The Pomo News also carried small advertisements from local Ukiah businesses. Today, it stands as a valuable window into everyday life at MSH and a testament to patient expression and creativity.

All patient names in the Pomo News were redacted, and only a patient’s name, last initial, and ward number were included when they were mentioned (e.g. “John Doe of Ward 7”). Staff member names, particularly doctors, are unredacted. Due to California state privacy laws, issues of the paper are being unsealed on a rolling 75-year gap basis; that’s why the first issues were only available to researchers like myself in 2023.

Issues of Pomo News were obtained and scanned by me from the California State Archives (F3886:45-53). For consistency, dates of publication are provided in ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD).

Issues

Volume 1 (1948-1949)

• Volume 1, Number 1 – 1948-05-11
• Volume 1, Number 2 – 1948-05-18
• Volume 1, Number 3 – 1948-05-25
• Volume 1, Number 4 – 1948-06-01 (missing)
• Volume 1, Number 5 – 1948-06-08
• Volume 1, Number 6 – 1948-06-15
• Volume 1, Number 7 – 1948-06-22
• Volume 1, Number 8 – 1948-06-29
• Volume 1, Number 9 – 1948-07-06
• Volume 1, Number 10 – 1948-07-13
• Volume 1, Number 11 – 1948-07-20
• Volume 1, Number 12 – 1948-07-27
• Volume 1, Number 13 – 1948-08-03
• Volume 1, Number 14 – 1948-08-10
• Volume 1, Number 15 – 1948-08-17
• Volume 1, Number 16 – 1948-08-24
• Volume 1, Number 17 – 1948-08-31
• Volume 1, Number 18 – 1948-09-07
• Volume 1, Number 19 – 1948-09-14
• Volume 1, Number 20 – 1948-09-21
• Volume 1, Number 21 – 1948-09-28
• Volume 1, Number 22 – 1948-10-05
• Volume 1, Number 23 – 1948-10-12
• Volume 1, Number 24 – 1948-10-19
• Volume 1, Number 25 – 1948-10-26
• Volume 1, Number 26 – 1948-11-02
• Volume 1, Number 27 – 1948-11-09
• Volume 1, Number 28 – 1948-11-16
• Volume 1, Number 29 – 1948-11-23
• Volume 1, Number 30 – 1948-11-30
• Volume 1, Number 31 – 1948-12-07
• Volume 1, Number 32 – 1948-12-14
• Volume 1, Number 33 – 1948-12-21
• Volume 1, Number 34 – 1948-12-28
• Volume 1, Number 35 – 1949-01-04
  • The new masthead begins to be used, designed by Robert C. of Ward 12.
• Volume 1, Number 36 – 1949-01-11
• Volume 1, Number 37 – 1949-01-18
• Volume 1, Number 38 – 1949-01-25
• Volume 1, Number 39 – 1949-02-01
• Volume 1, Number 40 – 1949-02-08
• Volume 1, Number 41 – 1949-02-15
• Volume 1, Number 42 – 1949-02-22
• Volume 1, Number 43 – 1949-03-01
• Volume 1, Number 44 – 1949-03-08
• Volume 1, Number 45 – 1949-03-15
• Volume 1, Number 46 – 1949-03-22
• Volume 1, Number 47 – 1949-03-29
• Volume 1, Number 48 – 1949-04-05
• Volume 1, Number 49 – 1949-04-12
• Volume 1, Number 50 – 1949-04-19
• Volume 1, Number 51 – 1949-04-26

Volume 2 (1949-1950)

• Volume 2, Number 1 – 1949-05-06
• Volume 2, Number 2 – 1949-05-13
• Volume 2, Number 3 – 1949-05-20
• Volume 2, Number 4 – 1949-05-27
• Volume 2, Number 5 – 1949-06-03
• Volume 2, Number 6 – 1949-06-10
• Volume 2, Number 7 – 1949-06-17
• Volume 2, Number 8 – 1949-06-24
• Volume 2, Number 9 – 1949-07-01
• Volume 2, Number 10 – 1949-07-08
• Volume 2, Number 11 – 1949-07-15
• Volume 2, Number 12 – 1949-07-22
• Volume 2, Number 13 – 1949-07-29
• Volume 2, Number 14 – 1949-08-05
• Volume 2, Number 15 – 1949-08-12
• Volume 2, Number 16 – 1949-08-19
• Volume 2, Number 17 – 1949-08-26
• Volume 2, Number 18 – 1949-09-02
• Volume 2, Number 19 – 1949-09-09
• Volume 2, Number 20 – 1949-09-16
• Volume 2, Number 21 – 1949-09-23
• Volume 2, Number 22 – 1949-09-30
• Volume 2, Number 23 – 1949-10-07
• Volume 2, Number 24 – 1949-10-14
• Volume 2, Number 25 – 1949-10-21
• Volume 2, Number 26 – 1949-10-28
• Volume 2, Number 27 – 1949-11-04
• Volume 2, Number 28 – 1949-11-11
• Volume 2, Number 29 – 1949-11-18
• Volume 2, Number 30 – 1949-11-25

Volume 18 (1965)

• Volume 18, Number 22A – 1965-05-07
  • Provided by Walter Haydon