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Scope and Contents Julie Deeds Phillips is the niece of artist Edward Deeds Jr. Deeds was institutionalized as a teenager due to behavioral issues and after a suicide attempt. He was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. He spent thirty-seven years in the state psychiatric hospital. While Deeds was in the institution he began drawing. Phillips only met her uncle once in her life, and as a result most of this interview contains her account of stories she heard from other individuals in her family. Phillips...