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New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of minutes of meetings and notes documenting other activities of the commission appointed to erect a building for the New York State Institution for the Blind. Planning topics include site selection, projected needs of students, visits to and interviews at other institutions, building .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series documents the classroom activities, people, personnel, grounds, and events of the New York State School for the Blind. Most of the photographs are black and white, with just a small number of color images included. Most of the photographs are not captioned, although a small number contain .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of ledgers describing physical conditions and health of students. Documentation changes over time and includes name, age, height, weight, general health and appearance, temperament, and degree and cause of blindness of students. Series also includes lists of students vaccinated .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series contains registers, logs, or lists of students accompanied by varying amounts and types of information. Typical information includes names and ages of students, names of parents, dates received and dismissed, places of residence, and degrees and causes of blindness..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of a student grade book arranged by by year and records of Regents diplomas awarded. Records pertaining to Regents diplomas document student applications and diplomas received, as well as student examination grades..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This fragmentary series consists of a very small amount of assorted routine correspondence and ephemera, as well as various records documenting significant occasions..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series contains eight scrapbooks documenting the events and activities of the New York State School for the Blind. Subjects include teachers' social activities, commencement recitals, programs, concerts, plays, Christmas parties, candlelight services, and luncheons. The scrapbooks include black .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series consists of forms appointing or transferring students to various institutions for the blind and deaf at state expense. Each form provides date; name; age; town and county of residence; appointment number of students; date appointment begins; length of term; name of institution; provider .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

9

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series contains forms documenting extensions of state pupil's terms in various institutions for the blind and deaf. Each form provides the date, name of the institution, names and appointment numbers of students, and date to which term is extended. Each volume is indexed alphabetically by first .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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These volumes provide notice to county boards of supervisors or comptrollers that students from their jurisdiction have been appointed to or their terms extended in state institutions for the blind and deaf. The forms notify local officials that they will be responsible for providing funds for the students' .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series list students appointed to various private institutions at state expense. For each institution, the following student information is given: name; age; town and county of residence; district (to 1854); appointment number; date admitted; length of term; date term expires; provider of student's .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of printed manuals specifying acts of incorporation, legislative acts, policies, and duties of the trustees and officers of the school. Names of trustees and officers are also given. Bylaws for only three years are present..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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This series documents physical and social conditions and backgrounds of individual students upon application for admittance to the school. Information is provided on printed forms. Information includes student name, age, and cause of blindness, age at which blindness occurred, names of parents, and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

14

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New York (State). Education Department. Division of Vocational and Extension Education. Physically Handicapped Children's Bureau

 

 

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The series consists of correspondence and related survey materials concerning a study of the vocational guidance, training, and placement needs of the blind and deaf in New York State. The study was undertaken for the Committee on the Study of Vocational Guidance of the Deaf and Blind Records include .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series contains daily financial transactions for provisions, supplies, equipment, and purchase or repair expenditures incurred during the course of the Institute for the Blind's operations and activities. Transactions are listed for equipment and supplies relating to farming, broom making, beadwork, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series lists information on the quantity, description, and value of durable and expendable items in the institution's inventory including furniture and other household furnishings; farm and shop machinery, tools, and implements; livestock; musical instruments; food and provisions; medicine; and .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series documents the institution's cash disbursements and receipts. Information includes the date, description, check number, and transaction amount. Cash receipts include those from the school superintendent, the state, and various counties. Disbursements include those for salaries, food, and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of a journal of accounts, apparently for students, kept at the Institution for the Blind. Entries include the account (student) name and number and a description and amount of each transaction. Most transactions are disbursements of funds for the purchase or repair of clothing debited .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of ledger accounts of students and some special accounts of the institution. Ledgers record receipts and disbursements, most relating to the purchase or repair of clothing or other personal items. Postings include account name (usually student), date, brief description, transaction .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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This series consists of tables accounting for the quantity and cost of food provisions required to operate the institution. As a state operated facility, the institution received general appropriations for its maintenance as well as special appropriations for building and other needs as required. Provisions .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives