Research

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Creator:

New York (State). Education Department. Special Schools Bureau

 

 

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Abstract:  

The Special Schools Bureau supervised Indian schools on reservations, schools for the blind and deaf, schools for adults in prison, and the New York State Nautical School. This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, reports, legislation, newspaper clippings, and samples of students' work. Topics .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Commission for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

These photographs and text documenting blind persons in training, at work, and in recreation may have been intended to publicize training and vocational rehabilitation or demonstrate how the working lives and opportunities for the blind had changed. They show blind and visually impaired individuals .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series primarily consists of a record of the Institution for the Blind's expenditures for food, merchandise, contracted repair work, and construction materials. Also included are payroll lists for officers and teachers; entries for per diem labor; salary increases; authorized back pay; and a salary .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

24

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series provides a breakdown of the sources of the institution's assets and liabilities. Debits and credits are shown and totaled at the bottom of each page. Grand totals appear for each month. Entries are recorded in the following categories: inventory; general and school room furniture; music; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of ledger accounts for the Institute of the Blind, created while the institution's facilities in Batavia were under construction. Entries are listed under categories such as construction, steam heating apparatus, and furniture, as well as by individual company account names. Each .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of books compiled by the School for the Blind perhaps to inventory library collections. Information for each entry includes the title, author, and an apparently unique identification number. Also included is an annual report of accounts and ledger accounts predating the series by .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of an annual report of accounts of the State School for the Blind. Included are monthly disbursements; annual receipts; "cost per capita,"; and occasionally number of employees on individual accounts. Account categories include information on officers and employees; managers' expenses; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series is a ledger of individual counties' accounts with the institution. The accounts appear to record charges to and payments by counties for expenses of students. Accounts include dates, students' names, and amounts credited or debited..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of annual, quarterly, and monthly financial statements sent to the State Comptroller by the Institution for the Blind. The statements provide summary information on receipts from the state treasury, counties, and sales of products manufactured at the institution; and disbursements .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of ledger accounts for supplies and expenditures funded by special legislative appropriations to the State School for the Blind. Accounts are for food and other supplies, and special appropriations such as musical instruments, building repairs, typewriters, library books, and grounds .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State School for the Blind

 

 

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Abstract:  

This series consists of a variety of ledger accounts documenting costs or charges for institution maintenance, expenses, and student support. The majority of the accounts pertain to private companies, but others apparently refer to individual students. Other distinct accounts pertain to individual counties, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives