Research

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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

 

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Creator:

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 contains a treasurer's account book documenting an account kept of monies received by the Superintendent of the New York State School for the Blind and deposited monthly with the treasurer..........

 

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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 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

 

5

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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

6

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

 

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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

 

9

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..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

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, .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

12

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

 

13

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

 

14

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

 

15

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

 

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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

 

17

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New York (State). Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council

 

 

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The series consists of minutes and reports of the Interdepartmental Health and Hospital Council's (IHHC) Committee on Rehabilitation and its Subcommittee on Services to the Blind and Deaf. Also included are final drafts of reports analyzing state program needs and IHHC activities in the area of rehabilitation. .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums including: New York State Asylum for Idiots, New York Lunatic Asylum, Binghamton Asylum for the Insane, New York State .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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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

 

20

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

 

 

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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