Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission for the Blind
Abstract:
This series of meeting minutes documents the Commission for the Blind's efforts to improve the condition of blind persons in the state, and to provide recommendations to the governor for ameliorating their condition and for preventing blindness. Early entries outline the Commission's formation; later .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
Abstract:
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
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
Abstract:
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
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
Abstract:
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
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
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
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Creator:
New York (State). Commission for the Blind
Title:
Series:
A3309
Dates:
1923-1963
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
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
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Creator:
New York State Institution for the Blind
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
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
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
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
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
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
Title:
Series:
B0438
Dates:
1896-1900
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
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
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