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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Title:
Series:
A2036
Dates:
1886-1904
Abstract:
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
2
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Title:
Series:
A2037
Dates:
1895-1904
Abstract:
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
3
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Title:
Series:
A2038
Dates:
1890-1899
Abstract:
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
4
Creator:
New York (State). Department of Public Instruction. Office of the Superintendent
Abstract:
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
Creator:
New York (State). Education Department. Special Schools Bureau
Title:
Series:
A3222
Dates:
1906-1925
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
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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