Lists of state pupils in institutions for the blind and deaf
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
2 cubic feet
9 volumes
Arrangement
By institution, then numerical by appointment number.
Administrative History
The Superintendent of Common Schools was first authorized to appoint students to the New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb (New York City) in 1832 and to the New York Institution for the Blind (New York City) in 1834. These appointment powers were transferred to the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon creation of that office in 1854. The Superintendent was authorized by subsequent laws to appoint students to the following institutions: New York Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes (New York City) in 1870; Le Couteulx St. Mary's Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes (Buffalo) in 1872; Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes (Rome) in 1876; St. Joseph's Institute for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes (Fordham) in 1877; Northern New York Institution for Deaf Mutes (Malone) in 1884; and Albany Home School for Oral Instruction of the Deaf in 1897. These appointment powers were transferred to the Commissioner of Education by the Unification Act of 1904.
Scope and Content Note
These volumes list students appointed to various private institutions (listed below) 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 clothing; and occasional remarks. Each volume lists students appointed by 1904. Updates indicate reappointments through 1909. Volume 2 has partial lists duplicated in volumes 3-6.
Related Material
Series A2036, Appointments of Students to Blind and Deaf and Dumb Institutions, and A2037, Extensions of Terms of State Pupils in Blind and Deaf and Dumb Institutions, contain other records relating to state appointments of blind and deaf students.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
Each volume indexed alphabetically by first letter of student's last name.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.