New York State School for the Blind Student Registers
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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
Scope and Content Note
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.
Access Restrictions
Identified students medical information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and other statutes. Archivist must review records to identify disclosable information.
Access Terms
Detailed Description
| Dates | Contents | Box | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Accretion: B2595-18 |
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| 1868 September-1902 April | Student log (Record of Students Admitted) Student #1-1016 | 1 | |||
| 1903 September-1909 | Student log (Record of Students Admitted) Student #1017-1150 | 1 |
| 1895-1936 | Students' Personal Information (Parents, address, church) | 2 |
| 1936-1952 | Students' Personal Information (Parents, address, church) | 2 |
| 1880 | Alphabetical Record of Students | 3 |
| 1867-1868, 1893-1896 | Log of students transferred from the New York Institute for the Blind in NYC; log of students who made application to the school 1867-1868; list of students enrolled 1896-1893 | 3 |
| 1868 September-1878 June | Alphabetical List of Pupils | 3 |
| 1868-1874 | Registry by counties | 3 |
| 1881-1891 | List of students | 3 |
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