New York State Institution for the Blind Stock Book B0428

New York State Institution for the Blind Stock Book

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

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 list, apparently pertaining to hired laborers. Information on expenditures includes amount; date; name of vendor; description; quantity, and price.

Creator:

New York State Institution for the Blind

Title:

Institution for the Blind stock book

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Quantity:

1 volume(s)

Quantity:

1 35mm microfilm roll(s)

Inclusive Dates:

1875-1877

Series Number:

B0428

Arrangement

Chronological by year, then by vendor.

Scope and Content Note

This series primarily consists of a record of the school's expenditures for food, merchandise, and to a lesser extent for contracted repair work and construction materials. Also included are 1876 payroll lists for officers and teachers, and separate entries for per diem labor, salary increases, and back pay authorized by the board of trustees of the school (pp. 41-43). Another salary list, apparently pertaining to hired laborers, also appears (pp. 5-6).

Trustees appointed by the governor were authorized to manage the institution, which included appointing the officers and employees and keeping records of business and daily transactions. The series is found on pages 1-49 of an unlabelled volume which also contains balance sheets and inventory lists for the school.

Information on expenditures includes: date; name of vendor; description; quantity, and price. The amount spent for each listed expenditure appears in the farthest right column on the page.