Accession Number: AnnRep1.8
Scope & Content: Holdings: 1885, 1900/1902-1904/1906, 1918/1920-1944/1946, 1948/1950-1952/1954, 1956/1958-1964/1966. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports include financial receipts and disbursements, and black-and-white photo illustrations. Student rosters are included up through the biennial period ending June 1964; report for 1964-1966 lists the names of graduating students only. Detached pages from an1885 "Report of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction" are in this collection. Title varies: Report of State Superintendent of Public Instruction (1885). Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Florida Institute for the Deaf and the Blind (1900/1902). Biennial Report of the Florida Institute for Blind, Deaf and Dumb (1904/1906). President's Biennial Report (1918/1920). Biennial Report of the President of the Florida State School for the Deaf and the Blind to the Board of Control (1948/1950).
Creator: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
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Administrative History: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind was established by the state legislature of Florida in 1883 and opened in 1885 in St. Augustine. Originally called the Institute for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb, it was renamed School for Blind, Deaf and Dumb in 1903. In 1905, the original name was restored and, in 1967, the school became known as the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Subjects: Schools for the blind and visually impaired Education -- Florida Annual reports
Rights: Contact museum staff regarding reproduction.