Accession Number: AnnRep1.28
Scope & Content: Holdings: 1866-1947/1948, 1949/1950-1956/1957, 1958/1959-1960/1961, 1962/1963-1964/1965, 1966/1967-1973/1974. Printed reports document the school's management, building, and student activities. Board members and staff are listed; some list the students; and some include financial reports. Three annual reports were issued for 1866-1868, prior to the September 1868 opening of the school. A "First Annual Report" was issued for school year ending 1869, with subsequent reports numbered consecutively thereafter. Many are illustrated; photo illustrations first appear in the 1892/1893 report. Additionally, there is a report of the "Ceremonies on Laying the Corner-stone of the New York State Institution for the Blind" (1866); Samuel G. Howe's "Address Delivered at the Ceremony of Laying the Corner-stone" (1866); and the "Manual of By-laws of the New York State Institution for the Blind" (1869). Title varies: Annual Report of the . . . New York State Institution for the Blind (1869). Annual Report of the . . . New York State School for the Blind (1894/1895).
Creator: New York State School for the Blind
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Administrative History: The New York State School for the Blind, located in Batavia, was established in 1865 by the state of New York and originally called the New York State Institution for the Blind. In 1866, William Churchman, who was blind and was then-superintendent of the Indiana Institute for the Education of the Blind, was hired to be the school's superintendent, but he resigned in early 1867, the year before the school's opening. During his brief tenure, he focused on the building and curriculum needs of the school, which opened September 1868, with Asa Lord as superintendent. The name of the school was changed to New York State School for the Blind in 1895.
Subjects: Schools for the blind and visually impaired Education -- New York Annual reports
Rights: Contact museum staff regarding reproduction of materials.