Accession Number: 2002.29.1-21
Scope & Content: Report cards for James Catherman, a student at the Kansas Institution for the Education of the Blind, issued between 1891-98. Each report appears on the front of a government printed postal card mailed to Daniel Catherman. The back of the cards have "United States of America" printed at top center and an imprinted stamp of either Ulysses S. Grant or Thomas Jefferson. Earliest is handwritten; remainder are preprinted and filled in by hand with black ink. .1 - Report for the years 1891 and 1892; first, second, and third quarters; postmarked June 9, 1892. .2 - First quarterly report; dated December 7, 1892; postmarked Dec 10, 1892. .3 - Quarterly report; June 2, 1893; postmark illegible. .4 - Report of December 5, 1893; postmark illegible. .5 - Quarterly report; dated March 1, 1894; postmarked Mar. .6 - Quarterly report; dated June 5, 1894; postmarked June 19. .7 - Quarterly report; dated December 1894; postmarked December 22. .8 - Quarterly report; dated March 1895; postmarked March. .9 - Quarterly report; dated June 1895; postmarked June 4. .10 - Quarterly report; dated Nov 1, 1895; postmarked Nov 6. .11 - Quarterly report; dated December 2, 1895; postmarked Dec 7. .12 - February report; dated March 1, 1896; preprinted report filled in by hand with black ink; postmarked Mar 2. .13 - Report for November; dated December 1, 1896; postmark illegible. .14 - Report for January 1897; postmarked Feb 5. .15 - Report for February 1897; postmarked Mar 4. .16 - Report for March; dated March 31, 1897; postmarked Apr 2. .17 - Report for December 1996; dated Jan 1, 1897; postmarked Jan 6. .18 - Report for December; dated Jan 4, 1898; postmarked Jan 7. .19 - Report for January; dated Feb 1, 1898; postmarked Feb 8. .20 - Report for February; dated March 1, 1898; postmarked Mar 7. .21 - Report for March; dated April 4, 1898; .postmarked Apr [day illegible].
Creator: Kansas Institution for the Education of the Blind
Interview Date: / /
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2009.29
Subjects: Blind children. Education -- Kansas Schools for the blind and visually impaired Report cards