Accession Number: AnnRep2.11
Scope & Content: Printed reports of the Royal School of Industry for the Blind, Bristol. Reports include financial statements and lists of pupils. An illustration of the school building appears in the 1890-1901 reports; black-and-white photo illustrations are in reports for 1898 and later. Title varies. Holdings are incomplete; see container list. Name of school varies on reports (in parentheses, report from which title is taken): Asylum for the Indigent Blind, in Bristol (1809), Bristol Asylum for the Indigent Blind (1823). Bristol Asylum, or School of Industry for the Blind (1834). Royal School of Industry for the Blind, Bristol (1910/1911).
Creator: Royal School of Industry for the Blind, Bristol
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Administrative History: The Royal School of Industry for the Blind, Bristol, England was established as a private institution in 1793 and incorporated in 1832. Originally called the Bristol Asylum or Industrial School for the Blind, it provided training for trades, including music education.
Subjects: Schools for the blind and visually impaired Education England Annual reports
Rights: Contact museum staff regarding reproduction of materials.