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Displaying 13 Finding Aids
Title
- School for the Blind book lists
Series Number
- B0432
Summary
- This series consists of books compiled by the School for the Blind perhaps to inventory library collections. Information for each entry includes the title, author, and an apparently unique identification number. Also included is an annual report of accounts and ledger accounts predating the series by several decades.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind Board of Trustees' manuals of bylaws
Series Number
- B2590
Summary
- This series consists of printed manuals specifying acts of incorporation, legislative acts, policies, and duties of the trustees and officers of the school. Names of trustees and officers are also given. Bylaws for only three years are present.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Title
- School for the Blind general ledger accounts
Series Number
- B0440
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of ledger accounts documenting costs or charges for institution maintenance, expenses, and student support. The majority of the accounts pertain to private companies, but others apparently refer to individual students. Other distinct accounts pertain to individual counties, cash, and funds from/to the state treasurer.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Entry documentation for state asylums
Series Number
- A1226
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of payrolls, correspondence, bills, receipts, contracts, abstracts of vouchers, and one resolution for various New York State asylums including: New York State Asylum for Idiots, New York Lunatic Asylum, Binghamton Asylum for the Insane, New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, New York State Inebriate Asylum, New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, New York State Institution for the Blind, and the Long Island State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student registers
Series Number
- B2595
Summary
- This series contains registers, logs, or lists of students accompanied by varying amounts and types of information. Typical information includes names and ages of students, names of parents, dates received and dismissed, places of residence, and degrees and causes of blindness.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Identified students medical information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and other statutes. Archivist must review records to identify disclosable information.
Title
- School for the Blind annual report of accounts
Series Number
- B0433
Summary
- This series consists of an annual report of accounts of the State School for the Blind. Included are monthly disbursements; annual receipts; "cost per capita,"; and occasionally number of employees on individual accounts. Account categories include information on officers and employees; managers' expenses; specific food items; "articles expendable"; apparel manufactured; utilities; medicinal supplies; farm equipment and supplies; industrial arts equipment and supplies; and transportation and amusements.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student health ledgers
Series Number
- B2591
Summary
- This series consists of ledgers describing physical conditions and health of students. Documentation changes over time and includes name, age, height, weight, general health and appearance, temperament, and degree and cause of blindness of students. Series also includes lists of students vaccinated and records of diseases.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Access to records is administered according to provisions of the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- School for the Blind ledger accounts of supplies and special appropriations
Series Number
- B0438
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts for supplies and expenditures funded by special legislative appropriations to the State School for the Blind. Accounts are for food and other supplies, and special appropriations such as musical instruments, building repairs, typewriters, library books, and grounds maintenance.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind financial records
Series Number
- B2601
Summary
- This series contains a treasurer's account book documenting an account kept of monies received by the Superintendent of the New York State School for the Blind and deposited monthly with the treasurer.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Title
- New York State School for the Blind subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2602
Summary
- This fragmentary series consists of a very small amount of assorted routine correspondence and ephemera, as well as various records documenting significant occasions.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind scrapbooks
Series Number
- B2633
Summary
- This series contains eight scrapbooks documenting the events and activities of the New York State School for the Blind. Subjects include teachers' social activities, commencement recitals, programs, concerts, plays, Christmas parties, candlelight services, and luncheons. The scrapbooks include black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera documenting individual events.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Access to records is administered according to provisions of the New York State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student applications
Series Number
- B2592
Summary
- This series documents physical and social conditions and backgrounds of individual students upon application for admittance to the school. Information is provided on printed forms. Information includes student name, age, and cause of blindness, age at which blindness occurred, names of parents, and parents' ability to provide for the student.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Access to records is administered according to provisions of the Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- New York State School for the Blind student academic records
Series Number
- B2596
Summary
- This series consists of a student grade book arranged by by year and records of Regents diplomas awarded. Records pertaining to Regents diplomas document student applications and diplomas received, as well as student examination grades.
Creator
- New York State School for the Blind
Access Restrictions
- Identified students medical information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, Personal Privacy Protection Law, and other statutes. Archivist must review records to identify disclosable information.