ST. PAUL'S DEVELOPMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT CENTER
(SAINT PAUL, MINN.):
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | St. Paul's Developmental Achievement Center (Saint Paul, Minn.), creator. | |
| Title: | Organizational records. | |
| Dates: | 1961-1989. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Minutes, financial statements, correspondence, newsletters, subject files, student case files, work schedules, social events programs, and related materials documenting the Center's activities in education and caring for developmentally disabled children. | |
| Quantity: | 11.5 cubic feet (12 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The St. Paul's Developmental Achievement Center had its origins in the St. Paul's Episcopal Day School, founded in 1960 by Drs. Jean and Jeannette Piccard, and was housed in St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, 1524 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. In September, 1966 the Day School was superseded by the St. Paul's Day Activity Center, remaining in St. Paul's Church until 1985 when it moved to the former Edyth Bush Theater building, 690 South Cleveland, St. Paul.
The Center's main purpose was to provide specialized care and education to developmentally disabled children aged 18 months to three years, later expanded to include school-age children. The program was funded by local and state agencies and by contributions from private sources. Parallel programs operated by state government, and increased efforts to "mainstream" developmentally disabled people, made the Center's services increasingly redundant and it ceased its operations in 1989.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
There is information on licensing, the Center's relations with the Ramsey County Human Services agency, questionnaires and surveys relating to the Center's programs, subject files with information on parent participation, files on mainstreaming handicapped children into the public school system, and a selection of student files illustrating various types of students and facets of the program, and which contain such personal information as family, genetic, and cultural backgrounds, and details on the child's progress and problems. The files also illustrate changes in treatment and services from the 1970s through the 1980s.
Annual program files (1973-1988) document the Center's administration including information on grants, monthly work schedules, staff and meetings, social events, and monthly and yearly finances.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Until July 1, 2080, access to student files and annual program files requires written permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. St. Paul's Developmental Achievement Center (Saint Paul, Minn.). Organizational Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,417
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, September 1992
Catalog ID number: 990017293400104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 143.A.11.2F | 1 | Background information. | |||||||||
| Chronological listing of board meetings, 1967-1986. | |||||||||||
| Board of Directors. Minutes, committee minutes, lists of board members, and related records, 1967-1986. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Manuals, undated. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Staff meetings, conferences, and related records, 1984-1988. | |||||||||||
| New center building, 1978-1985. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Licensing: | |||||||||||
| State of Minnesota, 1961-1988. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| City of St. Paul (including fire department reports), 1972-1989. | |||||||||||
| Certificates for awards to students, undated. | |||||||||||
| Holiday social events and open houses, 1972-1982. | |||||||||||
| Yearbooks, 1983/1984-1985/1986, 1988. | |||||||||||
| Newsletters, 1975-1989. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous corporate records, 1971-1988. | |||||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||
| Case management of persons who are developmentally disabled, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||
| Community integration information (mainstreaming), 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| County RFPS and needs assessments, 1978-1988. | |||||||||||
| Current information on development consultants, 1983-1989. | |||||||||||
| Data privacy guidelines, 1983-1986. | |||||||||||
| Early intervention plans, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| Fire Marshall's information, 1970-1980. | |||||||||||
| Follow-up project (study), 1982-1984. | |||||||||||
| Functional programs planning, 1988. | |||||||||||
| Futures Committee, 1986-1989. | |||||||||||
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| 143.A.11.3B | 2 | Individual Education Plan (IEA), 1987-1988. | |||||||||
| Minnesota Department of Education Early Childhood Special Education Criteria, 1984-1988. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Legislation: Minnesota Statutes 120.03 and 120.17, 1987. | |||||||||||
| New Beginnings, 1988-1989. | |||||||||||
| New Ventures, 1986-1989. | |||||||||||
| Past proposals (rejected), 1988-1989. | |||||||||||
| Ramsey County Human Services, 1981-1986. | |||||||||||
| Special education and the therapies, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Transportation regulations and loading data, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||
| Ramsey County Infant Program (RCIP) subject files: | |||||||||||
| Background materials. | |||||||||||
| Alternative programs for severely handicapped children, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Annual parent conference, 1976-1988. | |||||||||||
| Integration Task Force, 1987-1989. | |||||||||||
| Macalester Sewing Circle, 1988. | |||||||||||
| Preschool Transition Group: Schedules and related files, 1985-1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Procedures, 1980-1986. | |||||||||||
| Questionnaires and surveys: | |||||||||||
| Past surveys: Correspondence and forms, 1972-1988. | |||||||||||
| Program evaluation questionnaires, 1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Evaluation questionnaires, 1979. | |||||||||||
| Evaluation (infant) questionnaires, 1987. | |||||||||||
| Parent satisfaction and parent interest questionnaires, 1988. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Sample forms, undated, 1982-1989. | |||||||||||
| Statistics: Clients served, 1986-1988. | |||||||||||
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| 143.A.11.4F | 3 | Student files selected by DAC staff for preservation, approximately 1972-1989. | |||||||||
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| The criteria for selection included sampling a variety of cultural backgrounds; low incidence handicapping conditions; variety of residential backgrounds (foster care, residences, family homes); multiple programs in a single family; twins; certain diagnoses (e.g., Downs Syndrome) selected from different periods of the program's operations to show changes in treatment and services; and selections of children who survived and who did not. | |||||||||||
| A-G. 28 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 143.A.11.5B | 4 | H-NAI. 19 folders. | |||||||||
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| 143.A.11.6F | 5 | NAL-V. 20 folders. | |||||||||
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| 143.A.11.7B | 6 | W-Z. 7 folders. | |||||||||
| Student files randomly sampled (every 6th file) from files collected around or before 1971-1989. | |||||||||||
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| A-DE. 35 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 143.A.11.8F | 7 | DO-J. 37 folders. | |||||||||
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| 143.A.12.1B | 8 | K-O. 38 folders. | |||||||||
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| 143.A.12.2F | 9 | P-TH. 33 folders. | |||||||||
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| 143.A.12.3B | 10 | TI-Z. 16 folders. | |||||||||
| Annual program files, 1973/1974-1977/1978. 9 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 143.A.12.4F | 11 | Annual program files, 1978/1979-1985 (part). | |||||||||
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| 143.A.12.5B | 12 | Annual program files, 1985 (part)-1988. 14 folders. | |||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Child care workers -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Child development -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Child welfare -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Children with mental disabilities -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Day care centers for the developmentally disabled -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Education -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Exceptional children -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Human services -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Preschool children -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Organizations:
- Ramsey County (Minn.). Community Human Services Department.
- St. Paul's Day Activity Center (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- St. Paul's On-the-Hill Episcopal Church (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Places:
- Saint Paul (Minn.)
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