FARIBAULT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF:

An Inventory of Its Photographs and Maps at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota School for the Deaf.
Title:Photographs and Maps.
Dates:approximately 1910-1985.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Photographs of deafblind pupil Vera Gammon and teacher Miss Hansen (approximately 1910), library (1933), aerial view of campus (approximately 1950s), students and staff group (1928, 1931, 1939), and Minnesota Association of the Deaf and Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens convention participants (1953, 1985). Also topography and record survey maps (1912-1923).
Quantity:0.5 cubic feet (2 partial boxes; 2 oversize folders, loose on shelf).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota School for the Deaf. Photographs and Maps. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-82; 984-75; 2008-54; 2012-56

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704364


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
117.J.11.5BVera Gammon and teacher Miss Hansen, approximately 1910. 3 items in 1 folder.
Screen prints of photograph of deaf and blind pupil and teacher.
Minnesota Association of the Deaf, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 14 x 5 1/2 inches.
Possibly a reunion photograph; taken outside of building.
Location
108.I.19.2FLibrary interior, March 1933, and aerial view of the campus, approximately 1950s. 2 items in 1 folder.
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106.J.3.4 5 photographs in 1 folder, loose on shelf.
Minnesota School for the Deaf, Faribault, May 1928. 1 photograph: black and white; 36 x 8 in.
Formal pose of students and staff outside of building.
Minnesota School for the Deaf, Faribault, December 1931. 1 photograph: black and white; 30 x 8 in.
Formal pose of students and staff outside of building.
School for the Deaf, Faribault, May 12, 1939. 1 photograph: black and white; 29 1/2 x 8 in.
Formal pose of students and staff outside of building.
30th Convention, Minnesota Association of the Deaf, Faribault, 1953. 1 photograph: black and white; 30 x 8 in.
Formal pose of participants.
Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens Centennial Convention, Faribault, August 15-18, 1985. 1 photograph: color; 49 x 10 in.
Formal pose of participants in gymnasium.
Location
106.I.2.1 2 maps in 1 folder, loose on shelf: blueprint, encapsulated; 48 x 42 in.
Done by Morell and Nichols, Landscape Architects and Engineers (Minneapolis).
Partial Stadia Survey, February 1912; Record Survey, April 1917.
Depicts structures, such as the Administration Building, Barron Hall, Mott Hall, the auditorium, the bakery, the power house, the industrial building and the hospital; underground lines for water, electricity, sewer and power; fences, topographical elevations, and other features.
Partial Stadia Survey, February 1912; Record Survey, April 1917; Revised October 1919 and June 1923.
Depicts all of the features and information shown on previous map, except for structures that had been removed in the intervening years; includes additional information and depicts additional structures such as a barn, greenhouse, cottage, and oil storage building.

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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:
Deaf -- Education -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Deaf -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Deaf -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs.
Deafblind children -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
School libraries -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Schools -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Students -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Teachers of deafblind people -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Women teachers -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Persons:
Gammon, Vera.
Organizations:
Minnesota Association for the Deaf. Convention.
Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens. Convention.
Minnesota School for the Deaf -- Maps.
Minnesota School for the Deaf -- Photographs.
Places:
Faribault (Minn.)
Document Types:
Aerial photographs.
Maps.
Photographs.

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