FARIBAULT SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND:

An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota School for the Blind.
Title:Subject Files.
Dates:1866-1998.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files documenting a wide variety of the activities and administration of the school, including campus buildings, clubs, fire safety, lighting, supplies, repair and maintenance, and teachers.
Quantity:0.9 cubic feet (2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Included in the files are staff written papers (1940s), talks of Superintendent J. C. Lysen (1940s), teacher tenure papers (1866-1968), and a history (1997-1998).


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota School for the Blind. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-85; 2008-69

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704350


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
113.I.4.9BApplication forms (blank), undated.
Campus building map, undated.
Noting construction dates.
Certificate of Appreciation, 1991.
Club correspondence, 1950s-1970s.
Correspondence of Principal B. L. Berhow, 1952.
Correspondence relating to fire safety and report on condition of electric light globes, 1908.
Correspondence, 1892-1974.
Physical Orientation Training Program, undated.
Plans and specifications for lighting and wiring, undated, 1905.
Location
108.J.5.1B-1Record of supplies, 1897-1901. 3 volumes.
Location
113.I.4.9BRepairs and maintenance record, 1910-1911. 1 volume.
Indexed.
Scheme for numbering rooms, undated.
Staff written papers, 1940s.
Student list, 1963.
Includes birthday, grade, parents, and hometown.
Supply receipts, 1891, 1902.
Talks of the Superintendent J. C. Lysen, undated, 1940s.
Teacher tenure, 1866-1968.
Visitation report, October 1911.
By a member of the State Board of Visitations of Public Institutions.
Written Historical and Descriptive Data with Photographs, Historic American Buildings Survey, 1997-1998.
Photocopy.

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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:
Blind -- Education -- Minnesota.
Blind -- Minnesota -- Social life and customs.
Blind -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
Fire prevention -- Minnesota.
People with visual disabilities -- Minnesota.
Public welfare -- Minnesota.
School buildings -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and repair.
Schools -- Minnesota -- Equipment and supplies.
Schools -- Minnesota -- Fire and fire prevention.
Teachers of the blind -- Minnesota -- Tenure.
Persons:
Lysen, J. C.
Organizations:
Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School (Faribault, Minn.)
Minnesota School for the Blind
Minnesota School for the Deaf and Blind
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
Places:
Faribault (Minn.)
Faribault (Minn.)

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