FARIBAULT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: SUPERINTENDENT:

The general correspondence, which consists of letters received only from 1878 to approximately 1903 and letters received and sent thereafter, relates to most aspects of institution administration. There are letters from parents and others interested in admission procedures; letters to and from parents and guardians relating to health, educational progress, and special needs of their children; copies of circulars sent to parents and others; letters from superintendents of other similar institutions requesting information; manufacturers' letters and brochures; letters, circulars, and other materials relating to the school's educational program and its teachers; and letters relating to specifications and estimates for, and receipts for the purchase and delivery of, equipment and supplies.

Employment correspondence contains letters of application for all types of jobs, letters of response or acknowledgment, and letters of recommendation, while the board of directors’ files also contain minutes of meetings.

Correspondence with the Board of Control relates to such matters as management of buildings and mechanical systems, accounting procedures, preparation of estimates and inventories, use of forms, maintenance of admission records, printing and distribution of biennial reports, insurance, quarterly meetings of superintendents, professional travel, and wages and salaries. Included are circular letters probably sent to all institutions under the board's control as well as correspondence specifically with and about the School for the Deaf.

Also included is some of Tate's personal correspondence, especially with the law office of Benjamin Hynes Clark, St. Louis, Missouri. Tate had been superintendent of the Missouri school for the deaf before coming to Minnesota.

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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. Superintendent. Correspondence. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-82; 2008-54

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017043560104294

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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 -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Accounting.

Deaf -- Education -- Minnesota.

Deaf -- Health and hygiene -- Minnesota.

Deaf children -- Education -- Minnesota.

School buildings -- Minnesota.

School management and organization -- Minnesota.

School superintendents -- Minnesota -- Records and correspondence.

Schools -- Minnesota -- Accounting.

Schools -- Minnesota -- Furniture, equipment, etc.

Schools -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota.

Teachers of the deaf -- Minnesota.

Persons:

Clark, Benjamin Hynes.

Noyes, Jonathan Lovejoy.

Tate, James N.

Organizations:

Minnesota. State Board of Control.

Minnesota. Department of Public Welfare.

Places:

Faribault (Minn.)

Functions:

Accounting.

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