| Access Conditions |
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| Admin/Biog History |
In 1893, Emily Wells Foster opened a nursery for blind children in Hartford, Connecticut. It would become the Connecticut Institute and Industrial Home for the Blind, providing education for blind children through a school department and vocational training to blind adults. The name of the institute changed in 1904 to the Connecticut Institute for the Blind. In 1911, the school department moved to more spacious property on Holcomb Street with stately oak trees and eventually became known as Oak Hill School, one of several programs conducted by the Connecticut Institute for the Blind.
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| Collection |
KSB Collection |
| Creator |
Oak Hill School (Hartford,CT) |
| Credit line |
Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1996.17-26 |
| Custodial History |
Reports were sent to the Kentucky School for the Blind and were kept there until being transferred to the Callahan Museum in 1996. |
| Date |
1895-1925 |
| Dates of Accumulation |
ca. 1895-1925 |
| Dates of Creation |
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| Abstract |
Reports of the Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill School document the school's management, building, and student activities. They list the trustees, school staff, and students by name; contain a financial report of receipts and disbursements; and include black-and-white photo illustrations.
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| Extent of Description |
10 folders (10 reports)
Report dimensions: 9 x 6 in.; 8.5 x 5.5 (1895) |
| Finding Aids |
Container list available. |
| Object ID |
1996.17-26 |
| Object Name |
Report, Annual |
| People |
Marshall, George H. |
| Search Terms |
Oak Hill School (Hartford, CT) |
| Subjects |
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped
Education -- Connecticut
Annual reports |
| System of arrangement |
Arranged chronologically. |
| Title |
Connecticut Institute for the Blind biennial reports |
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