| Access Conditions |
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| Admin/Biog History |
In 1852, the state of Louisiana established a school in Baton Rouge for students who were deaf or blind. In 1870, the blind department moved to another location in the city and, the following year, became a separately incorporated school. The Louisiana Institution for the Education of the Blind recombined with the school for the deaf in 1888. Then, in 1890, it was reorganized as a separate school and moved to its present site in 1898. In the 1920s, the state founded a school for African American blind children on the campus of Southern University. The Southern University School for the Blind and the Louisiana State School for the Blind merged in 1978, and the name changed to the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired. |
| Collection |
KSB Collection |
| Creator |
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired |
| Credit line |
Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1996.344-364 |
| Custodial History |
Reports were sent to the Kentucky School for the Blind and were kept there until being transferred to the APH Museum. |
| Dates of Accumulation |
ca. 1855-1922 |
| Dates of Creation |
1855 (January), 1857-1861, 1873-1879, 1881-1888, 1892, 1916, 1922 |
| Abstract |
Printed reports of the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, documenting the school's management, building, and student activities. Reports list the school's officers, staff, and students, and the school's financial receipts and disbursements.
A raised letter specimen embossed by students in the school's printing department, established in 1859, is inserted loose in the 1859 report. The Act of Incorporation is included in the 1873 and several subsequent reports.
1878 and 1879 reports include tables with headings: Blind of Louisiana, United States Census 1870; List of Celebrated Blind Persons; Proportion of Blind to Entire Population [worldwide]; and Principle Occupations, which have been successfully followed by the blind.
The 1916 report (for years 1913-1916) was the first issued since 1906. It includes black-and-white photo illus. and the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness publication "Concerning Common Causes of Blindness in Children and The Means and Methods of Prevention."
Title and numbering vary; see container list.
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| Extent of Description |
19 folders (21 reports) |
| Finding Aids |
Container list available. |
| Object ID |
1996.344-364 |
| Object Name |
Report, Annual |
| Search Terms |
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired |
| Subjects |
Schools for the blind and visually handicapped
Education -- Louisiana
Annual reports |
| System of arrangement |
Arranged chronologically. |
| Title |
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired annual and biennial reports |
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