Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945
Title
Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945
Subject
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths--Conditions; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care
Description
Three-page typed report dated April 26, 1945, written by Texas State Board of Control member Senator Tom DeBerry and signed by Chairman Weaver H. Baker, documenting a Sunday visit to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths in Austin, Texas. The report describes the physical condition of the grounds, dormitories, kitchen, and dining room, noting debris around the windmill tower, patches on students' Sunday clothes, girls in need of new shoes, and a young and inexperienced dietitian. The report also documents the superintendent's efforts to manage outside political and religious influence on students and staff. A resolution to rename the institution is noted as having been submitted to the legislature. This document is a primary source for comparing conditions at the segregated institution for children of color against those documented at the white Texas School for the Blind.
Creator
Baker, Weaver H
Source
Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas
Publisher
Texas State Board of Control
Date
1945-04-26
Contributor
Texas State Board of Control, Baker, Weaver, DeBerry, Tom, Julie Huth
Rights
These records are public records of the State of Texas held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. As works of state government, they are not subject to copyright and are freely available for research and educational use.
Relation
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml
Format
Typed report with handwritten annotations, three pages
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Baker, Weaver H. Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 26, 1945. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Austin, Texas
Coverage
Austin, Texas
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
standard file paper 8.5x 11
Citation
Baker, Weaver H, “Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945,” Hidden Histories at the University of Texas at Austin, accessed September 16, 2026, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/617.
Comments
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