1 10 8 https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/b5df5e1ef826d5b651f8d005d4fb0b15.jpeg 7409e45ea7ea2569fdad31de0b69ab17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Original Format: Paper Physical Dimensions: Standard catalogue dimensions Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What Is Furnished," Catalogue of Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, Page 11 Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Student services; Visually impaired students--Transportation--Texas--Austin; Disability--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; Separate but equal--Texas Description An account of the resource Page 11 of the Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, containing the section titled "What Is Furnished." The section explicitly documents that indigent students were provided clothing and transportation to and from school as a formal institutional provision. Parents unable to furnish transportation were required to submit a sworn affidavit accompanied by a tax certificate documenting their property holdings. No equivalent provision, process, or administrative record documenting transportation to and from school for students at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths has been located in the Texas State Board of Control records. This documentary absence, set against the simultaneous forced relocation of Black Austin residents to East Austin under the 1928 City Plan — away from the Institute's location on Bull Creek Road in northwest Austin — suggests that Black families bore transportation burdens that the state formally absorbed for white students. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1, Folder 1930–1931, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930–1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Statement of Accounts, Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, July 1924–August 1925. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98; Audit Letter, Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, July 31, 1928. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed catalogue page, single page Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Texas School for the Blind. "What Is Furnished." Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, p. 11. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, texas Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Blind, Julie Huth Austin Texas dental care disability education Gender indigent children institutional provisions medical care poverty residential institutions student clothing students with visual impairments Texas School for the Blind transportation assistance tuition-free education uniforms https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/fc7c9818cfce58f528e4eaf8a9f148d5.jpeg 7409e45ea7ea2569fdad31de0b69ab17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Original Format: Paper Physical Dimensions: Standard catalogue dimensions Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource What Is Furnished," Catalogue of Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, Page 11 Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Student services; Visually impaired students--Transportation--Texas--Austin; Disability--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; Separate but equal--Texas Description An account of the resource Page 11 of the Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, containing the section titled "What Is Furnished." The section explicitly documents that indigent students were provided clothing and transportation to and from school as a formal institutional provision. Parents unable to furnish transportation were required to submit a sworn affidavit accompanied by a tax certificate documenting their property holdings. No equivalent provision, process, or administrative record documenting transportation to and from school for students at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths has been located in the Texas State Board of Control records. This documentary absence, set against the simultaneous forced relocation of Black Austin residents to East Austin under the 1928 City Plan — away from the Institute's location on Bull Creek Road in northwest Austin — suggests that Black families bore transportation burdens that the state formally absorbed for white students. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1, Folder 1930–1931, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930–1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Statement of Accounts, Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, July 1924–August 1925. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98; Audit Letter, Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, July 31, 1928. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed catalogue page, single page Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Texas School for the Blind. "What Is Furnished." Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, p. 11. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, texas Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Blind, Julie Huth Austin Texas dental care disability education Gender indigent children institutional provisions medical care poverty residential institutions student clothing students with visual impairments Texas School for the Blind transportation assistance tuition-free education uniforms https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/c77d13456035f7b0782e04d44613466e.jpeg 47a353f5e2e1f3f897062cd843cf8be5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Original Format: Paper Physical Dimensions: Standard file paper 8.5 x 11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Observation (from Poetry Group)" by Muriel Sage Banks, Board Member Files Newsletter, Page 8 Subject The topic of the resource Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths--Student life; Black students with disabilities--Creative writing--Texas--Austin; Poetry--Texas--20th century; Disability--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin Description An account of the resource Page 8 of a typed newsletter or report from the Texas State Board of Control Board Member Files, containing a poem titled "Observation (from Poetry Group)" authored by Muriel Sage Banks, a student at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths in Austin, Texas. The poem reflects on suffering, resilience, and the suppression of visible grief, with the refrain "Only the ones with little sorrows cry aloud." The same page contains administrative notes referencing residents of the State Colored Orphan Home by name, including Abraham Young, age 96, and Lucius M. McAdams, reflecting the Texas State Board of Control's consolidated oversight of multiple segregated eleemosynary institutions. Filed among Board Member Files, this document provides rare direct evidence of student creative life and intellectual interiority within the segregated institution, offering a counterpoint to administrative and inspection records documenting material conditions at the Institute for Colored Youths. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Banks, Muriel Sage Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas State Board of Control Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown; document retrieved 2026-03-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Deaf Blind and Dumb for Colored Youth and Orphans, Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1; Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945. Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed document, single page Language A language of the resource english Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Banks, Muriel Sage. "Observation (from Poetry Group)." Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-98. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas. African American literature Austin Texas creative expression Disability history emotional restraint grief institutional life Muriel Sage Banks Poetry resilience Segregation Texas Deaf Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youth Texas State Colored Orphan Home https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/4ecdbeb75fbb6ccf651f52449e00ee00.jpeg 66a01c61e79eca3105d3c31011b1f965 https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/64fe8ac985a0fa46d2cc5f4510f5c3a8.jpeg 55a0b5e5e4015197947e5d56e68f99c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed catalogue Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Excerpt from catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931 Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Curricula; Blind--Education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; Disability--Institutional care--Texas Description An account of the resource Two pages from the Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931, documenting institutional philosophy regarding student character, dependency, and civic obligation. The first page contains a section titled "The Dangers of This Free Education," warning against students developing a sense of entitlement from state-provided care and asserting that gratitude is insufficiently cultivated in students' homes. Page 15 continues this philosophy, arguing against teaching blind students that they are dependent on charity, and frames state expenditure of over $500 per student annually as an investment requiring returns in useful lives and good citizenship. A section on Promotions details academic advancement requirements. These pages are a primary source for examining the ideological framework governing the white Texas School for the Blind and invite comparison with contemporaneous documentation of conditions at the segregated Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930–1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Box 1991/016-89 — Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed catalogue, multiple pages Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Texas School for the Blind. Catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records, Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas School for the Blind, Julie Huth academic promotion Austin Texas character formation citizenship dependency disability education examinations free education gratitude institutional discipline institutional rhetoric paternalism residential institutions self-sufficiency state funding students with visual impairments Texas School for the Blind https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/e7482af2eee65511c68154d28a42f776.jpeg d1141e43d6064e631b0db9c29713b39c https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/1b473925a2dbec71630fcf42351f18fe.jpeg 1ba37ada45a37844e8a7056fb057f652 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data accounting booklet Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Officers and Teachers, Texas School for the Blind, 1930-1931 Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Faculty; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; Music education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin Description An account of the resource Two-page staff roster from the 1930-1931 catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, Austin, Texas, listing the State Board of Control members, administrative officers, teaching faculty, and support staff of the institution. The roster documents an extensive music faculty including a Director of Music, a Teacher of Piano Tuning and Repairing, multiple piano teachers, a Teacher of Voice, a Teacher of Violin, and a Teacher of Band Instruments, all funded by the state of Texas. Additional faculty include teachers for every grade from kindergarten through high school, industrial arts instructors, a librarian, a head nurse, seamstresses, and multiple housemothers. The breadth and depth of this faculty roster stands in direct contrast to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, where Black disabled students were required to fund their own music club, the Burse Music Club, through private fundraising rather than state appropriation. This document illustrates how racial segregation produced material inequality in educational resources for disabled students in Austin, falling short of the separate but equal standard established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1, Catalogues and Announcements 1930-1931, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1931 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas State Board of Control, Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This electronic resource is made available by the University of Texas Libraries solely for the purposes of research, teaching and private study. This material is made available for education and research purposes only. The creator of this exhibit does not own the rights for these items; it cannot grant or deny permission to use this material. Copyright law protects unpublished as well as published materials. It is your responsibility to determine the rights status and secure whatever permission may be needed for the use of any item. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information may be incomplete or out of date. We welcome updates or corrections. Upon request, we'll remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. Relation A related resource https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Printed catalogue pages, two pages Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Officers and Teachers, Texas School for the Blind, 1930-1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas 1930s Austin Texas Deaf education Disability history Disability justice Eleemosynary institutions Faculty Institutional care Music education Music faculty Racial segregation separate but equal Texas School for the Blind visually impaired education white disabled students https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/2b2068b06749ccd4444d317eb1af78b9.jpeg 44eec09c8417ae571f26100ea445778b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Typed financial statement on paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Financial Statement of the Burse Music Club and Mutual Aid and Social Club, Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, 1924-1925 Subject The topic of the resource Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths--Student organizations; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin Description An account of the resource Typed financial statement covering the school term September 15, 1924 through June 19, 1925, documenting the accounts of two student organizations at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths: the Burse Music Club and the Mutual Aid and Social Club. The statement notes that prior to 1924 the Burse Music Club surrendered control of its funds to the superintendent, but that in 1925 the club assumed full control of its own affairs and re-deposited funds under a student committee at the American National Bank in Austin. The document is signed by Superintendent J.D. Martin. The existence of a student-funded music club at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths stands in direct contrast to the fully state-funded music program at the Texas School for the Blind, where the 1930-1931 catalogue lists a Director of Music, a Teacher of Piano Tuning and Repairing, multiple piano teachers, a Teacher of Voice, a Teacher of Violin, and a Teacher of Band Instruments all provided at state expense to white disabled students. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Martin, J. D. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-06-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jones, George F., Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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. This electronic resource is made available by the University of Texas Libraries solely for the purposes of research, teaching and private study. This material is made available for education and research purposes only. The creator of this exhibit does not own the rights for these items; it cannot grant or deny permission to use this material. Copyright law protects unpublished as well as published materials. It is your responsibility to determine the rights status and secure whatever permission may be needed for the use of any item. Due to the nature of archival collections, rights information may be incomplete or out of date. We welcome updates or corrections. Upon request, we'll remove material from public view while we address a rights issue. Relation A related resource https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed financial statement, one page Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Financial Statement of the Burse Music Club and Mutual Aid and Social Club, 1924-1925. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas 1920s Austin Texas Black disabled students Burse Music Club Community resilience Community self-determination Deaf Deaf education Disability history Disability justice Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths Eleemosynary institutions Institutional care Music education Mutual Aid and Social Club Racial segregation separate but equal state funding student organizations visually impaired education https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/6747da0d36e5e75fbdfe7f4740a5927f.jpeg a09e9369530aa8171185c448cfa59d15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Texas School for the Blind Campus, Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Texas School for the Blind--Facilities; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin Description An account of the resource Black and white panoramic photograph of the Texas School for the Black and white panoramic photograph of the Texas School for the Blind campus in Austin, Texas, appearing as a folded insert in the 1930-1931 school catalogue. The image shows multiple large, well-maintained brick buildings including the Administration Building, dormitories, and cottages, with manicured lawns and orderly pathways. This photograph documents the physical resources available to white visually impaired and deaf students in Austin during the same period that the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths operated with significantly fewer resources. When compared to the 1945 DeBerry inspection report describing debris, poorly maintained grounds, and inadequately clothed students at the Black institution, this image illustrates the material inequality experienced by Black disabled students under racial segregation in Austin. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Texas School for the Blind Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1, Catalogues and Announcements 1930-1931, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas School for the Blind Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1931 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas State Board of Control, Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph, panoramic folded insert Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Texas School for the Blind Campus Photograph, 1930-1931. Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Box 1989/073-1. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas 1930s Austin Texas Campus facilities Deaf education Disability history Disability justice Eleemosynary institutions Institutional care Racial segregation separate but equal state funding Texas School for the Blind urban Austin visually impaired education white disabled students https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/c3f5f4d1072a3634e910b577a8747775.jpeg fba3d3077c595453304b711b5201c8f9 https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/bfaa03d9dc5668369a4603cf433cee5a.jpeg b58a466ef7404e7e93e7d90e3e3f33fd https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/files/original/531c467f15566f327b94d680dd162f03.jpeg d189d35f404f1c43b357715fd6ee28a8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Segregated by Design: Disability Education in Austin, Texas Subject The topic of the resource Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care--Texas--Austin; Segregation in education--Texas--Austin; Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths; Texas School for the Blind; Separate but equal doctrine--Texas Description An account of the resource Documentation of the unequal treatment of Black disabled students in Austin, Texas. Drawing on records from the Texas State Board of Control and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the collection presents primary evidence that the state of Texas failed to meet even the minimum standard of separate but equal established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in its provision of care and education for Black deaf, blind, and visually impaired students. Items in this collection document conditions at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths including poorly maintained grounds, inadequately clothed students, and student-funded music programs, and compare them against the extensive state-funded resources documented at the white Texas School for the Blind. The collection further demonstrates how the 1928 Austin City Plan compounded these inequalities by displacing the Black institution and limiting transportation access for its students. Together these items illustrate how racial segregation produced material inequality for Black disabled students in Austin, and how government policy shaped who had access to resources and care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Board of Control Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Baker, Weaver H DeBerry, Tom Martin, J.D Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Texas State Board of Control Records (TX003299), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records (TX000021), Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Hidden Histories: UT Austin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-1945 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Huth, Julie Harper Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Texas. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource Texas State Board of Control Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml; Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Records finding aid: https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX000021.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed reports, financial statements, printed catalogue pages, photographs Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource collection Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Separate and Unequal: Race and Disability Care in Austin, Texas. Hidden Histories: UT Austin. Spring 2026. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas; 1924-1945 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image standard file paper 8.5x 11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Visit Report to the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, April 1945 Subject The topic of the resource Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths--Conditions; Race discrimination in education--Texas--Austin; People with disabilities--Institutional care Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Baker, Weaver H Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas State Board of Control Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-04-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Texas State Board of Control, Baker, Weaver, DeBerry, Tom, Julie Huth Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 A related resource https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/TX003299.xml Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Typed report with handwritten annotations, three pages Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 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 The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm Austin, Texas 1945 Austin Texas Black disabled students Blind education Deaf Deaf education Disability history Disability justice Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths Eleemosynary institutions Institutional care Racial segregation separate but equal Texas State Board of Control visually impaired education