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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