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. 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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