Excerpt from catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931

Excerpt from catalogue of the Texas School for the Blind, 1930–1931

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

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.

Texas School for the Blind

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

Texas School for the Blind

1930–1931

Texas School for the Blind, Julie Huth

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.

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

Printed catalogue, multiple pages

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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.

Austin, Texas

Printed catalogue