Perkins institutional history: Publications, clippings, and manuscripts collection

Creator:

Perkins School for the Blind

Date Range:

1829-1990, bulk 1829-1940

Call Number:

AG44

Abstract:

Materials related to the history of Perkins School for the Blind, formerly Perkins Institution, including events, projects and important people. Primarily contains clipping, pamphlets, and other published materials, but also unique documents, manuscripts and correspondence. The collection includes materials related to Perkins Directors Samuel Gridley Howe, Michael Anagnos, and Edward E. Allen, and special events including the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1882, the Perkins Centennial in 1932, and the opening of the Perkins Research Library in 1966. Other topics include the early deafblind pupils including Laura Bridgman, Julia Brace, and Sophia B. Carter. Materials related to various Perkins campuses including South Boston, the Perkins Kindergarten in Jamaica Plain and the construction of the campus in Watertown. The collection also contains materials about the Workshop and Salesroom for the Blind, Teacher Training, curriculum studies, school policies, and theater and music programs and performances.

Extent:

4 linear feet

Language:

English, some Spanish

Processed by:

Jennifer Hale, 2013 ; Updated 2017, 2022.

Processing note:

This collection was processed with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access, Washington, D.C., 2012-2015.

Biographical/Historical notes:

In 1829, Perkins School for the Blind became the first school of its kind in the United States. Inspired by the school founded in Paris in 1784, Dr. John Dix Fisher gathered together a group of fellow Bostonians who advocated successfully for a school in Boston dedicated to the education of pupils who were blind. Contrary to popular perceptions at the time, the school’s founders believed that people who were blind could be educated and could live independently. 

The school opened to students in 1832 under our first director, Samuel Gridley Howe. Students followed a curriculum divided between academic subjects similar to any other school in Boston, and curriculum designed to improve tactile dexterity and provide employment options. Physical activity including daily walks, calisthenics, swimming, and rowing were also an important part of the curriculum. 

In 1837, eight-year old Laura Bridgman came to Perkins to be educated. She would become the first person who was deafblind to complete a formal education. The initiative would bring Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller together 50 years later and would evolve into the Perkins Deafblind School that continues to be a leader in the field today.

High demand required the school to move several times to accommodate more students. In 1912 the Watertown campus opened and was the first home to Perkins designed especially for students who were blind. This campus combined accessible architectural elements with an abundance of outdoor space that helped us improve the quality of services for our students. 

Over the years, Perkins has responded directly to the evolving needs of children who are blind or visually impaired. For example, Perkins expanded its Deafblind Program tenfold in the 1960s in response to the surge of babies born with deafblindness due to the rubella epidemic. With mainstreaming beginning in the 1970s, inclusive public education became the model for students who were blind.

Perkins continues to focus on students with multiple disabilities, supplemental outreach programming, and early childhood education. Perkins also supports the families, educators, professionals and researchers who support children through educational and accessibility services, and professional development.

Restrictions:

None

Copyright:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Perkins School for the Blind, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Credit line/Citation:

AG44 Perkins Institutional History: Publications, Clippings, and Manuscripts Collection. Perkins School for
the Blind Archives, Watertown, MA.

Scope/Contents:

The collection includes manuscripts, documents, photographs, pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and other documents related to topics such as the 50th Anniversary celebrations (1882), Perkins Centennial (1932), and the opening of the Research Library (1966). Topics also include early students who were deafblind including Laura Bridgeman, Julia Brace, and Sophia B. Carter. Information about the South Boston campus as well as the Kindergarten in Jamaica Plain is also included. The collection also contains materials about the Workshop and Saleswroom for the Blind, Teacher Training, curriculum studies, and school activities.

Arrangement:

B1:F1 = Box 1: Folder 1

• Series 1: Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Unpublished Documents, 1906-1953
• Series 2: Special Events, 1882-1966
• Series 3: Special Projects, 1836-1990
  • Sub Series 1: Deafblind Program, 1836-1990
  • Sub Series 2: Construction of the New School in Watertown, 1900-1914
  • Sub Series 3: Teacher Training, 1919-1945
  • Sub Series 4: Kindergarten, 1883-1928
  • Sub Series 5: Music, 1823-1988
  • Sub Series 6: Theater, 1864-1935
  • Sub Series 7: Workshop, 1829-1933
  • Sub Series 8: Perkins Policy, 1870-1954
• Series 4: Publications, 1829-1957
  • Sub Series 1: Magazine Articles, 1829-1948
  • Sub Series 2: Newspaper Clippings 1835-1947
  • Sub Series 3: Radio Transcripts 1932-1940
  • Sub Series 4: Pamphlets and Booklets, 1833-1957
  • Sub Series 5: Pamphlets and Booklets produced by Perkins, 1829-1937
• Series 5: Miscellaneous Material, 1833-1950

Arranged in five series with series 3 having 8 sub-series and series 4 with 5 sub-series. The series and sub-series described here:

• Series 1: Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Unpublished Documents: People and events important to Perkins history. These include manuscripts written by Perkins director Edward E. Allen, and student recollections of director Samuel Gridley Howe and his wife Julia Ward Howe. Student recollections make up a large part of this series and recount events and classes circa 1891-1936.
• Series 2: Special Events: Contains documents, manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera from special events. Events include 50th anniversary celebrations in 1882, the Perkins Centennial in 1932, and the Perkins Research Library opening in 1966. There are also documents from the 1952 Education of the Blind in New England Conference held at Perkins, which include graphs showing the different causes of blindness in the student population at school.
• Series 3: Special Projects: Contains a wide variety of material that highlight topics relating to the deafblind program, the construction of the new school in Watertown, teacher training, the kindergarten, Perkins policy, and the theater, music, and workshop programs. These sub series include a variety of different materials such as newspaper and magazine clippings, ephemera, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and pamphlets. Mentioned in this series are, Perkins director Edward E. Allen, Perkins trustee John Sullivan, pupil Laura Bridgman, and teacher and former pupil Sophia B. Carter
  • Sub-series 1: Deafblind Program: The deafblind subseries includes correspondence that mentions Perkins pupils Julia Brace and Laura Bridgman. There is also newspaper clipping of the estate notice of Laura Bridgman and three copies of a Life magazine article about the deafblind program. Carter family research, notes, and photos that include Sophia B. Carter. A, Abby B. Carter, and Alonzo Carter are also part of this subseries.
  • Sub-series 2: Construction of the New School in Watertown: Contains various materials relating to the construction of the new school. This includes director Edward E. Allen’s manuscripts and a letter he wrote to the board of trustees. There are also documents and manuscripts with an architect’s description and building plans. Newspaper and magazine clippings on this topic are also included.
  • Sub-series 3: Teacher Training: Contains various materials relating to teacher training. Materials includes curriculum studies, lecture itineraries, and reports on the department of special studies and summer school project. There is also correspondence from Alexander Mell, director of the Imperial Royal Institute for the Education of the Blind, Vienna to Edward E. Allen, in regards to teacher training.
  • Sub-series 4: Kindergarten: Contains various materials relating to the Kindergarten project. Materials include manuscripts, clippings, ephemera, and published materials. Manuscripts include accounts of the kindergarten in its early days as well as a tribute to longtime kindergarten girls’ matron, Cornelia Loring. There are also publications and ephemera related to fundraising and the kindergarten fund.
  • Sub-series 5: Music: Contains various materials relating to music at Perkins, primarily from 1829-1895. Materials include photographs, clippings, and ephemera. Photographs include former Perkins pupils and music teachers, Joseph B. Smith, and Charles B. Coddington. There is also a photograph of Albert Alonzo Carter, a former pupil and composer of Tribute to Colonel Ellsworth. Ephemera includes a Perkins Band concert announcement, an entertainment program, and a concert announcement by Perkins alumni, Edna Joslyn. Clippings include a magazine article from the Charlestown State Prison magazine, The Mentor, with letter from the warden thanking the school for a performance there by the Perkins glee club.
  • Sub-series 6: Theater: Contains clippings, correspondence and ephemera relating to theater productions at Perkins, primarily theater reviews from 1901-1923. Ephemera include a theater bill and a program in aid of the kindergarten project. Correspondence includes a letter from Perkins teacher, Jessica Langworthy to Miss Potter discussing theater productions.
  • Sub-series 7: Workshop: Contains various materials relating to the workshop. Ephemera includes workshop and salesroom announcements and advertisements. There are statements of workshop and laundry accounts from 1868. There are also materials related to the opening of the Perkins industrial building and workshop in South Boston.
  • Sub-series 8: Perkins Policy: Contains various materials relating to school policy. Includes a policy document for parents regarding school clothing as prescribed by Samuel Gridley Howe. There is also material relating to a scarlet fever outbreak at the school in 1900 and a plan to address students unable to be admitted due to the large number of requests in 1954.
• Series 4: Publications: Contains published materials, mainly magazine articles, newspaper clippings, radio transcripts and pamphlets that mention Perkins or are produced by Perkins. The majority of the series
  • Sub-series 1: Magazine Articles: Contains magazine articles that mention Perkins. The articles are primarily education related. Some of the topics mentioned in articles are the education of the blind, William Prescott, Samuel Gridley Howe, and Steven P. Ruggles.
  • Sub-series 2: Newspaper clippings: Contains newspaper clippings that mention Perkins. The clippings are primarily from 1900-1940. Some of the topics mentioned in articles are WWI, the Great Depression, physical education, and the Howe Memorial Press.
  • Sub-series 3: Radio transcripts: Contains four radio transcripts that feature stories about Perkins and include an interview with student James Delaney and longtime Perkins employee, Anna Gardner Fish. Perkins Director Gabriel Farrell speaks on the education of the blind in a broadcast.
  • Sub-series 4: Pamphlets and booklets: Contains pamphlets and booklets that mention Perkins. These include Massachusetts House and Senate reports, a report on the American Printing House for the Blind, and an anti-slavery pamphlet with a poem about a child denied admittance to the Asylum for the Blind in 1835. There are also several pamphlets that mention the various school locations and neighborhoods, including a Boston centennial publication with an illustration of the 1859 location in South Boston.
  • Sub-series 5: Pamphlet and booklets produced by Perkins: Contains pamphlets and booklets that were produced by Perkins. These include publications relating to Perkin’s annual reports, history, and general information about the school. Publications include a fundraising catalog for the Asylum for the Blind and an address of the trustees, both from 1833.
• Series 5: Miscellaneous: Contains miscellaneous materials found in this collection, including documents, correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and a photograph.

Container List:

Series 1: Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Unpublished Documents, 1906-1953

Box 1

• B1:F1: Finding aid and inventory of collection, 8 pages, circa 1980
• B1:F2: Recollection of 1891 graduation ceremony, 1906
• B1:F3: Correspondence about John Edward Brown, 1909
• B1:F4: Student recollections of Julia Ward Howe, 1909-1910
• B1:F5: A student’s recollections of Perkins that mentions Samuel Gridley Howe, 1911-1920
• B1:F6: Samuel C. Lawrence, letter with poem entitled “The Tower of Perkins Institution,” 1918
• B1:F7: Correspondence from the New England Committee of French Soldiers Blinded in Battle, 1925
• B1:F8: Sister Marie Therese, O. Carm., manuscript documenting the class of 1895, circa 1926 [Alice Maud Bannon when at Perkins]
• B1:F9: Edward E. Allen, copies of notes and correspondence for Dr. Fisher article, 1928
• B1:F10: Edward E. Allen, history of Perkins report, 1932
• B1:F11: Genealogy research on Samuel May, 1776-1870, compiled 1932-1988
• B1:F12: Manuscripts relating to Samuel May, 1776-1870, 1933
• B1:F13: Personal accounts of a 1923 graduation and 1936 birthday party for kindergarten teacher, Miss Loring, 1940
• B1:F14: Lantern article drafts, 1940-1960
• B1:F15: 25 Year report of the class of 1919, which includes copy of the Maryland Oriole article, 1944
• B1:F16: Correspondence to Olive Putman from Tailing Chenn, with newspaper clipping about Perkins history in Malayan language, 1948
• B1:F17: Graduate Grace E. Snow, report on the class of 1899, 1950
• B1:F18: Souran Menassian, manuscripts recounting Perkins circa 1926, 1952
• B1:F19: Manuscript detailing the history of Watertown location land from 1000 A.D. – 1912, 1953

Series 2: Special Events, 1882-1966

• B1:F20: Commencement Invitation, 1882
• B1:F21: 13 Letters written to John Sullivan Dwight relating to the 50th anniversary celebration, 1882
• B1:F22: Manuscript documenting Columbus Day and a performance schedule, 1911
• B1:F23: Perkins commencement invitation, 1911
• B1:F24-F26: Bennett Cottage, dedication, speech, correspondence, and reports on household arts, 3 copies, 1913 
• B1:F27: Perkins centennial, ephemera and notes, 1932
• B1:F28: Perkins centennial, representational press clippings poster, 1932
• B1:F29: Perkins centennial, cottage programs, 1932
• B1:F30: Perkins centennial, ephemera and publications, 1932

Box 2

• B2:F1: Conference on the Education of the Blind in New England, documents that include Perkins student population graphs on etiology of blindness, 1952
• B2:F2: Perkins Open House, documents, program, and invitation, 1953
• B9:F5: Resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Watertown location, 1962
• B2:F3: Perkins Research Library opening, invitations, correspondence, and notes, 1966
• B2:F4: Perkins Research Library opening, correspondence declining invitation, 1966
• B2:F5: Perkins Research Library opening, correspondence accepting invitation, 1966
• B2:F6: Perkins Research Library opening, programs, 1966
• B2:F7: Perkins Research Library opening, article drafts and correspondence, 1966

Series 3: Special Projects, 1829-1990

Sub Series 1: Deafblind Program, 1836-1990

• B2:F8: Three page handwritten account of deafblind Perkins student Katie Grant (born 1847), undated
• B2:F9: Joseph H. Foster, letter that mentions, Julia Brace, [1836]
• B2:F10: Carter family research, notes, and photos of Alonzo Carter and Chas. B. Coddington, 1863-1869
• B2:F11: Laura Bridgman, newspaper clipping of estate notice, 1889
• B2:F12: Signature of Perkins’ deafblind student, Elizabeth Robin, 1906
• B2:F13: Photographic reproduction of “The Deaf-Blind at Perkins Institution,” 1935
• B2:F14: “A School for the Children of Darkness,” magazine article, 1946
• B2F:15: “To Reach the Unreachable Child,” 3 copies of magazine article, 1990

Sub Series 2: Construction of the New School in Watertown, 1900-1914

• B2:F16: Construction in Watertown, documents and manuscripts, 1900-1910
• B2:F17: Edward E. Allen, manuscripts about the new building in Watertown, 1909-1911
• B9:F3:  The new building in Watertown, newspaper clippings, 1912
• B2:F18: Edward E. Allen, Director’s letter to the board of trustees, 1910
• B2:F19: Magazine article about the new building in Watertown, 1914

Sub Series 3: Teacher Training, 1919-1945

Box 3:

• B3:F1: Curriculum studies, 1919-1921
• B3:F2: Education for the teaching of the blind, lecture itineraries, 1921
• B3:F3: Alexander Mell, correspondence to Dr. Allen about teacher training, 1921
• B3:F4: Facsimiles of student handwriting, circa 1921-1930
• B3:F5: List of Harvard graduates connected with the Perkins Institute, circa 1921-1930
• B3:F6: Motivating Language Lessons Among Blind Children in the Elementary Grades booklet, 1931
• B3:F7: Report of the Department of Special Studies, that covers 1927-1932, 1932
• B3:F8: Report of the Summer School Project, 1945

Sub Series 4: Kindergarten, 1883-1928

• B3:F9: Kindergarten and primary school for the blind pamphlet, 1883
• B3:F10: Commencement program, mentions kindergarten fund, 1884
• B3:F11: School and Home clipping that mentions kindergarten class, 1885
• B3:F12: Dream Drops, booklet whose proceeds benefitted the kindergarten, 1888
• B3:F13: The Kindergarten for the Blind, two article reprints, 1885
• B3:F14: Franny S. Johnson, a day at the kindergarten for the blind manuscript, [1895]
• B3:F15: Fundraising appeal for the kindergarten flyer, 1908
• B3:F16: Jim Houghton, the playroom in the kindergarten manuscript, 1923
• B3:F17: Allison Viles, manuscript documenting tribute to Cornelia Loring, 1923
• B3:F18: Franny S. Johnson, the early days of the kindergarten manuscript, 1928

Sub Series 5: Music, 1823-1988

• B3:F19: Joseph B. Smith 91823-[1859], a music teacher, photograph, undated
• B3:F20: Charles B. Coddington, a music teacher, [1838]-1876, short biography, undated
• B3:F21: Albert Alonzo Carter (1829-1869), short biography and photograph, undated
• B3:F22: Music festival magazine that mentions Perkins Institution, 1869
• B3:F23: Dwight’s Journal of Music clipping, 1881
• B3:F24: Perkins Institution for the Blind, music performance pamphlet, 1882
• B3:F25: Perkins Band performance, newspaper advertisement, 1885
• B3:F26: Perkins Institute, entertainment program, 1885
• B3:F27: Perkins concert program, 1886
• B9:F2: Perkins band concert announcement, 1868
• B3:F28: Magazine article mentioning music education at Perkins, 1895
• B3:F29: Edna Joslyn, concert announcement, 1895
• B3:F30: Blind musicians and Perkins, magazine article, 1908
• B3:F31: Perkins Glee Club performance at prison, magazine article and letter from the warden, 1919
• B3:F32: Spring concert, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B3:F33: American Choral and Festival Alliance, program featuring Perkins choir, 1934
• B3:F34: Journal article from the International Association of Music for the Handicapped, 1988

Sub Series 6: Theater, 1832-1935

• B3:F35: Theater bill, 1864
• B3:F36: Theater program in aid of the kindergarten project, 1870-1879
• B3:F37: Theater reviews, 1901-1923

Box 4:

• B4:F1: The Man from Home, performance clippings, 1932
• B4:F2: Jessica Langworthy letter to Miss Potter, discussing Perkins theater productions, 1935

Sub Series 7: Workshop, 1929-1934

• B4:F3: Workshop announcements and advertisements, 1829-1869
• B9:F1: Statements of workshop and laundry accounts, 1868
• B4:F4: Sales room and workshop advertisements, including two in Boston Line Type, 1912-1930
• B4:F5: The Perkins industrial building and workshop, clippings, pamphlet and invitation to opening, 1930-1934

Sub Series 8: Perkins Policy, 1870-1954

• B4:F6: Samuel Gridley Howe, policy document about student clothing, 1870-1879
• B4:F7: Michael Anagnos and Almorin O. Caswell policy announcements, 1900-1911
• B4:F8: The New England Plan, document addressing too many students to admit, 1954

Series 4: Publications, 1829-1957

Sub Series 1: Magazine Articles, 1829-1948

• B4:F9: South Boston location, magazine illustration, 1829-1869
• B4:F10: The New England Asylum for the Blind, magazine article, 1830
• B4:F11: Education of the blind, New England Magazine article, 1833
• B4:F12: Boston Institution for the Blind, magazine article, 1833
• B4:F13: Annals of Education, magazine articles, 1833
• B4:F14: Annals of Education, magazine articles, 1833-1836
• B4:F15: Relief globe, magazine article with mention of Steven P. Ruggles, 1837
• B4:F16: Samuel Gridley Howe, letter to the editor of the North British Advertiser, 1841
• B4:F17: New Church Magazine for Children, article about visit to New York Asylum for the Blind, 1860
• B4:F18: Education of the blind, magazine article with illustrations, 1837
• B4:F19: Magazine articles that mention Perkins Institution, 1870
• B4:F20: Scrapbooked magazine article about Perkins Institution, 1879
• B4:F21: Education Magazine article, 1895
• B4:F22: Samuel Gridley Howe, mention in magazine article, 1896
• B4:F23: Magazine articles about Perkins, 1902-1918
• B4:F24: Magazine articles about Perkins, 1922-1931
• B4:F25: William Prescott, mention in Harvard Tercentenary issue, 1936
• B4:F26: Magazine articles, 1938-1941
• B4:F27: Magazine articles, 1943-1946
• B4:F28: Magazine articles, 1943-1948

Sub Series 2: Newspaper Clippings, 1835-1947

Box 5:

• B5:F1: Annual report, newspaper clippings, 1835-1887
• B5:F2: Caroline Higgins, clipping of poem, 1845
• B5:F3: Newspaper clippings that mention the Institute, 1840-1845
• B5:F4: Newspaper article, 1850
• B5:F5: Newspaper clippings, 1877-1890
• B5:F6: New England Pictorial Newspaper, with illustration of Samuel Gridley Howe, 1881
• B5:F7: Newspaper clippings, 1881-1892
• B5:F8: The Christian Register clipping, 1883
• B5:F9: Newspaper clippings, 1900-1906
• B5:F10: Newspaper clippings, 1907-1909
• B5:F11: Newspaper clippings, 1911-1914
• B5:F12: Demolition of the old Perkins Institute, newspaper clipping, 1915
• B5:F13: Newspaper clippings, 1915-1920
• B5:F14: Facts and Figures gathered by psychologist at Perkins, clipping, 1919
• B5:F15: Newspaper clippings that mention WWI, 1921
• B5:F16: Newspaper clippings, 1921-1926
• B5:F17: Prevention of blindness, newspaper clipping, 1923
• B5:F18: Physical education, newspaper clippings, 1924-1929
• B5:F19: Photos of Perkins students, newspaper clippings, 1925
• B5:F20: Rhode Island Blind at Perkins, Newspaper clippings, scrapbook, 1925

Box 6:

• B6:F1: Newspaper clippings, 1927-1930
• B6:F2: Newspaper clippings, 1930-1939
• B6:F3: World Conference for Workers of the Blind, clippings, 1932
• B6:F4: Edward E. Allen Retirement and new director Gabriel Farrell Jr., newspaper clippings, 1931
• B6:F5: Track meet between Perkins and New York Institute for the blind clippings, 1932
• B6:F6: Newspaper clippings, 1931-1934
• B6:F7 The Great Depression and the blind, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B6:F8: Student drowning, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B6:F9: Perkins Open House, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B6:F10: Howe Memorial Press, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B6:F11: Girls summer camp, newspaper clippings, 1932
• B6:F12: Perkins war effort, newspaper clippings, 1942
• B6:F13: Newspaper clippings, 1942-1948
• B6:F14: Newspaper clippings in Spanish, 1947

Sub Series 3: Radio Transcripts, 1932-1940

• B6:F15: Transcripts from radio shows that mention Perkins, 1932-1937
• B6:F16: James Delaney and Anna Fish, radio transcripts of interview, 1940

Sub Series 4: Pamphlets and Booklets, 1833-1957

• B7:F1: American Notes, scrapbooked copy, circa 1842
• B7:F2: House and Senate reports, 1833-1869
• B7:F3: Anti-slavery pamphlet with poem about a child denied admittance to Asylum for the Blind, 1835
• B7:F4: Public expenses pamphlet, 1841
• B7:F5: Board of education annual report, 1844
• B7:F6: Views from the Cupola of the State House pamphlet, 1851
• B7:F7: Map of Ward 12, South Boston, [1874]
• B7:F8: Education of the Blind, by M. Anagnos, 1882
• B7:F9: Pamphlet report on the American Printing House for the Blind, 1885
• B7:F10: The Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, by Samuel Eliot, copies, 1897
• B7:F11: Bannisters Lane history pamphlet, 1899
• B7:F12: South Boston pamphlet, 1900
• B7:F13: Pamphlets, 1903-1911
• B7:F14: Michael Anagnos 1837-1906 book, 1907
• B7:F15: Col. Perkins, house featured in Forty of Boston’s Historic Houses booklet, 1912
• B7:F16: Pamphlets that mention Perkins, 1912-1929

Box 8:

• B8:F1: Boston centennial publication with illustration of 1859 location, 1922
• B8:F2: Historic places of 1630-1930, map of Watertown, 1930
• B8:F3: Pamphlets that mention Perkins, 1929-[1931]
• B8:F4: Pamphlets that mention Perkins, 1939-1948
• B8:F5: Publications that mention Perkins, 1956-1957

Sub Series 5: Pamphlets and Booklets produced by Perkins, 1829-1937

• B8:F6: The New England Asylum for the Blind pamphlet, 1829
• B8:F7: Fundraising catalog for the Asylum for the Blind, 1833
• B8:F8: Address of the trustees, 1833
• B8:F9: By-laws, rules, and regulations pamphlet, 1833
• B8:F10: New England Asylum for the Blind report, 1840
• B8:F11: Page about the Trustees of the Institution for the Education of the Blind, 1869
• B8:F12: Appeal to the friends of the blind pamphlets, 1877
• B8:F13: Miss Maria C. Moulton, pamphlet, 1893
• B8:F14: The Mentor Magazine, March issue, 1894
• B8:F15: Perkins pamphlets, 1902-1907
• B8:F16: The new course of study pamphlet, [1905]
• B8:F17: History of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind pamphlet, 1909
• B8:F18: Perkins pamphlets, 1913-1932
• B8:F19: The Question of Higher Education for the Blind booklet, 1924
• B8:F20: Illustrated look at Perkins booklet, 1930
• B8:F21: Perkins pamphlets, 1936-1937
• B8:F22: Mounted Perkins brochure, 1960-1979

Series 5: Miscellaneous, 1833-1950

• B8:F23: 1 page of Boston Line Type, undated
• B8:F24: Plan showing South Boston lots, undated
• B8:F25: “Prayer of the Blind” poem printed on textile, 1833
• B8:F26: Copied correspondence about a visit to Perkins and an ad for articles manufactured at the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts Asylum, 1851-1947
• B8:F27: Mrs. Jas[on] Perkins, photograph by Stuart Newton, circa 1870-1879
• B8:F28: London and North Western Railway train schedule, 1864
• B8:F29: Kansas treasury office documents and account, 1873
• B8:F30: 13 letters from S.G. Howe and Anagnos inquiring about annual reports, 1874
• B8:F31: 6 drafts of letters inquiring about annual reports, circa 1874
• B8:F32: Letter from the Massachusetts Commissioner of Health regarding treatment of syphilis, 1919
• B8:F33: Courses of study documents for parents and students of the upper school, 1949-1950
• B8:F34: Sloyd Record publication contents page, 1913

Box 9: (Oversize)

• B9:F1:  Statements of workshop and laundry accounts, 1868
• B9:F2: Perkins band concert announcement, 1868
• B9:F3: The new building in Watertown, newspaper clippings, 1912
• B9:F4: Perkins illustration in color, newspaper clipping, 1941
• B9:F5: Resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Watertown location, 1962

Subject headings:

• Perkins School for the Blind.
• Perkins School for the Blind–History.
• People who are blind–Education
• People who are deafblind–Education
• Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
• Brace, Julia, 1807-1884
• Allen, Edward E. (Edward Ellis), 1861-1950
• Anagnos, Michael, 1837-1906
• Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
• Kindergarten