Tennessee School for the Deaf, Negro Department
Title
Tennessee School for the Deaf , Negro Department
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Subjects - TGM
Schools Educational facilities Deaf persons Deafness Segregation
Subjects - LCSH
Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee; Deaf - education
Description
Large brick school building used for the Negro Department at the Tennessee School for the Deaf . It appears to be under construction .
Place
Knoxville (Tenn.)
Date
1941
Collection name
Department of Education Commissioner's Files , 1913-1970
Series
Photographs
Historical note
The legislature passed a bill on April 4 , 1881 , establishing a school for the Negro deaf . The Negro school was closed at the beginning of the Christmas holidays in 1940 and an extensive improvement program began. Henry C . Edmunds , the principal , helped with the work . Modern electric and heating systems were installed ; the floors and walls were replaced ; and a cement-block extension was built onto the back of the main building .
Accession number
RG 92
Owning Institution
Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#
33522
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Digital type
IMAGE
Digital format
TIFF
Microfilm number
RG 92
Collection finding aid
http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/state/recordinggroups/findingaids/rg92.pdf
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