Title	Tennessee School for the Deaf, Negro Department
Description	Large brick school building used for the Negro Department at the Tennessee School for the Deaf. It appears to be under construction.
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.
Date	1941
Place	Knoxville (Tenn.)
Collection name	Department of Education Commissioner's Files, 1913-1970
Subjects - LCSH	Education - Tennessee; Education - History - Tennessee; School buildings - Tennessee; Deaf - education
Subjects - TGM	Schools Educational facilities Deaf persons Deafness Segregation
Series	Photographs
Accession number	RG 92
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	33522
Digital type	Still Image
Digital format	Image/jp2
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/department-education-commissioners-files-1913-1970
Microfilm number	RG 92
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