Ely Sight Saving School scrapbook
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of one scrapbook containing correspondence concerning school activities, news clippings, and photographs of the children who were students at the sight saving school accompanied by short written statements and art work both created by the students.
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1943
Creator
- Ely Sight Saving School (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
- Duluth (Minn.) Public Schools (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Sight saving classes originated in about 1913 as an educational accommodation for children who had partial vision and were not appropriately served by existing classes designed for children who were blind. The classes were designed to minimize eye-strain in the classroom, teach the children how to conserve their existing vision, and to provide vocational guidance and training.
The Ely Sight Saving School was a part of the Public Schools in Duluth, Minnesota. Sight saving classes were first offered in Duluth in the 1919/1920 school year at Jefferson School. In 1939 the Ely School was one of three locations offering sight saving classes in the Duluth Public Schools along with Central High School and Jefferson Elementary. Ruth Poechmann was Sight Saving Teacher in the Duluth Public Schools from 1925 to 1945.
The Ely Sight Saving School was a part of the Public Schools in Duluth, Minnesota. Sight saving classes were first offered in Duluth in the 1919/1920 school year at Jefferson School. In 1939 the Ely School was one of three locations offering sight saving classes in the Duluth Public Schools along with Central High School and Jefferson Elementary. Ruth Poechmann was Sight Saving Teacher in the Duluth Public Schools from 1925 to 1945.
Extent
1.00 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection is comprised of one scrapbook containing correspondence concerning school activities, news clippings, and photographs of the children who were students at the sight saving school accompanied by short written statements and art work both created by the students.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.
Subject
- Duluth Public Schools (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Ely Sight Saving School scrapbook
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu