Report Of A Special Committee Appointed To Consider The Subject Of A Home

To Be Connected With The Institution As A Retreat For The Adult Blind Who Have Been Or May Be Educated There

von Unknown

22 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Behind every charitable ideal lies a hard question: who is cared for, where, and under what rules? A small pamphlet, big stakes. This nineteenth-century special committee report confronts that question head-on, proposing a home for adult blind people to be connected with an established school. It is not a storybook; it is policy in motion. You can hear the room: a committee weighing duty, cost, and the long afterlife of schooling once lessons end. The result is a compact, readable window into governance, written for citizens who supported philanthropic institutions with their donations and trust in public life. Presented as an institutional governance document for a blind education charity, it captures the practical mechanics of residential retreat planning: responsibility, oversight, funding, and the boundaries between benevolence and control. Its tone is measured, its purpose urgent: to set policy before sentiment, and to align trustees, donors, and staff around sustainable care. As an archival historical pamphlet and disability studies primary source, it stands as a social welfare history reference for Victorian era philanthropy in nineteenth century America, illuminating the history of blindness and the push for charitable institution reforms. Collectors of Americana and classic institutional records will value its unvarnished perspective; casual readers will find a concise window into community decision-making, and what dignity meant on paper. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• ISBN: 9789354489242
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.2021
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Alpha Edition