** We are in need of campus pictures. A school map is helpful too! Anything that can be used here is appreciated.
*** Rose King, administrative assistant, wrote ‘Windows to the Past’ that covers VSDB-Hampton’s 1906-1984 history which is available in the Virginia Library Archives. The VSDB-S Musuem does not have a copy when they collected VSDB-H Museum’s stuff so IF you have a copy. We would love to make a copy of it so that information is not lost. A mention of this book was spotted in the August 2020 Little Acorn issue on page 7 (a small snapshot is shown above). Also, according to the VSDB-S Museum, they only have the 1992 yearbook so copies of other years would be appreciated – digitally or physical.
Original URL/Website was http://www.vsdbh.org, which is no longer active. Wayback Machine has some snapshots of the website still which is where the eagle picture above came from.
Links of interest:
Harwood, Markie (1983-06-05). “Empty desks dot special schools”. Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. pp. B1, B3. – Clipping of the first and of the second page at Newspapers.com.
Handicapped need diverse education services, Daily Press, June 5, 1983, Sun Page 25 (VSDB-S is mentioned in the next article below it.)
According to Deaf, Blind Schools’ Separation Argued, Newport News, VA, Nov. 20, 1975, page 75 mentions that VSDB-H housed the only Blind H.S. while VSDB-S housed the only Deaf H.S.
Virginia School Plans To Improve Access For Handicapped, Newport News, VA, Nov. 9, 1978, page 13.
Hampton school fights to survive, The Daily News Leader, Staunton, VA, Feb. 23, 2003, page 4.
Check out the references section where some links above came from – https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Virginia_School_for_the_Deaf_and_the_Blind#References.
Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled at Hampton, Wikipedia Reference
VSDB-H Postcard, Emory University Library
VSDBMH The Hampton School for the Deaf and Blind Remembered (YouTube Video)
Black ASL Project by Gallaudet
Education of Deaf and Blind African Americans in Virginia, 1909-2008 by the Social Welfare History Project