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The image is a rendering of the institution as it was envisioned in the 1910s. The idealized illustration includes a church, a schoolhouse, and residential buildings arranged around a central green.

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This photograph was published in 1960 in a Vermont newspaper with the following caption: LIFE IN ONE DORM where crowded conditions prevail is typified by this group photo of some seventy persons who live in the dormitory and the dorm's staff members…

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This pedigree describes a boy who was was 13 at the time of his commitment to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children. Under "History," the social worker has written "ran away; stole; masturbation."

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This document describes a 15-year-old girl with the mental status of "high imbecile" who was transferred to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children from the Vermont Industrial School in Vergennes. According to the pedigree, she initially…

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This pedigree describes a female patient with Downs Syndrome who was 9 years old at the time of her admission to the institution in 1922. Note the assigned cause: "Mother had headaches and brooded over news of insane stepsister." In the early 20th…

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The inmate described in this pedigree was 16 years old when she was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children in 1922. She had already given birth to two children. Her defect is stated to be "Two illegitimate children; sex." …

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This brief pedigree describes an inmate who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children in 1920, when she was 14 years old. The "Defects" attributed to her are horrifying: "Sex; Venereal, Syphilis and Gonorrhea; Raped by…

Kelly_to_Sister_M_Virginia_Claire_6-22-51.pdf

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This pedigree describes a young man who was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 11 years old. After 6 years, he ran away from the institution and was subsequently discharged. Runaways were not uncommon;…

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The boy described in this pedigree was committed to the Vermont State School for Feebleminded Children when he was 12 years old. Like many inmates, he had been without consistent care for much of his life. Under "Additional History," the social…
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