| Description | Minute volumes indexed and signed by the committee Chairman. The minutes were handwritten until November 1912, after which they were compiled in typescript format. The minutes were originally accessioned under the reference MS 280/1. The minute books include recommendations to the Education Committee for the appointment of named staff, details of the purchase of equipment and maintenance of special schools, rotas of named visitors to special schools and their reports, names and wages of ‘guides’ who assist children in their journey to special schools and reports and recommendations of the related sub-committees. The minutes include the names and ages of children, name of special school/institution, details of their disabilities/situation and other information such as reason for removing a child from the register of a special school, arrears in parental contributions, institutional care after leaving a special school at 16 years of age or details of offence by child and approved school sent to. |