ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
Gallaudet Home Grocery and Supply Ledger, 1913-1925

Collection Number
SC 101/12

OCLC Number
122519635

Creator 
Gallaudet Home, Town of Poughkeepsie, New York

Provenance 
Acquired by Stony Brook University from the Lindmark Collection, c1960s. 

Extent,Scope, and Content Note 
The collection is comprised of 1 volume containing a list of groceries and supplies ordered for a charitable home founded in 1886 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, New York.
Date: 1913-1925
Extent: 1 v.; 280 pp.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Finding aid updated and revised by Kristen J. Nyitray in July 2019.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Gallaudet Home Grocery and Supply Ledger, 1913-1925, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
"Gallaudet Home for Aged and Infirm Deaf-Mutes" was founded in 1886 by the Reverend Thomas Gallaudet (1822-1902), the eldest son of Reverend Thomas H. Gallaudet, as a nursing home for elderly deaf. The location was a 156-acre parcel of land within the Town of Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County, New York.The home was destroyed by fire in 1900, but was rebuilt and was in operation until 1973. (Sources: Gallaudet University and Wikipedia)

Subjects
Institutional care -- New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie.
Grocery trade -- New York (State) -- History.
Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) -- History.
Grocery trade.
Institutional care.
New York (State)
New York (State) -- Poughkeepsie.