Superintendent's research administration files, <1958-1966>.

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Superintendent's research administration files, <1958-1966>.

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As a residential treatment center and educational facility for mentally retarded persons in Massachusetts, the Walter E. Fernald State School has been the site of research funded by grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health. These files were created and maintained by the school's superintendent to administer the grants.

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