Annual (1863-1878, 1970-1976) and biennial (1880-1962, 1966-1970; scattered) reports on the operation and administration of the school, generally including the following types of information: analyses of building and staffing needs, requests for appropriations, and suggested legislation; reports on financial affairs and transactions; reports of the physician on the health of pupils; descriptions of the curricula, extracurricular activities, and the school buildings and grounds; lists of pupils, officers, and employees; statistics on nationalities of pupils, annual attendance, causes of deafness, and ages at which deafness occurred (often given cumulatively since the opening of the school); reports of farm, garden, and shop production; acknowledgment of gifts; and inventories.
