Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Exterior view of Old Main. Old Main opened in 1874 as the main building of St. Cloud State. Old Main was demolished in 1950 after the completion of Stewart Hall.
Dr. Jonathan Lovejoy Noyes was the second superintendent of the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, and served during 1866-1896. His signature is printed as "J.L. Noyes" in cursive script below the picture. The school's name changed from "Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind" to "Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind, and Feeble-Minded)" during his administration.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
George Wing was a teacher at the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind during 1872-1885. He developed Wing's Symbols, a system of symbols used for written language instruction at the school until 1976. The symbols followed the rules of grammar, and served to represent the functions of sentence parts. The portrait was part of a formal presentation to the school. The attached label reads: "George Wing, Inventor of 'Wing's Symbols', Teacher in this School, 1872-1885."
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Charles H. Berry, Resident Director of the Winona Normal School from 1885-1888. He was also a charter member of the Winona Society of Arts, Sciences, and Letters which raised funds for the Winona Normal School.
Contributing Institution:
Winona State University, Darrell W. Krueger Library
The school hospital of the Minnesota School for the Deaf in Faribault, Minnesota, was originally called the Infirmary. It was constructed in 1894, and was the only building on campus designed by the deaf architect, Olof Hanson. The infirmary was previously in the North Wing of Mott Hall, but it was moved to an isolated location for health safety reasons. It provided separate wards for ordinary and contagious patients. It was razed in the summer of 1973.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum