Content Note

Professor S. Olin Garrison was founder and principal of the New Jersey Training School for the Feeble-Minded in Vineland. He served as secretary of the State Village's Board of Managers from 1898 to 1900. This series consists of copies of Professor Olin's correspondence as secretary covering the period 14 July 1898 to 15 November 1899, and documents the earliest development of the Village. Topics include the search for and selection of the Village site, letters of appointment for the earliest staff members, reports to Governor Foster M. Voorhees regarding the progress of the Village, and letters to parents of prospective patients. Correspondents include state officials such as Governor Voorhees, Treasurer George B. Swain, Comptroller William S. Hancock, members of the Village's Board of Managers and the first superintendent, Dr. Henry M. Weeks. There is an alphabetic index to the correspondents at the beginning of the volume. NOTE: This volume is in subgroup Box 24.