Training School at Vineland (Vineland, N.J.)
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- NUCMC data from Rutgers Univ. Lib. for Johnstone, E.R. Papers, 1897-1958(Vineland Training School; Vineland, N.J.)
- LC data base, 7-21-88(hdg.: Vineland, N.J. Training School) manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Vineland, N.J. Training School; opened 1888; until 1900 named New Jersey Home for the Education and Care of Feeble-Minded Children; from 1900-1912 named New Jersey Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys; from 1912 called Training School at Vineland, N.J.)
- Phone call to Training School, 7/20/88, P. McCallion, dir.(New Jersey Home for the Education and Care of Feeble-Minded Children f. 1888 by Rev. S.O. Garrison who f. NJ State Institute for Feeble-Minded Women (later Vineland State School; Vineland Developmental Center) across the street at same time; in 1900 name changed to New Jersey Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys; after 1912 called Training School at Vineland; in 1964 renamed American Institute for Mental Studies; in 1987 name reverted to Training School at Vineland; private institution affil. with Elwyn Institute of Pa.; primarily oriented to education of mentally handicapped children, but other patients too) not to be confused with Vineland State School [state inst.])
The Vineland Training School is a non-profit organization in Vineland, New Jersey with the mission of educating people with developmental disabilities so they can live independently. It has been a leader in research and testing. The Training School changed its name several times. According to the website of the Vineland Training School, the original official name was "The New Jersey Home for the Education and Care of Feebleminded Children" (1888). This was changed to "The New Jersey Training School" in 1893. In 1911, the name was changed again to "The Training School at Vineland". In 1965 its name was changed to American Institute for Mental Studies- The Training School Unit, or the "AIMS". Finally in 1988 the name "The Training School at Vineland" was restored. However, the literature also makes reference to the "Vineland Training School for Backward and Feeble-minded Children" and "Vineland Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys" and other variations. The Psychological Research Laboratory at the Training School was founded in 1906, and was the first research facility devoted to studying mental deficiencies in the US.
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