Application of Alice Cumbley, Institution for the Blind, Birmingham

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Date:1904

Description:Alice Cumbley was at Birmingham Institution for the Blind in the early 1900s. The Institution kept detailed records for each child from admission to leaving.

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Donor ref:BA&H: MS 1700 (110/2456)

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