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Howard! Postcard Series 1

By Jason R. Carpenter

Discover the mystery of Rhode Island's historic homes from the State Institutions at Howard with our 23-postcard series. Showcasing vintage photographs, each card reveals a hidden story from the past.

Content: 23 Postcards
Printing: 4x6" Heavyweight Cardstock
Classification: History, Rhode Island
Year: 2023

Exeter Girls: Letters From a Feeble-Minded School

By Jason R. Carpenter

The life and trials of three women committed to the Exeter School for the Feeble-Minded during the Great Depression, as told through their personal letters.

Paperback: 264 pages
Classification: Non-Fiction, History
Year: 2014
ISBN: 978-0982504932

Idiots, Imbeciles, and Morons

By Jason R. Carpenter

Out of Print

An examination of the meaning of 'feeble-mindedness' and a study of the Ladd School's population in 1947.

Paperback: 374 pages
Classification: Non-Fiction, History
Year: 2012
ISBN: 978-0982504901

The Bones of Gary Hayman & The Search for Samuel Finn

By Jason R. Carpenter

The strange but true story of two children who disappeared from the Ladd School in the autumns of 1952 and 1956.

Paperback: 88 pages
Classification: Non-Fiction, History
Year: 2013
ISBN: 978-0982504918

The Ladd School: American Gothic

By Jason R. Carpenter

Out of Print

A collection of rare and unique mid-century photographs compose a pictorial history of Rhode Island's only School for the Feeble-Minded: The Ladd School.

Paperback: 80 pages
Classification: Photography, History
Year: 2009

The Ladd School: Back Wards, Blue Rooms

By Jason R. Carpenter

Out of Print

The 86-year history of the Ladd School, from its beginning as a school for the feeble-minded to its end as a residential facility for people with disabilities.

Paperback: 160 pages
Classification: Non-Fiction, History
Year: 2008

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