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Charlevoix County vision technician screens Beaver Island pupils, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island school vision screening

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TypeEvent
Dates1958-09-15 – 1958-09-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1958-09-15 – 1958-09-16
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeducationpublic-servicecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Charlevoix County vision technician Mrs. C. Belfy administered the Massachusetts Vision screening test to all Beaver Island School pupils on September 15–16, 1958.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide screening results, student records, follow-up, or county program files.

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. C. Belfy, Charlevoix County vision technician, giving the Massachusetts Vision screening test to all pupils at Beaver Island School on September 15 and 16. It does not provide screening results, student records, follow-up, or county program files. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school screening notice; it does not expand the health or education record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix County vision technician screens Beaver Island pupils, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-vision-screening-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “VISION TECHNICIAN.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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