02. JtB Special Collections
Record Group
Identifier: 02
Archival collections, manuscripts, and artifacts managed by the Jacobus tenBroek Library.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Meeting Minutes: Active Workers of Cambridge Association for the Blind
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: A2017.5
Dates:
Other: 1937-1951
The Isabelle Grant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 02-C2010.10
Abstract
Correspondence, manuscripts, diplomas, and awards belonging to Dr. Isabelle Grant, the first blind public school teacher in the State of California. The collection also contains evidence of her advocacy work overseas with the blind and her support of mainstreaming blind students with their sighted peers, as well as materials related to her 1972 Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
Dates:
Created: 1913-1975; Other: Majority of material found in 1949-1975; Other: Date acquired: 12/20/2010
The Kenneth Jernigan Collection
Collection
Identifier: 02-C2012.1
Abstract
Correspondence in print and Braille, news clippings, printed matter, photographs, scrapbooks, and magnetic tape audio recordings related to the personal and professional life of Kenneth Jernigan, president of the National Federation of the Blind, director of the Iowa Commission for the Blind (ICB), executive director of the American Brotherhood for the Blind, teacher, administrator, and advocate for the blind. The collection also documents his interactions as director of the ICB with the...
Dates:
Created: 1935-1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1986