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Royal Gorge Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind records

 Collection
Identifier: 03-2010.019
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the Royal Gorge Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. The chapter functioned between 1975 and 2009, and the collection includes bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, a scrapbook, and two books.

Dates: Created: 1975-2009; Other: Date acquired: 02/00/2009

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

The Leonard A. Robinson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 02-C2015.1
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, and documents related to the professional career of Leonard A. Robinson, a blind lawyer and government employee who was involved in the passage of the Randolph-Sheppard Act and the development of Blind Services in the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Federal Government and Washington, D.C. The collection contains materials related to the writing and publishing of Robinson’s book, Light at the Tunnel End.

Dates: Created: 1927-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1927-1975; Other: Date acquired: 12/31/2015

The National Federation of the Blind Institutional Records

 Collection
Identifier: 01-C2011.1
Abstract Correspondence, publications, drafts, administrative files, case files, news clippings, legislative files, core documents, reference materials, speeches, fundraising materials, convention files, audio/video recordings, Braille documents, and miscellany documenting the interests, advocacy, and daily business of the national headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest national membership organization of blind people in the United States. Collection also...
Dates: Created: 1940-2011, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1955-2002

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Jacobus tenBroek Library, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 13
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center 1
 
Subject
Blindness 10
Board of Directors 5
Blind – Employment 4
Blind – Rehabilitation 3
Blindness – Social conditions 3
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Parents with disabilities 3
Social Advocacy 3
Blind – Education 2
Blindness – Public opinions 2
Children of parents with disabilities 2
People with disabilities – Civil rights – United States 2
Social reformers 2
Associations, institutions, etc.--Law and Legislation--United States--Congresses. 1
Blind – Transportation 1
Blind--Colorado--Societies, etc. 1
Blind--Rehabilitation--Economic aspects--United States. 1
Blind--Research 1
Blind--Services for--Maryland. 1
Blind--Services for--United States. 1
Blind--Services for--Washington Metropolitan Area. 1
Blindness--Colorado. 1
Braille – Standards 1
Braille – Study and teaching 1
Charities. 1
Community foundations. 1
Direct-mail fund raising 1
Discrimination against people with disabilities 1
H.R. 4349 (77th Congress) 1
H.R. 4688 (74th Congress) 1
H.R. 5175 (79th Congress) 1
Legislation – Iowa 1
Minimum wage – Law and legislation – United States 1
Older people with visual disabilities 1
Orientation and mobility instructors 1
Parents of Blind Children 1
People with disabilities – Legal status, laws, etc. – United States 1
Practice of Law 1
Public welfare - Iowa 1
Randolph-Sheppard Act, 1936; Amended, 1974 1
Right to organize 1
Self-help devices for people with disabilities 1
Sheltered Workshops 1
Social advocacy--Colorado. 1
Social security income program – Laws and legislation – United States 1
Students with disabilities – Education – United States 1
Vending stands – Law and legislation – United States 1
Vocational Rehabilitation 1
World Conference on Work for the Blind (1931) 1
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Names
National Federation of the Blind 13
Jernigan, Kenneth 3
National Association of Blind Lawyers (U.S.) 3
TenBroek, Jacobus 3
Braille Monitor 2
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Iowa Commission for the Blind 2
Pierce, Barbara 2
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 2
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults 1
American Association of Workers for the Blind 1
American Brotherhood for the Blind 1
American Council of the Blind 1
American Foundation for the Blind 1
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.) 1
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 1
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (U.S.) 1
Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped (U.S.) 1
Atkinson, J. Robert (John Robert), 1887-1964 1
Bickford, Tom 1
Blinded Veterans Association 1
Braille Authority of North America 1
Brown, Ron 1
Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880-1965 1
Burford, Myrtle Velma Atkinson, 1903-1983. 1
Canadian Council of the Blind 1
Canadian National Institute for the Blind 1
Capps, Donald C. 1
Chang, Patti Gregory 1
Cheadle, Barbara 1
Cylke, Frank Kurt 1
Department of Education--Rehabilitation Services Administration 1
Diabetes Action Network for the Blind 1
District of Columbia. Mayor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped 1
Ford, Vera M. 1
Foundation for the Handicapped and Elderly, Inc. 1
Friedlander, Blaine P., 1928-2013 1
Friends of Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals in North America, Inc. 1
Gashel, James 1
George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates. Low Vision Center. 1
Grannis, Florence 1
Harris, Eunice L. Hawkins, 1908-1995. 1
Herman, Laura 1
International Braille and Technology Center 1
International Federation of the Blind 1
Iowa Advisory Committee for the Blind 1
Iowa Association of the Blind 1
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School 1
Iowa Wine Advisory Board 1
Jacobus tenBroek Memorial Fund 1
Jernigan Institute 1
Jernigan, Kenneth (Norman Kenneth Jernigan) 1
Jernigan, Mary Ellen 1
Johns Hopkins University. Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute. 1
KRLN (Radio station : Canon City, Colo.) 1
Kederich, Marion E. Gore, 1918-2006. 1
Kovak, Marion J. 1
Kurzweil, Ray 1
LaBarre, Scott 1
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 1
Lion’s Club. 1
Matson, Floyd W. 1
Maurer, Marc 1
Maurer, Patricia 1
McCahill, William P. (William Paul Michael), 1916-1999 1
Nagle, John F. 1
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped 1
National Association of Blind Merchants 1
National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals 1
National Association of Blind Students 1
National Association of Guide Dog Users 1
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille 1
National Center for the Blind (U.S.) 1
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, Royal Gorge Chapter 1
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado. 1
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado. Royal Gorge Chapter. 1
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia 1
National Federation of the Blind of Iowa 1
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota 1
National Federation of the Blind of New York 1
National Federation of the Blind. Writers' Division. 1
National Industries for the Blind 1
National Organization of Blind Educators 1
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children 1
Norris, Jean Dyon 1
Omvig, Jim H. 1
Osborn, Iris Arlene Burford. 1
Perry, Newel 1
Pottenger, David Dennis, 1894-1990. 1
Randolph Sheppard Vendors of America 1
Ray, Robert D., 1928- 1
Rehabilitation Services Administration/Department of Health Education and Welfare 1
Robinson, Leonard A. 1
Robinson, Leonard A., 1904-1980 1
Rocco, Frank 1
Schrader, Maxine 1
Schroeder, Frederick 1
Schroeder, Fredric 1
Scott, Garrick 1
Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941 1
Sloan, Louise L. (Louise Littig), 1898-1982 1
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