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Oral History Interview: Laura Herman

 Collection
Identifier: 05-C2013.3
Abstract

Oral history interview with Laura Herman collected by Mike and Angie Robinson on December 6, 2013, in her home in Niagara Falls, New York.

Dates: Created: 2013; Other: Majority of material found in 2013; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/2013

The Jacobus tenBroek Personal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 02-02-C2005.1
Abstract Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, teaching materials, research materials, and case files pertaining to the writings, advocacy work, and academic career of Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, founder and president of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), president of the International Federation of the Blind (IFB) and the American Brotherhood for the Blind, member and chairman of the California State Social Welfare Board, legal scholar, university professor, and civil and constitutional...
Dates: Created: 1924-1997, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1938-1978; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/1998

The Kenneth Jernigan Collection

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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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Blind – Education 3
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People with disabilities – Civil rights – United States 2
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Sheltered Workshops 2
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Associations, institutions, etc.--Law and Legislation--United States--Congresses. 1
Blind – Transportation 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 1
Braille – Standards 1
Braille – Study and teaching 1
Charities. 1
Children of parents with disabilities 1
Community foundations. 1
Direct-mail fund raising 1
Discrimination against people with disabilities 1
Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.) 1
H.R. 4349 (77th Congress) 1
H.R. 4688 (74th Congress) 1
H.R. 5175 (79th Congress) 1
Legislation – Iowa 1
Loyalty oaths. 1
Minimum wage – Law and legislation – United States 1
Parents of Blind Children 1
Parents with disabilities 1
People with disabilities – Legal status, laws, etc. – United States 1
Public welfare - California. 1
Public welfare - Iowa 1
Randolph-Sheppard Act, 1936; Amended, 1974 1
Self-help devices for people with disabilities 1
Social security income program – Laws and legislation – United States 1
Social service - California. 1
Students with disabilities – Education – United States 1
Supplemental security income program. 1
U.S. Constitution - Fourteenth Amendment 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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National Federation of the Blind 4
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American Association of Workers for the Blind 2
American Brotherhood for the Blind 2
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International Federation of the Blind 2
Iowa Commission for the Blind 2
Nagle, John F. 2
Perry, Newel 2
Randolph, Jennings, 1902-1998 2
Sundquist, Perry 2
Taylor, John 2
TenBroek, Jacobus 2
World Council for the Welfare of the Blind 2
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults 1
American Council of the Blind 1
American Printing House for the Blind (Louisville, Ky.) 1
Archibald, A.A. 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
Barnhart, Edward Norton, 1909- 1
Blinded Veterans Association 1
Braille Authority of North America 1
Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880-1965 1
California Council of the Blind 1
California State Social Welfare Board 1
Canadian Council of the Blind 1
Canadian National Institute for the Blind 1
Capps, Donald C. 1
Card, George 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
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
Graham, Howard Jay 1
Grannis, Florence 1
Grant, Isabelle 1
Henderson, Raymond 1
Herman, Laura 1
International Braille and Technology Center 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
Kletzing, Russell 1
Kurzweil, Ray 1
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 1
Matson, Floyd W. 1
Maurer, Marc 1
Maurer, Patricia 1
McCahill, William P. (William Paul Michael), 1916-1999 1
National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped 1
National Association of Blind Lawyers (U.S.) 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 Iowa 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
Pierce, Barbara 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
Schroeder, Frederick 1
Sheppard, Morris, 1875-1941 1
Sloan, Louise L. (Louise Littig), 1898-1982 1
Sunga, Roberto N., 1933- 1
Swing Trim, Inc. (Swingtrim Corporation) 1
The President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped 1
University of California, Berkeley 1
Willoughby, Curtis 1
Wilson, Joanne 1
World Blind Union 1
tenBroek, Hazel 1
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