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American Association of Workers for the Blind

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Betty G. Arneson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 28-28-C2010.7
Abstract

The Betty G. Arneson Collection consists of manuals, correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, and transcribing equipment regarding her time as a Braille transcriber for the National Braille Association (NBA) and part of the transcribing team of the Red Cross. Also, within the collection is Arneson’s work that showcases example of her various work transcribing school textbooks and a short story.

Dates: 1960-1979 ; Majority of material found within 1962-1973

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 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 2
Blind – Employment 2
Blind – Rehabilitation 2
Braille – Study and teaching 2
Older people with visual disabilities 2