Activities Files, 1939-1968, undated
Scope and Contents
The Activities files document tenBroek’s involvement with organizations outside of his work for the blind and his teaching responsibilities. These include the International Congress of Americanists, the American Political Science Association, the American Public Welfare Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, among others. Contains correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, photographs, scrapbooks, bank statements, and dossiers. Also includes materials related to tenBroek’s work with the Associated Business Girls of California, the Skinner Foundation, and the Blind Students Fund, as well as some course materials from his time as a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School, 1941-1942. Other materials related to the University of Chicago can be found in Subcollection 1: University of California, Berkeley Files, Series 1: Class Files.
Dates
- Created: 1939-1968, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to these papers is governed by the rules and regulations of the Jacobus tenBroek Library. Materials containing student coursework and grades are subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) restrictions of seventy-five years from the date of creation of the record. Some legal files protected by attorney-client privilege are restricted. Please consult the Archives staff for further information.
Extent
From the Collection: 399.80 Linear Feet
From the Collection: 66 file cabinet drawers, 147 paige boxes, and 154 Hollinger boxes other_unmapped
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: TenBroek, Jacobus (Person)
- From the Collection: tenBroek, Hazel (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute Repository
200 East Wells Street
at Jernigan Place
Baltimore MD 21230 US
(410) 659-9314
akresmer@nfb.org