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Sketch of Work done by Home Teacher for the Virginia Commission [Hattie Chambers Wills]
Draft of a biographical sketch of Black educator for the blind, Hattie Chambers Wills, who was herself blind. Includes some editor's marks and several paragraphs of additional material written at least partially in shorthand.Hattie Chambers is listed…
Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children, Newport News, Virginia. First Biennial Report. 1909-10 to 1910-11
The First Biennial Report (Second and Third Annual Reports) of the Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Children at Newport News, Virginia. For the fiscal years ending September 30, 1910 and September 30, 1911. Report of the…
Virginia School for the Blind, Charlottesville, Virginia
"The intent and purpose of this leaflet is to acquaint its readers with the immediate importance of the Virginia General Assembly making an appropriation sufficient to build and operate the Virginia School for the Blind at Charlottesville." (p.1)The…
We Dedicate...... Virginia Commission for the Blind, September 25, 1941
Program from the dedication of the Virginia Commission for the Blind on September 25, 1941. The building, located at 3003 Parkwood Ave. Richmond, Va., was designed by prominent Richmond architects J. Binford Walford and O. Pendleton Wright of Walford…
Report of the Legislative Commission For the Blind, 1920-21 [Commonwealth of Virginia]
A report made to the Governor and Members of the General Assembly of Virginia by the first Commission for the Blind.The report's Appendix includes: Resolutions adopted by the Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind in Convention Assembled:1)…
Dig In! [editorial cartoon by Fred O. Seibel]
Editorial cartoon in support of the Salvation Army Home Service Fund by Fred O. Seibel, published in The Knickerbocker Press, May 1919. Mounted and identified as no. 741.This Salvation Army campaign was conducted between May 19-26, 1919 to raise…
Society for the Entertainment of Shut-ins, 1908 [annual report]
The Society for the Entertainment of Shut-Ins(SESI) was founded in 1901 by the Rev. George W. Shinn, D. D. in Boston, Massachusetts. Shinn was the rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Newton, Ma.According to these documents, the Society aimed “to relive…
Story of the Boston Nursery for Blind Babies
This pamphlet provides a brief history of the Boston Nursery for Blind Babies. The pamphlet is accompanied with photographs displaying the nursery with a few photos of the blind children it cared for, while providing information about those who…
Virginia Home for Incurables, W. Broad and Robinson streets, Richmond, Virginia
In 1894, Mary Tinsley Greenhow, who as a teenager was paralyzed during a horse riding accident, founded the Virginia Home for Incurables. Disabled Richmonders needing life-long care lived at the home near Capitol Square. In 1898, the home moved to W.…
What the Employers of America Can Do for the Disabled Soldiers & Sailors
Issued by the Federal Board for Vocational Education, Washington, D.C.; Series: Monograph ; no. 3.; Vocational Rehabilitation Series ; no. 3"The great American Congress felt the pulse of the Nation. It has charged the Federal Board for Vocational…
Linked Together By the Law [suffrage postcard by May Wilson Preston]
Oversized postcard illustrated by May Wilson Preston, 1911 (signed). Image Description: Editorial cartoon captioned, "LINKED TOGETHER BY THE LAW" shows a convict, a woman, a child, and an intellectually disabled man standing in a row, shackled…