Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins Collection of International & National News Periodicals and Newsletters from institutions about people with blindness and deafness.
Jane Pipik, 2019
This collection contains 44 publications sent to Perkins from 1910-2010 which focusing on news relating to people who are blind and deafblind. Ninety percent of the collection’s periodicals were published in the United States. The Perkins Collection illustrates 100 years of news about the operation of organizations and facilities for people who are blind and deafblind, as well as advances in these fields.
The National Federation of the Blind. The Blind Cat, http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/default.aspx. Accessed 14 Aug. 2019.
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This collection is primarily comprised of 44 periodicals received by Perkins School for the Blind from 1910-2010. Included are newsletters, newspapers and magazines from international and national organizations serving blind, deaf and deafblind persons. One recorded news disc from 1945 and one braille newsletter is included in this collection.
7 Series, 16 boxes arranged by country of origin, alphabetical by institution
This collection is arranged in 7 series. The series are arranged by the country of origin of periodical and arranged alphabetically by periodical title within. The Series are arranged as follows:
Series 1: United States
Series 2: Great Britain
Series 3: Canada
Series 4: Italy
Series 5: Mexico
Series 6: Iran
Series 7: New Zealand
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
B1:F1 = Box 1: Folder 1
D.F.= Distrito Federal or D.F. and is now officially known as Ciudad de México (Mexico City)
Series 1: United States
B1: The Blind of Europe Talking Audio Book Disc, American Foundation for the Blind New York, NY, 1948
B2:F1: Bulletin Institution for the Chinese Blind, New York, NY, 1944-1951
B10:F1 Oversize: The Blind Veterans Bulletin, Bulletin New York, NY, 1946-1948
B10:F2 Oversize: The Blind Veterans Bulletin, Bulletin New York, NY, 1946-1948
B2:F2: The BVA Bulletin, Washington, DC, 1955-1999
B2:F3: Chicago Lighthouse News, Chicago, IL, 1991
B2:F4: Comeback Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ, 1949-1955
B2:F5: CSB Community Services for the Blind, Seattle, WA, 1966-1968
B2:F6: CSB Community Services for the Blind, Seattle, WA, 1969-1977
B2:F7: Dial-Log, Berwyn, Illinois, various 1966-1984
B2:F8: Foresite, Berwyn, Illinois, 1969-1972
B2:F9: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2000
B2:F10: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2001
B2:F11: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2002
B3:F1: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2003
B3:F2: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2004-2007
B3:F3: Howe's Now: Council of Schools for the Blind, Auburn, Alabama, 2007-2010
B5:F15 OVERSIZE: The IHB Reporter, The Industrial Home for the Blind Brooklyn NY, undated 1957 -1964
B3:F4: The IHB Reporter, The Industrial Home for the Blind Brooklyn NY, 1964-1977
B10:F3 Oversize: IAPB News Bethesda, MD, 1984
B3:F5: Inside, National Industries for the Blind, New York, NY, 1968-1970
B3:F6: The Log of the Bridgetender Friends-in-Art, College Park MD/Taunton MA,1982-1987
B4:F1: The Log of the Bridgetender Friends-in-Art, College Park MD/Taunton, MA,1988-1991
B4:F2: National Society for the Prevention of Blindness Inc., New York, NY, 1910-1917,1952
B4:F3: NEWS…About Deaf Blind Students in New England, Watertown, MA, 1977-1982
B4:F4: N.I.B. News, National Industries for the Blind, New York, NY, 1962-1968
B4:F5: Orbit (The), Hadley School for The Blind, Winnetka, IL, 1975-1985
B4:F6: Orbit (The), Hadley School for The Blind, Winnetka, IL, 1986-1999
B6:F1: Report On Preschool, Washington DC, March 1981-May 1982
B6:F2: Report On Preschool, Washington DC, June 1982-October 1983
B6:F3: RP Foundation Newsletter, Baltimore MD., 1975-1988
B6:F4: The Seeing Eye Guide, Morristown, New Jersey, 1951-1973
B6:F5: The Seeing Eye Guide, Morristown, New Jersey, 1974-1990
B7:F1: Sensory Aids Technology Update, Palo Alta, CA, 1986-1988
B7:F2: Sensory Aids Technology Update, Palo Alta, CA, 1989-1990
B8:F1 OVERSIZE: SERCH, Southeast Regional Center for Deaf-Blind Children Newsletter, Talladega, Alabama, 1972-1982
B8:F2 OVERSIZE: Sights and Sounds, Talladega, Alabama, 1986-1989
B7:F3: Sundial, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, MA,1985-1993
B9:F1: Weekly Visitor, Cincinnati OH, 1950
B9:F2: Weekly Visitor, Cincinnati OH, 1951
B8:F3 OVERSIZE: TASH Newsletter (The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps), Seattle, WA, 1988-1991
B9:F3: Today Builds Tomorrow, New York, NY, 1961-1965
B9:F4: Typhlologer, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, 1973-1976
B9:F5: Viewer, Visual Impairment Education in Wisconsin, 1989
B9:F6: Viewpoint, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-1979
B9:F7: Viewpoint, Cincinnati, OH, 1980-1990
B11: OVERSIZE: Voice of the Diabetic National Federation of the Blind, Columbia, MO., 1986-1995
B10:F4 OVERSIZE: We The Blind, Pennsylvania Federation for the Blind, Philadelphia, PA, 1958-1961
B9:F8: Wormald International Sensory Aids Report, Bensenville, Illinois, 1981-1987
Series 2: Great Britain
B12:F1: Mobility News, Birmingham, England,1974-1978
B12:F2: Norwich Institution for the Blind, Norwich, England, 1948-1949
B12:F3: Norwich Institution for the Blind, Norwich, England, 1949-1952
B12:F4: Norwich Institution for the Blind, Norwich, England, 1952-1959
B12:F5: Norwich Institution for the Blind, Norwich, England, 1959-1967
B12:F6: Sound Barrier, London, England,1987-1988
Series 3: Canada
B12:F7: Vox Nostra: A Voice of Our Own, Bogota and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,1989
Series 4: Italy
B13:F1 Oversize: Il Corriere Del Ciechi, Rome, Italy 1945, 1947-1949
B13:F2 Oversize: Il Corriere Del Ciechi, Rome, Italy 1950-1952
B13:F3 Oversize: Il Corriere Del Ciechi, Rome, Italy, 1953-1954
B13:F4: Oversize: Il Corriere Del Ciechi, Rome, Italy, 1955-1956
B13:F5: Oversize: Il Corriere Del Ciechi, Rome, Italy, 1957-1959
B13:F6 Oversize: Il Tiflologo, Florence, 1946-1947
Series 5: Mexico
B14:F1: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1949-1950
B14:F2: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1951-1952
B14:F3: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1953-1954
B14:F4: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1955-1956
B14:F5: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1957
B15:F1: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1958-1959
B15:F2: Desde Las Sombras, Mexico, D.F. 1960-1961
Series 6: Iran
B12:F8: Iranian Newsletter in braille, after 2014
Series 7: New Zealand
B15:F3: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1972-1973
B15:F4: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1974-1975
B15:F5: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1975-1976
B15:F6: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1977-1980
B15:F7: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1987-1980
B16:F1 OVERSIZE: The Chronicle New Zealand Foundation for the Blind, 1981-1984
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