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Title
The California Council for the Blind and other activities of the blind, 1881-1956: oral history with Newel Lewis Perry
Creator
Baum, Willa K
Bancroft Library. Oral History Center
Perry, Newel Lewis, 1873-1961
Date Created and/or Issued
1955/1956
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Collection
California Revealed from Oral History Center of The Bancroft Library
Rights Information
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Description
Recollections of experiences as blind student at California School for the Deaf and Blind and University of California; activities in organizing associations of the blind, promoting legislation to aid them, and attempting to improve economic opportunities open to them; experiences teaching at California School for the Blind.
Additional Descriptive Notes: School didn't think about earning a living; school got placement later; math his main subject; Prof. Strinham; scholarship for grad. work; bicycle trip when in college; Alumni Assn. started; need for organization of blind; Europe; New York; Winifred Holt; Perry against shops for blind; New York Reader Bill
Type
sound
Format
Original
Sound
full track
1/4 inch audio tape
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
Phonotape 298 B
cabeuroh_00009
Language
English
Subject
Education (Higher)--California
Education
Blind--California
Blind
Teaching
Perry, Newel Lewis, 1873-1961
California School for the Blind
California Council for the Blind
Provenance
Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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