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- Collection: Braille and Talking Books Archive for Wayne County, Michigan
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"A Handicap Allowance for the Blind" by R. B. Irwin
Printed pamphlet explaining the resources offered blind people at the time of printing; the needs of blind or visually challenged people; and the ways that various levels of government do provide and could provide for meeting these needs. Includes a…
7th Machine Lot, November 11, 1939
An agreement between Mr. Archibald MacLeish, Librarian of Congress, and Mr. Adam Strohm, Wayne County Librarian, in Detroit, Michigan, for use of 3 Talking Book Players by Wayne County visually challenged residents. Includes cover letter
American Foundation for the Blind talking book catalogue
List of American Foundation for the Blind talking book catalogue with catalogue numbers. Used used by the Books for the Adult Blind project to list available titles and to account for replacement discs needed by member distributing libraries.
APH listing of Books for the Adult Blind
Typed listing of books put out by the American Printing House for the Blind. List has red pencil ruling out some titles. At the top of page 1, in red pencil, are the words 'These titles not distributed by (underlined) Books for the Adult Blind'. …
Carnegie Library of Atlanta Instructions to New Readers
Instructions to new readers, distributed by the Kriegshaber Library for the Blind in the Carnegie Library of Atlanta, 679 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia. 12 items pertaining to care, use, storage, and mailing of Talking Book machines distributed…
Correspondence about Postal Regulations
Letter and correspondence to Mrs Grace D. Lacey, Librarian, Department for the Blind, Wayne County Library; concerns Postal Regulations and Amendments. Includes letter from V W Clapp for M A Roberts, Library of Congress, to Mrs Grace Lacey , Wayne…
Cover letter for list, February 25, 1941
Letter from Robert Voorhus, Director of the Books for the Adult Blind project, Washington, to Mrs Lacey, Librarian, Department for the Blind, Wayne County Library on Trumbull in Detroit, Michigan. Letter introduces a memorandum from April, 1940…
Excerpt from report on various proposed methods of recording talking books
Discussion of sound recording technology and the experts who contributed time to see what would work best for talking books for the blind
Form of Agreement between Mr. Strohm and Dr. Putnam
Form of agreement stipulating terms for use and distribution of Talking Book machines sent for blind residents of Wayne County, Michigan, from Washington, D. C. via New York
Form of Agreement, May 15, 1936
Agreement and conditions for the use of 74 Talking Book machines sent by the Library of Congress to Adam Strohm, Librarian, at the Distributing Library in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan via New York. Conditions include choosing blind adults to use…