Disabled Students' Program Records, 1965

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Disabled Students' Program Records, 1965

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The Disabled Students' Program Records, 1965-[on going], consist of materials created or collected by the leaders and administrators of the Disabled Students' Program at the University of California, Berkeley. The collection consists of records of the administration, services, and Susan O'Hara papers. Administrative materials include correspondence, funding information, reports, newsletters, events, and press clippings. Services materials document the residence program, attendant service, wheelchair repair, employment information, blind services, and deaf services. Susan O'Hara's papers contain records from her tenure as the first coordinator for the DSP residence program and as the director of DSP.

8 cartons; 10 linear feet; 5 digital objects

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Bancroft Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6655462

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