Newel Lewis Perry papers, 1892-1966.

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Newel Lewis Perry papers, 1892-1966.

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Contains resolutions, minutes, and related documents concerning his work with the California Council for the Blind, as well as correspondence, speeches, and miscellaneous materials relating to his work to secure legislative funding for the blind in New York and Calif. Includes a typescript of Perry's report on advanced education of the blind in Calif., prepared during his tenure as director of the California School for the Blind, and information concerning the Lillie Perry Foundation and the Newel Lewis Perry award. Also includes biographical materials, drafts and reprints of his Ph.D. thesis in mathematics, math notes, and diplomas, as well as scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, clippings, and other memorabilia pertaining to his life and teaching career.

Originals : 3 boxes, 2 volumes, and 2 oversize folders.Microfilm copies: 3 reels : negative (BNEG Box 2922, Box 1, folders 1-10; BNEG Box 2923, Box 1 folders 11-13, Box 2, v. 1-2; BNEG Box 2924, Box 3 and oversize folders) and positive.

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California Council for the Blind.

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Perry, Newel Lewis, 1873-1961.

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Newel Lewis Perry, blind from age 8, graduated from the University of Calif. in 1896 with a degree in mathematics, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich, Bavaria in 1901. In 1906 he co-founded the New York Association for the Blind (Lighthouse), and Outlook for the Blind. From 1934 to 1953, he served as president for California Council for the Blind. Perry organized a movement of social reform for the blind by securing legal and constitutional rights to end employment discriminati...

California School for the Blind

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New York Association for the Blind

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