The Dorothy Elve Tombaugh collection : 1970-2007, undated ; 1970-1984.

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The Dorothy Elve Tombaugh collection : 1970-2007, undated ; 1970-1984.

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Correspondence and NSF grant materials created by Dorothy Elve Tombaugh, a high school biology teacher and author who worked to develop and disseminate laboratory techniques for blind students. The collection also contains Tombaugh's presentation slides and tools used to create classroom materials for her blind students.

4.67 linear ft. (2 Hollinger boxes, 1 slide box, and 3 artifact boxes)

National Federation of the Blind -- Jacobus tenBroek Library, Jacobus tenBroek Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8127484

National Federation of the Blind -- Jacobus tenBroek Library, Jacobus tenBroek Library

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Tombaugh, Roy.

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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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Tombaugh, Dorothy.

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Tombaugh, Dorothy Elve.

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Dr. Dorothy Elve Tombaugh (1917-2009) was a public high school biology teacher who became an expert in the area of accessible science education in the 1960s-1970s. Upon encountering several blind students in her classroom, Tombaugh sought to make both her lessons and her laboratory accessible to these and other disabled students. She developed new teaching methods, techniques, and equipment modifications which benefited both her blind and sighted students and went on to ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...