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Harvey Helfand collection of Mary Ann Hiserman portraits [graphic].
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Title:

Harvey Helfand collection of Mary Ann Hiserman portraits

Creator/Contributor:

Helfand, Harvey Zane, 1942-, creator

Abstract:

Includes slide copies of portraits of Mary Ann Hiserman taken from early childhood through young adulthood. Other slides depict drawings by Hiserman and covers of her publications. Photographic print depicts Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park.

Date:

ca. 1950-1995 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Hiserman, Mary Ann -- Portraits
People with disabilities -- California -- Portraits

Note:

Photographers unknown.
Also includes photographic print by Helfand, affixed to greeting card addressed to Susan O'Hara, describing slides.
Title devised by cataloger.
Mary Ann Hiserman earned her B.A. in 1974 from the University of California, Berkeley. In 1980, she became the first wheelchair user to graduate from U.C. Berkeley's Master of Architecture program. Hiserman served the U.C. Berkeley campus as an architect and disability rights activist in various capacities until her death in 1996. She also served as an access coordinator for the Berkeley Unified School District and the City of Berkeley.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
slide
1 folder (15 slides) : 35mm, color ; 5 x 5 cm

Language:

English

Origin:

California