Disabled Students Program Photograph Collection, 1970's-1992, undated

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Summary

Title:
Disabled Students Program photograph collection
Dates:
1970's-1992, undated
Abstract:
The Disabled Students' Program Photograph collection includes images of events and individuals associated with the program. Formats include negatives and prints in black and white and color.
Extent:
230 photographs, including negatives and prints in color and black and white. 90 digital objects
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Disabled Students Program photograph collection, UARC PIC 28H, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

The Disabled Students' Program Photograph collection includes images of events and individuals associated with the program. Formats include negatives and prints in black and white and color.

Biographical / historical:

In 1962 Edward V. Roberts became the first student with severe mobility impairments to live on campus in the Cowell Hospital. Following Roberts's successful first year, the University admitted John Hessler, the second student with a severe mobility impairment. By October 1967, there were seven severely physically disabled students living in Cowell Hospital, and Carl J. Ross, the hospital administrator, proposed a program to serve ten to twelve disabled students. The California Department of Rehabilitation funded the Cowell Residence Program in 1968.

In the spring quarter of 1970, the Associated Students of the university of California at Berkeley voted to supplement Health Education and Welfare (HEW) funding for a program for students with disabilities, and the Physically Disabled Students' Program was established in July with a grant of $81,000 from HEW.

In 1975 the California Department of Rehabilitation established a contract with the University. Renewed annually, it covers a full-time Coordinator of the Residence Program and Special Assistants who help students enhance their independent living skills. In 1982 the word "physically" was dropped from the name of the program.

Acquisition information:

The Disabled Students' Program Records were transferred to the University Archives in increments beginning in 1993.

Transferred from the Disabled Students Program records (CU-479).

Processing information:

Processed by Susan Storch.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: March 2011

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Disabled Students Program photograph collection, UARC PIC 28H, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, University Archives, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
(510) 642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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