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Isabelle Grant papers : additions, circa 1972.
BANC MSS 83/64 c
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Title:
Isabelle Grant papers: additions, circa 1972Creator/Contributor:
Grant, Isabelle, -1977, creatorAbstract:
Six binders relating to her candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1972. Volumes 1-4 include clippings, photographs, and letters;
volume 5 includes publications; volume 6 includes sound reels.
Date:
1972 (issued)Subject:
Grant, Isabelle -- -1977 -- ArchivesBlind -- United States
Blind women -- United States
Nobel Prizes -- History -- Sources
Note:
Isabelle Grant papers: additions, BANC MSS 83/64 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Isabelle Grant was a blind teacher that worked throughout her career to fight for the rights of the blind. She did work in
other countries to help integrate the blind with the rest of society. She sent Braille materials around the world to help
establish Braille libraries. She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1972.
Type:
Notebooks.Physical Description:
print
6 volumes in 1 carton.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 83/64 c