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NL 1374, NL 1375, Artifacts: Two Brailling slates (hand punches), mfd. by Howe-Press Perkins, ca. 1940s

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 38

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Contains a photocopy of a newspaper article on life of Matt Rizzo, photographs of Rizzo, audiocassettes of Rizzo reading from transcripts of his works, a letter to Rizzo from the NBA Braille Materials Production, and two Brailling slates for hand-punching Braille letters, with accompanying wooden-handled Braille stylus. Also includes Rizzo's typewriter which he used for creating his works in Braille. Audiovisual recordings have not been digitized and are unavailable for use.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1940s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Matt Rizzo papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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