| Artist |
Angell, Ethyl F. |
| Credit line |
Gift of Tommy Angell, 2006.12 |
| Date |
ca. 1932 |
| Description |
24 page braille manuscript of Blue Grass Beauty by Gabrielle Jackson and Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott; transcribed by hand with a slate/stylus on 11x11.5" heavy paper; approximately 75 blank pages. |
| Dimensions |
H-11 W-11.5 D-1 inches |
| Made |
Angell, Ethel F. |
| Material |
Paper |
| Object ID |
2006.12.4 |
| Object Name |
Manuscript |
| Place of Origin |
Berkeley, CA |
| People |
Angell, Ethel F. |
| Provenance/History |
Mrs. Ethel Angell was born in Cleveland and moved with her family to Temp, AZ as a child. A schoolteacher, she married her husband Phillip in 1921 while attending UC Berkeley. In the 1930s, she joined a Red Cross class in Berkeley to learn braille transcription. Her daughter, Tommy, remembered her mother working on the transcriptions while she and her brother swam or played at the park. Red Cross certification was obtained at the time by passing a written test and submitting a braille "manuscript" of 50 or more transcribed pages. Gabrielle Jackson's "Blue Grass Beauty" was published in 1906. Alcott's "Flower Fables" was published in 1855. |
| Search Terms |
American Red Cross |
| Subjects |
Blind.
Printing and writing systems.
Aids for the blind and visually handicapped.
Instructional aids, tools, and supplies.
Boards.
Slates. |
| Title |
Blue Grass Beauty and Flower Fables [braille] |
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