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The seventh of eight audio tapes in the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) radio series "Manpower." The tape includes on-the-job interviews with 5 blind individuals from different states. Contents in interview order: Michael Supa, instructor and coordinator in voluntary education progam (NY); Dr. Erwin I. Schindler, osteopath (MO); Leo Graves, nursery farm owner and operator (IL); Rev. Samuel H. Beamsderfer, educational director and assistant pastor (MI); and Margaret Butler, employment agency owner and operator (NJ). Each interview is 4 minutes and 30 seconds in length. Includes a printed Manpower series flyer with a complete list of interviews. Flyer indicates that Gregor Ziemer, AFB Director of Public Education, conducted the interviews. Also includes a typewritten and signed form-letter on AFB letterhead dated February 17, 1961 from Ziemer to the "Program Director," with a list of available series. Open-reel recording on magnetic tape is stored in original metal canister with AFB label.
Manpower [Sound recording] - Copyright Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind
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Manpower radio series flyer

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Last modified on: April 02, 2010