Leather case containing braille exercise book and materials, [1940s-1960s]
Item — Box: Blunkett Box 116
Reference code: 467/9/3/3
Scope and Contents
Black leather wallet/case containing a copy of Braille Primer Grade II, Sixth Edition, by Laura Douglas-Hamilton for The National Institute for the Blind, nd. [late 1940s]; and material for a Sewell braille embossing kit from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), including embossing sheets and melinex plastic film. Also includes mathematical instruments (ruler, compass and protractor) for use by the blind, and labelled in braille; and a small metal badge.
Dates
- Creation: [1940s-1960s]
Creator
- From the Fonds: Blunkett, David, Born 1947 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available in the reading room by appointment
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk