Accession Number: 2019.13
Scope & Content: Oversize clippings stored in large folders 1. "Printing house for blind sees 150 years of change," Courier-Journal, 1/22/2008. 2. "Leading the Blind," Business First, October 24, 2008. 3. "Blind Students Embark on Trip to Reservation," Courier-Journal, 6/6/2001. 4. "New ATM offer assistance to visually impaired," Courier-Journal, 11/17/2000. 5. "Readers for blind in labor dispute," Courier-Journal, n.d. 2000. 6. "Tour carries union message around state, Trip part of national 7 days push, " Courier-Journal, 6/17/2000. 7. "Printing House for blind salutes Keller with plaque," Courier-Journal, 3/1/2000. 8. "New Lines of Sight," 23 pgs, Lexington Herald, Business Monday, 12/14/1998. 9. "Visionary in a Sightless World," Courier-Journal, 2/15/1998. 10. "Seeing More Clearly, Museum details history of publishing for the blind," The Tribune, New Albany IN, 8/5/1997. 11. "Louisville's favorite Cowboy is Voice of Talking Books," 2 pgs, Lifetime, 2/6/1997. 12. "In Touch with Past: New Printing House for Blind Museum to Open," Courier-Journal, Neighborhoods, 10/15/1994. 13. "Printing House for Blind plans museum in '94," 2 pgs, Courier-Journal, Neighborhoods, 1/13/1993. 14. "Printing House for Blind plans museum in '94," 2 pgs, Courier-Journal, Neighborhoods, 1/13/1993 (cover only, printed on plastic sheet). 15. "Answer Man leads the blind through maze of technology," 2 pages, Courier-Journal, Neighborhoods, 1/13/1993. 16. "Introducing our new easy to read menu," USA Today, March 12, 1992. 17. "Talking Books Produced by the millions here," 2 pgs, Focus Communications, Business First, 5/20/1991. 18. "Spoken and sung Tributes mark 30 years of Talking Newsweek," Courier-Journal, 10/6/1989. 19. "Blind, sighted working together to 'see' each other in same light," Louisville Times, 4/16/1981. 20. "Talking Book Library Has a High Volume of New Readers," Courier-Journal, 1/20/1980. 21. "New Place for Blind to Work," Louisville Times, 3/17/1970. 22. "The Threat of Blindness: Is Enough Being Done About It?" Courier-Journal and Times Magazine, 4/17/1968. 23. "A Voice to Light the Darkness," Louisville Times pictorial, 4/16/1968. 24. "The Blind May 'Read' If Project Succeeds," Courier-Journal, 1/29/1968. 25. "Spirit of Helping Others Pervades L'ville Printing House," Shelby News, Shelbyville, KY., 3/9/1967. 26. "School Cuts Into Darkness," Courier-Journal, 6/10/1966. 27. "Peabody Gets Blind Center City to be Major Braille Research Site," Nashville Tennessean, 3/29/1966. 28. "Fingertip Reader Wants Faster Way," Courier-Journal, 7/28/1965. 29. "New Computer Translating Ink Into Braille for Blind," Courier-Journal, 6/10/1964. 30. "New York Controversy in Work for Blind: Legislative Storm Centers on American Printing House-Education of Blind Children Involved," 2 pgs, Listen Catholic Guild for the Blind, 6/1961. 31. "The Golden Years can be a Boon to Community," Courier-Journal, 2/8/1959. 32. "Talking Book Reproduction Requires Skill," Courier-Journal, 6/14/1959. 33. "Gleam of Light in the Darkness," Louisville Times, 5/12/1959. 34. "Sending Its Rays of Light Into A Sightless World," Courier-Journal, October 19, 1958. 35. "Printing House for The Blind's 100th-Year Observance Tomorrow," Courier-Journal, October 1958. 36. "Plastic Plates Are Used to Print Braille Books," The New York Times, 1/22/1958. 37. "Lion Davis Has Sharp Eyes to Help the Blind," Courier-Journal, 1/29/1956. 38. "An Invitation to Visit the New Modern Facilities of the American Printing House for the Blind," Courier-Journal Magazine Ad, 10/23/1955. 39. "Larry, Harry, and Barry," 2 pgs, Courier-Journal Magazine, 9/20/1953. 40. "Finger-Tip Knowledge," Courier-Journal Magazine, 3/15/1953. Smaller clippings stored in letter size folders 41. "Braille Print Shop Welcomes Guests," Louisville Times, ca. 1943. 42. "Blind Enjoy Baseball," World Tribune, September 9, 1944. 43. "Printing House for Blind Chief Honored at Capital," Louisville Courier-Journal, April 14, n.d. 44. "L.P. Howser Heads School For Blind, " C-J, March 13, 1957. 45. "Partially Blind Leader Can't Recall Difficulties in 45 Years of Scouting," C-J, February 19, 1956. 46. Counselor for Blind Here 40,000 Miles Ago," C-J, July 8, 1958. 47. "Device Brought Here from Europe Will Enable Blind to Study Geometry," C-J, April 9, 1950. 48. "Blind Escort Braille's Body to Honored Paris Burial Place," A.P., 1952. 49. "They're Bookmakers for the Blind: To help teach the handicapped volunteers here record "talking" volumes," The Courier-Journal Magazine, March 24, 1957. 50. "Lion Davis Has Sharp Eyes To Help The Blind, "C-J, January 1956. 51. "Senate Votes to Raise Fund for Braille Work," 1956. 52. "800,000 Over 40 Going Blind, Eye Specialist Warns," C-J, August 21, 1953. 53. "Greek Teacher of Blind Speaks Here," May 8, 1956. 54. "Abacus-Like Computer For Blind To Be Tested," C-J, February 2, 1962. 55. "Lighter Braille Writer Developed," C-J, February 20, 1962. 56. "Blind Get Simpler Typewriter," C-J, February 23, 1962. 57. "Building Due in '63 For Blind," C-J, August 29, 1962. 58. "Big Dome Loses Its Home," January 1967. 59. "Unit for Blind Gets $211,435 Grant," C-J, January 31, 1968. 60. "The Blind May Read If Project Succeeds," C-J, January 29, 1968. 61. "Volunteers at Owensboro Tape Books for Kentucky's Blind," C-J, October 12, 1969. 62. "Device Lets the Blind Read Ordinary Print," Louisville Times, March 12, 1970. 63. "Blind Tax Men Help Stumbling Payers," Louisville Times, March 3, 1970. 64. "Blind Professor Seeks Data-Gathering Cane," C-J, July 21, 1968. 65. "Helen Keller Called a True World Citizen," June 1968. 66. "New Albany Talking-Book Library Due Soon for Blind and other Handicapped," C-J, June 27, 1968. 67. "Spirit of Helping Others Pervades L'ville Printing House," The Shelby News, March 9, 1967. 68. "What Is Vision," The Union (Grass Valley, CA), July 12, 1966. 69. "MIT Readies Speedy Device for Braille," C-J, August 8, 1967. 70. "Quest for Independence Fills Man's Dark World," Louisville Times, April 27, 1966. 71. "Blind Student Gets Straight A's," Louisville Times, June 1, 1965. 72. "A Book For The Blind Goes on Tape," C-J, n.d. 73. Most Causes of Blindness Still Unknown, C-J, January 6, 1966. 74. "Fingertip Reader Wants Faster Way," C-J, July 28, 1965. 75. "Louisvillians help make recorded encyclopedia," 1980. 76. "An eye opener: First National plans to make banking easier for the blind," Louisville Times, August 25, 1983. 77. "Printing firm accused of bias against blind people," C-J, May 17, 1983. 78. "Firings link men to two print firms for blind," C-J, October 10, 1980. 79. "Braille Facts Explained for Lions Meeting," n.d. 80. "Blind Girl's artwork draws honors," Saddleback Valley News, December 18, 1992. 81. "National City Corporation's Kentucky Subsidiary and the American Printing "National City Corp.'s Kentucky Bank Installs Talking Computers for Blind," American Banker, May 6, 1993. 82. "National City to Assist Blind Bank Customers Via Talking Computer," Wall Street Journal, April 30, 1993. 83. "Gadget gives blind clients guidance to bank's layout," C-J, April 14, 1993. 84. "Answer man Gissoni helps others use equipment," C-J, 1993. 85. "Museum at print house for blind seeks items," C-J, December 29, 1993. 86. "Printing house helps even score," Inside the Turret (Ft. Knox, KY), 1992. 87. "Technology Aids Branch Banking for the Blind," ABA Banking Journal, October 1994. 88. "Insights Update," C-J, October 29, 1995. 89. "Proposal to cut funding for Braille books is shortsighted," C-J, August 1995. 90. "…Funding cut deplored," C-J, August 1995. 91. "Christmas festivities, dinners and parties," The Voice-Tribune, December 7, 1994. 92. "Retired blind school superintendent both touched history and made it," C-J, 1994. 93. Hugh Haynie cartoon, "The Congressional Majority Leader, leading…" C-J, July 23, 1995. 94. "Blind injustice," C-J, July 25, 1995. 95. "Ward Vows to fight cuts in funding for printing house," C-J, July 24, 1995. 96. "See How Braille is Produced," Louisville Area Guide, 1994. 97. "American Printing House for the Blind Slated for Cuts," Southern Graphics, November 1995. 98. "Printing House for the Blind needs volunteers," The Voice-Tribune, July 26, 1995. 99. "Printing for blind displayed in museum," May 1995. 100. "America Printing House for the Blind," Congressional Record, July 24, 1995. 101. "Printing house for blind faces $2.68 million in federal cuts," C.J, July 21, 1995. 102. "Publishing for Blind People," Collectible Newspapers, April 1995. 103. "Senate panel expected to fully fund American Printing House for the Blind," C-J, September 13, 1995. 104. "Printing House for the Blind helps mold electronic marketplace," C-J, June 24, 1995. 105. "Database offers visually impaired a world of books," C-J, 1997. 106. "Printing House for Blind may get more U.S. funds," C-J, 1997. 107. "Ward, Northup dispute his role in saving printing-house funding," C-J, October 17, 1996. 108. "Season of Giving," C-J, December 8, 1997. 109. "Simple, high-tech improvements created to aid blind," Business First, June 23, 1997. 110. "Creative use of Braille in jewelry wins award," C-J, November 24, 1996. 111. "Narrator has clearly earned honor for non-fiction diction," C-J, May 21, 1996. 112. "Braille museum is eye-opener," Press-Enterprise, January 7, 1996. 113. "Printing house for the blind gets $35,000," C-J, December 11, 1996. 114. "Insights Into Blindness," Cincinnati Inquirer, 1996. 115. "High-tech Help," Business First, September 1998. 116. "Letter to Editor," C-J, December 1, 1998. 117. "Reader for talking books has generations of fans among blind," C-J, September 14, 1998. 118. "More texts coming for blind students," C-J, May 25, 1999. 119. "Narrator brings books to life," C-J, June 28, 1999. 120. "Museum receives big gift, new name," C-J, August 11, 1999. 121. "Mitzi Friedlander: A Voracious Reader," U of L Magazine, Summer 1999. 122. "Firm settles guide-dog suit for $25,000," C-J, December 11, 1998. 123. "Former Lions International President Finis Davis dies at 86," C-J, May 17, 1998. 124. "Modified printer became Braille 'n Speak 2000," C-J, February 15, 1998. 125. "A Sure Sighted Vision," Onboard, August 2001. 126. "Museum salutes Helen Keller, Printing House acquires plaque," C-J, March 1, 2000. 127. "New sonar device helps blind navigate," C-J, n.d. 128. "The kindness of strangers," The Evening News, January 23, 2004. 129. "Chorus wraps its gift for song into holiday shows, compact disc," C-J, n.d. 130. "A World at Your Fingertips," Home & Away, May/June 2003. 131. "House Backs Change in Special Education," Washington Post, May 1, 2003. 132. "Students at Indiana School develop scanner to aid blind," C-J, February 22, 2003. 133. "Senate Bill 243-The Kentucky Accessible Textbook Act Passed," 2002. 134. "Small Wonder, Sami Osborne, who's blind…" Rosie, June 2002. 135. "Printing house for blind adjusts to the times," Richmond Register, March 17, 2002. 136. "Leading the Blind, American Printing House for the Blind's goal is to create more competition, not beat it," Business First, October 24, 2008. 137. "Sculptor's book fountain unveiled at Printing House for the Blind," CJ, 2008.
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Collection: APH Archives / RG 19: Clippings
Credit Line: APH Collection, 2019.13.
Administrative History: A box of unaccessioned oversize clippings was stored in the museum storage area for many years. Others were added from the offices of Roberta Williams and Rosanne Broome when these staff members retired.
Subjects: Advertisements Braille Buildings Education of disabled persons Industrial facilities Labor unions Literacy Machinery Museums Talking books