Accession Number: 2016.17.1
Scope & Content: James Max Woolly talks about his career in the blindness field. Tape 1, includes the following topics: the American Association of Instructors of the Blind (AAIB) joining with the American Association of Workers for the Blind (AAWB) to create the Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped (AEVH); and leaders/leadership of the American Foundation for the Blind. Tape 2 topics include: Woolly's leadership style during his years as principal and superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind; the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) movement, Kenneth Jernigan, and differing philosophies; and the development of COMSTAC (Commission on Standards and Accreditation of Services for the Blind) and NAC (National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped (NAC). .1a - tape 1 .1b - tape 2
Narrator: Woolly, J. Max
Interviewer: Jacobson, William
Interview Date: 07/10/1984
Interview Length: 169 minutes
Interview Place: Little Rock, Arkansas
Extent: 169 minutes
Collection: AER O&M Division C. Warren Bledsoe Archives
Credit Line: Gift of William Jacobson, 2016.17
Administrative History: James Max Woolly (1914-1997) had a long and distinguished career in the blindness field. He was with the Arkansas School for the Blind from 1939 until his retirement in 1982, where he served as teacher, principal and superintendent. He was a board member of Lions World Services for the Blind; a member of the Pulaski Heights Lions Club, serving as its president in 1947; president of the American Association of Instructors of the Blind, 1962-1964; and served on the boards of the American Foundation for the Blind and the Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind. For many years he was an Ex Officio Trustee of the American Printing House for the Blind.
Media Type: Cassette Tape
Subjects: Accreditation Blindness Education Rehabilitation Services for the blind and visually impaired