Accession Number: 2019.12.1
Summary/Description: Single issue, volume 1, number 3, May 1907, of the monthly magazine. Paper cover; saddle-stitched along fold. Pages are single-side embossed (pages 1-125 on recto; remainder on verso). Front cover has publishing information in both raised letters and New York point. A key to New York point is on the contents page; and, on the back cover, two embossed tactile illustrations: the Union Jack (top left), and Central America (bottom).
History/Provenance: Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind was first published in 1907. It was distributed freely and initially produced in New York point and braille. Later, and for several years, it was also offered in Moon type. Circa 1966, it would only be produced in braille. A general-interest magazine, its contents included current events, literature, and poetry, and information specifically related to blindness and visual impairment. The last braille issue was published in November 2009, as the magazine became an online-only publication. It ceased in 2014.
Credit Line: Gift of Randee Boerboom
Publisher: Ziegler Publishing Co. for the Blind
Publisher Place: New York, NY
Publish Date: May-07
Subjects: Periodicals for the blind and visually impaired Recreational reading
Physical Description: 1 volume (149 pages) of New York point : tactile graphics; 13.5 x 12 inches
