Accession Number: 2009.26
Summary/Description: Contains excerpts from African American magazines and newspapers. "Published semiannually during the months of June and December" --cover. Grade 2 braille; interpoint. Paperbound; saddle-stitched; white cover has both print and braille.
History/Provenance: The Merrick/Washington Magazine for the Blind was founded in 1952 by North Carolinian Lyda Moore Merrick, daughter of a prominent African American physician. Originally called the Negro Braille Magazine, the publication was produced for blind African American readers to fill a void in recreational reading materials for that audience. Merrick became aware of the need for such a magazine through her friendship with John Carter Washington, who was born deaf and blind. She served as the magazine's editor from 1952-1971, after which the "Negro Braille Magazine Project" was turned over to the trustees of the Stanford Warren Library in Durham County, NC, and the title changed to the Merrick/Washington Magazine for the Blind. This issue was donated to the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind by a local nursing home. The issue previously belonged to one of the home's residents.
Credit Line: Gift of the Rose Anna Hughes Home, 2009.26. In memory of Mary Fielding.
Publisher: Negro Braille Magazine Project
Publisher Place: Durham, NC
Publish Date: Dec-86
Subjects: Periodicals for the blind and visually impaired Recreational reading Current events
Physical Description: 1 issue (83 p.) of braille ; 12.5 x 10.50 in. Vol. 35, no. 2, December 1986
