- Accession Number:
- 1997.860.1-2
- Summary/Description:
- A fundraising appeal for the Victoria Institute for the Blind, Maylands, Australia. Title from cover. "An Appeal to Friends and Sympathizers" --cover. Contains three articles by Wilbur: "The Education of the Blind from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Time"; "Compulsory Education of the Blind"; and "The Treatment of the Blind." Also contains one article by Val. Jameson: "A Day at the Victoria Institute for the Blind . . . Impressions of a Visitor." Paperbound. Museum has 2 copies.
- Author:
- Wilbur, J.H., editor
- Collection:
- KSB Collection
- History/Provenance:
- The Institute was founded in 1895 and would later be known as the Royal W.A. Institute for the Blind. It would also change from a school for the blind to a service organization.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1997.860
- Publish Date:
- ca. 1907
- Subjects:
- Fundraising Schools for the blind and visually impaired Australia
- Physical Description:
- 25 p. : ill ; 8.5 x 5.5 in.
