Finding Aid for Accessibility Standards Project File, 1955-74 | University of Illinois Archives
By Laura Grigg
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Title: Accessibility Standards Project File, 1955-74
ID: 16/6/17
Extent: 1.2 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject and chronological thereunder.
Date Acquired: 05/20/2008
Subjects: Accessibility Standards, American National Standards Institute, American Standards Association, Architectural Design, Architectural Photographs, Disabilities, Photographs
Formats/Genres: Announcements, Architectural drawings, Motion Pictures/Videotapes
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Accessibility Standards Project File (1955-74) contains meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, surveys, conference proceedings and programs, brochures, publications, reference materials, architectural drawings, photographs, negatives, slides, and 35mm film regarding the activities of the American Standards Association Steering and Sectional Committees, formed in 1959 to study the problem of architectural barriers in buildings used by people with physical disabilities (Project A 117). Activities include research, publishing, outreach, publicity, and attending and organizing conferences. Major organizations involved include the American Standards Association, the American National Standards Institute, the National (Easter Seal) Society for Crippled Children and Adults, and the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. Major correspondents include Timothy J. Nugent, Jayne Shover, Major General Melvin J. Mass, K. Vernon Banta, Leon Chatelain, Jr., and Philip Klieger.
Subject/Index Terms
Accessibility Standards
American National Standards Institute
American Standards Association
Architectural Design
Architectural Photographs
Disabilities
Photographs
Box and Folder Listing
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[Series 1: Meeting Minutes],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Conferences],
[Series 4: Research],
[Series 5: Reference Materials],
[Series 6: Publicity],
[Series 7: Committee Publications],
[Series 8: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 9: Oversize Materials],
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- Series 4: Research
- Box 1
- Folder 21: Student Rehabilitation Center Research List (digitized)
- Folder 22: Ramps with Gradients (digitized), 1961
- Folder 23: Architectural Barrier Surveys - Delta Sigma Omicron, 1961
- Folder 24: Architectural Barrier Surveys - National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, 1959-65
- Folder 25: Handicapped Homemakers, 1959-63
- Folder 26: Handicapped Homemakers - Wheelchair Kitchens, 1958-60
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[Series 1: Meeting Minutes],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Conferences],
[Series 4: Research],
[Series 5: Reference Materials],
[Series 6: Publicity],
[Series 7: Committee Publications],
[Series 8: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 9: Oversize Materials],
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