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Collection Overview

Title: Timothy J. Nugent Papers, 1939-2007

ID: 16/6/20

Primary Creator: Nugent, Timothy J. (1923-)

Extent: 28.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject and chronological or alphabetical thereunder.

Date Acquired: 02/07/2007. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Accessibility Standards, Delta Sigma Omicron, Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games, Rehabilitation Education, Students with Disabilities, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball

Formats/Genres: Financial Records, Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Other Pictorial, Papers, Photographs

Languages: English, German, Japanese, Swedish, French

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Timothy J. Nugent, Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services (1948-85), includes biographical records, correspondence, consulting materials, reports, newsletters, journals, publications, brochures, newspaper clippings, presentations, lectures, conference proceedings, meeting minutes, reference material, photographs, slides, videotape, film, scrapbooks, drawings by Wesley Queypo, and artifacts concerning the personal and professional life of Timothy J. Nugent, including his early life and education; research concerning architectural barriers, accessibility standards, transportation, and recreation; involvement in the administration and activities of the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services, Delta Sigma Omicron, National Wheelchair Basketball Association (1949-2002), National Wheelchair Athletic Association (1959-93), American National Standards Institute (1959-92), National Center for a Barrier Free Environment (1975-89), National Paraplegia Foundation (later the National Spinal Cord Injury Association) (1965-2005), Paralyzed Veterans of America (1972-2007), Paralympic planning committees, steering committees, advisory boards, foundations, and alumni associations; activities as a lecturer, consultant, and publisher; participation in the coaching and organization of sporting events such as the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournaments, National Wheelchair Games, National Veterans Wheelchair Games, and Paralympics.

Biographical Note

Timothy J. Nugent, born January 10, 1923, founded the first comprehensive program of higher education for individuals with disabilities in 1948. He served as Professor of Rehabilitation Education and Director of the Rehabilitation Education Center and the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services at the University of Illinois. He retired in 1985. He founded the National Wheelchair Basketball Association in 1949 and served as Commissioner for the first 25 years. He also founded Delta Sigma Omicron, a national rehabilitation service fraternity. He was President of the National Paraplegia Foundation (now National Spinal Cord Injury Association) for four terms. He has been an international lecturer and consultant, as well as an advocate, publisher, and researcher on behalf of people with disabilities. He was a leader in the development of architectural accessibility standards, public transportation, adaptive equipment, and recreation activities for people with disabilities. He has been and continues to be active in many professional organizations, including the American National Standards Institute, the Illinois State Legislative Commission on the Hospitalization of Spinal Cord Injured, the Committee on Technical Aids, Housing and Transportation of Rehabilitation International, and the Institute for the Advancement of Prosthetics. He holds degrees from Tarleton State University, Texas; University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, Wisconsin; and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Wisconsin. He also has honorary degrees from Springfield College in Massachusetts and Mount Mary College in Wisconsin.

Subject/Index Terms

Accessibility Standards
Delta Sigma Omicron
Paralympics/World Wheelchair Games
Rehabilitation Education
Students with Disabilities
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Early Life and Education],
[Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Subject Files],
[Series 5: Professional Service Activities],
[Series 6: Consulting],
[Series 7: Lectures, Conferences, and Events],
[Series 8: Publications],
[Series 9: Newsletters],
[Series 10: Reference Materials],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 12: Personal Correspondence],
[Series 13: News Clippings],
[Series 14: Scrapbooks],
[Series 15: Oversized Materials],
[All]

Series 11: Audiovisual Materials

Includes photographs, negatives, slides, videotape, and film relating to Timothy J. Nugent, the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services, lectures, conferences, special events, wheelchair athletics, research, and disability.

Sub-Series 1: Photographs and Negatives

Box 24

Sub-Series 1: Division of Rehabilitation Education Services (DRES) Photographs

Folder 6: DRES Photographs
Folder 7: Beckwith and Campus, 1980s
Folder 8: Delta Sigma Omicron, Disabled Students Organization (DSO), 1952-99
Folder 9: DSO - 45th DSO Awards Banquet and 30th-year Reunion of South African Tour Group, 1992: Includes photographs of Roger Ebert (formerly reported for the News-Gazette and covered the South Africa Tour in 1962).
Folder 10: DSO - Children's Christmas Party
Folder 11: DSO - Faculty/Student Basketball Game and Nugent Retirement Party, 1985
Folder 12: Drivers Education - Jill Smith, 1978
Folder 13: Educational Displays of DRES Services
Folder 14: Japanese Tea Ceremony, 1970
Folder 15: Nugent Portrait, 1985
Folder 16: Optimists International
Folder 17: Picnics
Folder 18: Picnics - 35th Anniversary of DRES, 1982
Folder 19: Rehabilitation Center - Blueprints and Models, 1959
Folder 20: Rehabilitation Center - New, 1972
Folder 21: Rehabilitation Center - Old
Folder 22: Satoru Yamazaki Visit, 1984
Folder 23: Staff, 1967-69
Folder 24: Students, 1950s-74
Folder 25: Study Abroad Program: Aix-en-Provence, France, 1975
Folder 26: Television Program
Folder 27: Transportation, 1973
Folder 28: Transportation - Carpenter Body Works Dedication, 1982
Folder 29: Tours - South Africa, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, 1962, 1968-69

Sub-Series 2: Lectures, Conferences, and Events Photographs

Folder 30: Lectures, Conferences, and Events Photographs, 1970s-90s
Folder 31: Applied Life Studies Graduation, 1993
Folder 32: Awards Banquets, 1956-71
Folder 33: Co. E Reunion, 1988
Folder 34: First International Conference on Rehabilitation of the Handicapped - Beijing, Jan. 1986
Folder 35: National Paraplegia Foundation Conventions, 1971, 1973
Folder 36: Oxford University Seminar - British Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 1965
Folder 37: President's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities, 1993
Folder 38: Seventh World Wheelchair Games - Torch Design, 1983
Folder 39: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse - Wall of Fame Brunch, 1991

Sub-Series 3: Research Photographs

Folder 40: Research Photographs, 1984
Folder 41: Japan - Accessibility
Folder 42: Ramps

Sub-Series 4: Timothy J. Nugent Photographs

Folder 43: 1966-85
Folder 44: Army and Early Life, 1940-44
Folder 45: Awards and Honors, 1966-85
Folder 46: Professional, 1950s-90s
Folder 47: T. J. "Pizgee" Retirement Party, Nov. 22, 1985

Sub-Series 5: Wheelchair Athletics

Folder 48: Wheelchair Athletics
Folder 49: Basketball, 1949-99
Folder 50: Basketball - NWBA (Dallas), 1987
Folder 51: Football, 1970-73
Folder 52: Track and Field

Sub-Series 6: Other Photographs

Folder 53: Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Hamilton (Pix)
Folder 54: Unidentified Photographs

Sub-Series 7: Negatives

Folder 55: Assembly Hall, Camp
Folder 56: Dr. Campbell's Slides
Folder 57: Rehabilitation Center - New

Sub-Series 2: Slides

Box 24

Sub-Series 1: Division of Rehabilitation Education Services (DRES) Slides

Folder 58: Academics, 1963-77
Folder 59: Activities of Daily Living (ADL) - Bathroom, 1963-71
Folder 60: ADL - Cooking, 1976-78
Folder 61: ADL - Dressing, 1966
Folder 62: ADL - Driving and Drivers Education, 1963-74
Folder 63: Beckwith and Tanbrier, 1975, 1984
Folder 64: Buses and Transportation, 1963-85
Folder 65: DSO - Meetings and Christmas Parties, 1972-75
Folder 66: Occupational Therapy Class, 1967
Folder 67: Outdoor Recreation, 1974
Folder 68: Physical Therapy, 1966-75
Folder 69: Picnics and Luncheon, 1963-83
Folder 70: Rehabilitation Center (New), 1966-85
Folder 71: Rehabilitation Center (New) - Models and Blueprints, 1959
Folder 72: Rehabilitation Center (Old), 1962
Folder 73: Services, 1963-77
Folder 74: Students, 1963-79
Folder 75: Timothy J. Nugent, 1963-85
Folder 76: Tour - Hawaii, 1969
Folder 77: Tour - Israel, Greece, and Rome, 1968
Folder 78: Tour - South Africa, 1962
Folder 79: Tour - Washington, D.C., 1967
Folder 80: Tours, 1962-74

Sub-Series 2: Research Slides

Folder 81: Adaptive Equipment, 1963-85
Folder 82: Campus Accessibility - Assembly Hall, 1963
Folder 83: Campus Accessibility - Buildings, 1960-77
Folder 84: Campus Accessibility - Churches, 1962-70
Folder 85: Campus Accessibility - Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 1973-74
Folder 86: Campus Accessibility - Memorial Stadium, 1975
Folder 87: Electric Wheelchair Controls, 1975

Box 25

Sub-Series 2: Research Slides

Folder 1: Research-Experimental Car, circa late 1970s
Folder 2: Jill Smith - Telephone and Driving, 1977
Folder 3: Measurements, 1962-72
Folder 4: Pub, 1971
Folder 5: Ramps, 1962-64
Folder 6: Residence Halls, 1963
Folder 7: Streets and Curbs, 1962-72

Sub-Series 3: Wheelchair Athletics Slides

Folder 8: Wheelchair Athletics, 1962-83
Folder 9: Archery, 1974-78
Folder 10: Basketball, 1963-77
Folder 11: Basketball - 20th and 25th National Wheelchair Basketball Tournaments, 1968, 1973
Folder 12: Football and Ping Pong, 1962-77
Folder 13: Goal Ball (Blind Athletics), 1985
Folder 14: National Wheelchair Games, 1966-78
Folder 15: National Wheelchair Games - Hawaii, 1983
Folder 16: Paralympics, 1963
Folder 17: Paralympics, 1966
Folder 18: Paralympics (24th International Stokes Mandeville Games) - England, 1975

Sub-Series 4: Slide Presentations

Folder 19: Accessibility on Campus, 1960s

Folder 20: Accessibility on Campus, 1960s

Folder 22: DRES Services Slideshow, 1973

Folder 23: China, 1974

Folder 24: DRES Program Presentation - Part I

Traveling Slideshow regarding DRES activities.

Folder 25: DRES Program Presentation - Part II

Traveling Slideshow regarding DRES activities.

Folder 26: DRES Program Presentation - Part III

Traveling Slideshow regarding DRES activities.

Folder 27: Pizgee Retirement Party, 1985

T. J. "Pizgee" Retirement Party, Nov. 22, 1985.

Contains slides that span 1940s-1985.

Folder 28: Teaching and Adapting Leisure Activities for Special Populations, 1979

Includes Audio Cassette

Folder 29: Training Package: Employing Handicapped Persons in the Transit Industry, 1982

Includes Audio Cassette

Sub-Series 5: Personal Photographs

Folder 30: Personal Scrapbook - Family Pictures, 1941-83

Sub-Series 3: Videotape

Box 26

Item 4: Bladder Implant
Item 5: Centennial Boston Marathon
Item 6: College: Wheelchair Athletics - CBS Today - Gumbo
Item 7: Wheelchair Basketball (Paralized Veterans of America) - Volume I
Item 8: Wheelchair Basketball (Paralized Veterans of America) - Volume II
Item 9: Big Wheels in Broadcasting, 1962
Item 10: Bladder and Bowel, 1962
Item 11: Dressing, 1962

Box 27

Item 1: Driving, 1962
Item 2: Shower and Grooming, 1962
Item 3: Just Plain Olympics, 1983
Item 4: Just Plain Olympics, 1983
Item 5: International Games for the Disabled - New York, 1984
Item 6: Beating the Averages, 1986
Item 7: Beating the Averages, 1986
Item 8: Bladder and Bowel, Shower and Grooming, Dressing, 1986
Item 9: Driving, Mobility for Everyone, Big Wheels in Broadcasting, 1986
Item 10: Mobility for Everyone, 1986
Item 11: Roger Davis's Hall of Fame, 1990