Timothy J. Nugent Papers

Overview

Scope and Contents

Biographical Note

Subject Terms

Detailed Description

Biographical Information

Early Life and Education

Correspondence

Subject Files

Professional Service Activities

Consulting

Lectures, Conferences, and Events

Publications

Newsletters

Reference Materials

Audiovisual Materials

Personal Correspondence

News Clippings

Scrapbooks

Oversized Materials



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Collection Overview

Title: Timothy J. Nugent Papers, 1939-2007Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

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, Photographs, Rehabilitation Education, Students with Disabilities, Wheelchair Athletics, Wheel Chair Basketball

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

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
Photographs
Rehabilitation Education
Students with Disabilities
Wheelchair Athletics
Wheel Chair Basketball


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[Series 6: Consulting],
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[Series 8: Publications],
[Series 9: Newsletters],
[Series 10: Reference Materials],
[Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
[Series 12: Personal Correspondence],
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Series 8: PublicationsAdd to your cart.
Includes Delta Sigma Omicron publications, articles and presentations written by Timothy J. Nugent, as well as articles, serial publications, brochures, and reports concerning Nugent and the Division of Rehabilitation Education Services.
Box 19Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 1: Publications by Timothy J. NugentAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: "A Comparative Study of the Iowa Revision of the Brace Motor Ability Test and the Rogers Short Physical Fitness Test", 1948Add to your cart.
Folder 26: 1964-91Add to your cart.
Box 20Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 1: Publications by Timothy J. NugentAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: "The Challenge of the Disabled and the Aging, New Avenues of Life", 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Pharmacy Times Article, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Materials sent to Encyclopedia of Physical Education, 1973-77Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Physiological Research Relating to the Severely Permanently Handicapped", 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Housing for the Young Severely Disabled" [digitized], 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Mason Gould Article, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Developing an Accessible Campus", 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "International Conference on Rehabilitation of the Handicapped" Papers, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Publications and Presentations, 1956-84Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Publications and PresentationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Publications and Presentations - NotesAdd to your cart.
Sub-Series 2: Publications RE: Rehabilitation ProgramAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Timothy J. Nugent, 1961-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Division of Rehabilitation Education Services, 1948-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Gizz Kids, 1963-79Add to your cart.
Sub-Series 3: Delta Sigma Omicron, Disabled Students Organization (D.S.O.) PublicationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: "My Chair Lady", 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 16: President's Report, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Sigma Signs, 1949-59Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Sigma Signs, 1960-69Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Sigma Signs, 1970-79Add to your cart.
Folder 20: Sigma Signs, 1980-85Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Sigma Signs/Media Guide, 1998-2000Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Sigma Signs/Media Guide, 2001-04Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Sigma Signs - Correspondence, 1965-96Add to your cart.
Folder 24: The Spokesman, 1963-86Add to your cart.

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[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],
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