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 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Early Life and Education],
[Series 3: Correspondence],
[Series 4: Subject Files],
[Series 5: Professional Service Activities],
[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],
[Series 13: News Clippings],
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Series 14: ScrapbooksAdd to your cart.
Box 30Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Miscellaneous Scrapbook FolderAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 1, 1935-1941Add to your cart.
Contains material related to Tim Nugent's membership on his high school marching band and athletic teams.
Box 31Add to your cart.
Item 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 2, 1942-45Add to your cart.
Highlights from Tim Nugent's tenure at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. Includes fraternity and football-related material.
Item 2: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 3, 1944Add to your cart.
Depicts Tim Nugent's military training.
Box 32Add to your cart.
Series 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 4, 1962-70Add to your cart.
Material regarding Tim Nugent's trips to South Africa and Hawaii
Series 2: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 5, ca. 1941-1945Add to your cart.
A USO scrapbook produced in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sent to soldiers abroad during World War II with images and stories from the United States.
Series 3: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 6, 1945Add to your cart.
Includes maps and news clippings of United States Army infantry operations during the final phase of battle in World War II's European theater.
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Item 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 7, 1949Add to your cart.
Records and news clippings during Tim Nugent's tenure as a faculty member of the University of Illinois' Galesburg campus.
Box 34Add to your cart.
Item 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 8, 1948-49Add to your cart.
Includes information regarding The Gizz Kids, the formation of Delta Omicron Sigma, and Tim Nugetn's early years as a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Series 1: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 9, ca. 1945Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Includes memorabilia concerning Tim Nugent's time as a football coach at Tarleton College in Stephensville, Texas. Also includes personal photographs of Germany during Tim's Army days in World War II.
Series 2: Tim Nugent Scrapbook 10, ca. 1950sAdd to your cart.
Details the rise in popularity of wheelchair basketball during the 1950s.

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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],
[Series 15: Oversized Materials],
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