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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, 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
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Biographical Information],
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Series 2: Early Life and Education],
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Series 3: Correspondence],
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Series 4: Subject Files],
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5: Professional Service Activities],
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Series 6: Consulting],
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Series 7: Lectures, Conferences, and Events],
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Series 8: Publications],
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Series 9: Newsletters],
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Series 10: Reference Materials],
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Series 11: Audiovisual Materials],
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Series 12: Personal Correspondence],
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Series 13: News Clippings],
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Series 14: Scrapbooks],
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Series 15: Oversized Materials],
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- Series 5: Professional Service Activities
- Includes correspondence, brochures, event programs, reports, meeting minutes, and newsletters relating to Timothy J. Nugent's membership and/or participation in various committees, boards, foundations, and associations.
- Sub-Series 1: American National Standards Association A117.1 Committee
- Box 7
- Folder 32: 1959, 1969-75
- Folder 33: 1976
- Folder 34: 1976
- Folder 35: 1977
- Folder 36: 1977
- Box 8
- Folder 1: 1977-78
- Folder 2: 1978
- Folder 3: 1978
- Folder 4: 1979
- Folder 5: 1979-80
- Folder 6: 1979-80
- Folder 7: 1980
- Folder 8: 1980
- Folder 9: 1980
- Folder 10: 1980
- Folder 11: 1981
- Folder 12: 1981
- Folder 13: 1982
- Folder 14: 1982
- Folder 15: 1983-84, 1992
- Folder 16: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)/National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) Committee, 1979-80
- Folder 17: BOMA, 1980
- Folder 18: Brochures, 1975-83
- Folder 19: Cleland Letters, 1980
- Folder 20: Inter-agency Task Force Correspondence, 1981
- Folder 21: Meeting of the Secretariat: Chicago, Mar. 28, 1980
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Meeting of the Secretariat, Mar. 20, 1981
- Folder 2: Meeting of the Secretariat, National Easter Seal Convention, Nov. 17, 1982
- Folder 3: Meeting Transcript
- Folder 4: Proposed ANSI A117.1, 1977
- Folder 5: Responses to Proposed ANSI A117, 1977
- Folder 6: Responses to Proposed ANSI A117, 1977
- Folder 7: Responses to Proposed ANSI A117, 1977
- Folder 8: Responses to Proposed ANSI A117, 1977
- Folder 9: Responses for Request for Funds, 1982
- Folder 10: Responses to ANSI "Working Committee", 1978
- Folder 11: Revisions, 1969
- Sub-Series 2: Delta Sigma Omicron, Inc. Board of Directors
- Box 9
- Folder 12: 1987-94
- Folder 13: 1993-95
- Folder 14: 1995-2003
- Folder 15: 1996-2000
- Folder 16: Rough Drafts, 1994
- Sub-Series 3: International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation
- Box 9
- Folder 17: 1969-79
- Folder 18: 1982
- Folder 19: 1984-93
- Sub-Series 4: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
- Box 9
- Folder 20: 1992-99
- Folder 21: 1996-2004
- Sub-Series 5: National Center for a Barrier Free Environment (NCBFE) - Board of Directors
- Box 9
- Folder 22: 1979-80
- Folder 23: 1981
- Folder 24: 1981
- Box 10
- Folder 1: 1981
- Folder 2: 1981-82
- Folder 3: 1982-83
- Folder 4: 1983-85
- Folder 5: Access Information Bulletin, 1980-81
- Sub-Series 6: National Paraplegia Foundation (NPF)
- Box 10
- Folder 6: 1965-75
- Folder 7: 1971
- Folder 8: 1976-77
- Folder 9: 1978
- Folder 10: Publications/Handbooks, 1972-78
- Sub-Series 7: National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
- Box 10
- Folder 11: 1980-89
- Folder 12: 1990-91
- Folder 13: 1992
- Folder 14: 1993
- Folder 15: 1994
- Folder 16: 1995-99
- Folder 17: Directories, 1985-86
- Folder 18: Newsletter: "SCI Illinois", 1995-2003
- Folder 19: Newsletters: "SCI Network," "SCI Illinois," "SCI Life", 1995-2005
- Folder 20: Press Kit, 1985
- Folder 21: Resources
- Sub-Series 8: National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation - Research Division
- Box 11
- Folder 1: 1981
- Folder 2: 1981-82
- Sub-Series 9: National Wheelchair Athletic Association (NWAA)
- Box 11
- Folder 3: National Wheelchair Athletic Association (NWAA)
- Folder 4: 4th National Wheelchair Games, 1959-60
- Folder 5: 9th National Wheelchair Games, 1965
- Folder 6: 17th and 18th National Wheelchair Games, 1973-74
- Folder 7: 19th National Wheelchair Games, 1975
- Folder 8: 23rd National Wheelchair Games, 1979
- Folder 9: 24th National Wheelchair Games, 1980-81
- Folder 10: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Correspondence, General, 1980
- Folder 11: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Correspondence, Special, 1980
- Folder 12: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Organization and Administration, 1980
- Folder 13: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Organization and Administration, 1980
- Folder 14: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Plaques, 1980
- Oversized materials in legal folder
- Folder 15: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Promotions, 1980
- Folder 16: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Requests, 1980
- Folder 17: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Space and Housing, 1979-80
- Folder 18: 24th National Wheelchair Games - Special Award Letters, 1981
- Folder 19: 26th National Wheelchair Games, 1982
- Folder 20: Constitutions and Rules, 1973-81
- Folder 21: National Wheelchair Track and Field Championships, 1986
- Folder 22: Newsletters, 1975-93
- Sub-Series 10: National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)
- Box 11
- Folder 23: 1949-51
- Folder 24: 1952-53
- Folder 25: 1969
- Folder 26: 1973-83
- Folder 27: 1986-94
- Folder 28: 1986-2002
- Folder 29: 1991-2000
- Folder 30: 1996-2003
- Folder 31: 12th Annual National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (NWBT), 1960
- Folder 32: 13th Annual NWBT, 1961
- Folder 33: 15th Annual NWBT, 1963
- Folder 34: 21st Annual NWBT, 1969
- Folder 35: 22nd Annual NWBT, 1970
- Folder 36: 23rd Annual NWBT, 1971
- Folder 37: 24th Annual NWBT, 1972
- Folder 38: 25th Annual NWBT, 1973
- Folder 39: 26th Annual NWBT, 1974
- Box 12
- Folder 1: 27th Annual NWBT, 1975
- Folder 2: 36th Annual NWBT, 1984
- Folder 3: 38th Annual NWBT, 1986
- Folder 4: 41st Annual NWBT, 1989
- Folder 5: 42nd Annual NWBT, 1990
- Folder 6: 47th Annual NWBT, 1995
- Folder 7: 53rd Annual NWBT, 2001
- Folder 8: 54th Annual NWBT, 2002
- Folder 9: Chicago Sidewinders, 1965-71
- Folder 10: Commissioner's Office, 1995-96
- Folder 11: Conference Schedules, 1959-60, 1971-72
- Folder 12: Directories, 1972-93
- Folder 13: Forms, 1949-68
- Folder 14: Grant, 1977
- Folder 15: Hall of Fame, 1990-2007
- Folder 16: Indiana Olympians, 1992
- Folder 17: Manual of Regulations and Procedures of the NWBA, 1964-65
- Folder 18: Meeting Minutes, 1961-86
- Folder 19: National Rules Committee, 1966-70
- Folder 20: National Wheelchair Basketball Championship, 1983
- Folder 21: National Wheelchair Basketball Championships, 1990
- Folder 22: National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Tournament and 1st National IntercollegiateWheelchair Basketball Tournament, 1977
- Folder 23: Newsletters, 1965-89
- Folder 24: Newsletters, 1990-92
- Folder 25: Newsletters, 1993-95
- Folder 26: Newsletters, 1996-2002
- Folder 27: Ninth National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, 1986
- Folder 28: Physical Classification Handbook, 1979
- Folder 29: Reference Packet, 1960-71
- Folder 30: Rule Books, Constitutions, 1971-89
- Sub-Series 11: Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
- Box 12
- Folder 31: 1972-2004
- Folder 32: 2nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG), 1982
- Folder 33: 6th NVWG, 1986
- Folder 34: 7th-10th NVWG, 1987-90
- Box 13
- Folder 1: 11th NVWG, 1991
- Folder 2: 11th NVWG: Participant List and Stat Sheets, 1991
- Folder 3: 12th NVWG, 1992
- Folder 4: 13th NVWG, 1993
- Folder 5: 14th NVWG, 1994
- Folder 6: 15th NVWG, 1995
- Folder 7: 16th NVWG, 1996
- Folder 8: 17th NVWG, 1997
- Folder 9: 18th NVWG, 1998
- Folder 10: 19th NVWG, 1999
- Folder 11: 20th NVWG, 2000
- Folder 12: 21st NVWG, 2001
- Folder 13: 22nd NVWG, 2002
- Folder 14: 23rd NVWG, 2003
- Folder 15: 24th NVWG, 2004
- Folder 16: 27th NVWG, 2007
- Folder 17: Sixth Annual Coast-to-Coast Tour, 1953
- Sub-Series 12: Phinney Branch Mutual Drainage District - Commissioner
- Box 13
- Folder 18: 1956-57
- Folder 19: 1958-59
- Folder 20: 1960
- Folder 21: 1961-65
- Folder 22: 1966-67
- Folder 23: 1968
- Folder 24: 1969-71
- Folder 25: 1972-79
- Sub-Series 13: Seventh World Wheelchair Games
- Box 13
- Folder 26: 1982-84
- Folder 27: Contracts, 1982-84
- Folder 28: Contribution Return Letters, 1984
- Folder 29: Correspondence, 1981-82
- Box 14
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1983
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1983
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1983
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1984-85
- Folder 5: Cost Analysis, 1982-83
- Folder 6: England, 1984
- Folder 7: Funding, 1984
- Folder 8: IBM Support, 1982-84
- Folder 9: Important, 1984
- Folder 10: Initial Proposals to Board, 1983
- Folder 11: International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation, 1983-84
- Folder 12: Letters from B. Dale Wiley, 1983-84
- Folder 13: Letters from Chancellor, 1983-84
- Folder 14: News Clipping, 1981-84
- Folder 15: Programs and Promotion Materials, 1983-84
- Folder 16: Schedule/Venues, 1984
- Folder 17: Terminal Report, 1985
- Folder 18: United States Olympic Committee, 1983
- Folder 19: University Bid and Responses, 1980-83
- Sub-Series 14: Springfield College Alumni Association
- Box 14
- Folder 20: 1978-85
- Folder 21: 2000-01
- Folder 22: Honorary Degree, 1999
- Sub-Series 15: University of Illinois Foundation
- Box 14
- Folder 23: 1993-98
- Folder 24: Hollister, Inc., 1999
- Folder 25: President's Council, 1988-89
- Sub-Series 16: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Alumni Association
- Box 14
- Folder 26: 1993-2005
- Folder 27: Activities and Correspondence, 1978-2000
- Folder 28: Publications, 1978-85
- Folder 29: Alumni Campaign Executive Leadership Committee, 1989
- Box 15
- Folder 1: University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Foundation, 1977-2007
- Folder 2: Wall of Fame Committee, 1969-99
- Sub-Series 17: Other Professional Service Activities
- Box 15
- Folder 3: American Standards Association, 1965-75
- Folder 4: American Wheelchair Bowling Association, 1973
- Folder 5: Association of Handicapped Student Service Programs in Postsecondary Education, 1978
- Folder 6: Association pf Rehabilitation Centers, 1965-66
- Folder 7: Barr Foundation, 1996-2006
- Folder 8: Commission to Investigate Hospitalization of Paraplegics, 1957-59
- Folder 9: Governor's Task Force, 1985
- Folder 10: Greenleigh Associates Coordinating Committee, 1974
- Folder 11: Hawaii County Committee for Employment of the Handicapped, 1967
- Folder 12: Illinois Public Transit Association, 1976
- Folder 13: International Foundation Disabled Sailing, 1996
- Folder 14: International Paralympic Committee - Atlanta, 1996
- Folder 15: International Paralympic Committee - Atlanta, 1996
- Folder 16: International Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 1965-66
- Folder 17: National Campaign for Tolerance, 2000-01
- Folder 18: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Special Committee on Athletic Opportunities for Handicapped Student-Athletes, 1977-80
- Folder 19: National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, 1975-78
- Folder 20: National Wheelchair Sports Fund, 1987
- Folder 21: Nationwide Outdoor Recreation Plan - Task Force, 1978
- Folder 22: Paralympic Organizing Committee - Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, 1996
- Folder 23: Paralympics - Funding and Publicity, 1960
- Folder 24: Parcourse User Group, 1984-87
- Folder 25: Ph.D. Thesis Committee - Robert Szyman, 1977
- Folder 26: President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped, 1954-75
- Folder 27: Project Break-Thru Transportation Sub-Committee, 1973
- Folder 28: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Work Group - Spinal Cord Injury Centers
- Folder 29: Springfield College - Program Advisory Board, 1998-99
- Folder 30: State Wide Assessment of Programs for the Handicapped Project - Advisory Board, 1973
- Folder 31: Tarleton Alumni Association, 1986, 1993-95
- Folder 32: Task Force on Urban Stormwater, 1978-79
- Folder 33: Technical Education Research Centers Advisory Committee, 1972-76
- Folder 34: United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois Task Force, 1974-80
- Folder 35: United Community Council - Health Fair Committee, 1966
- Folder 36: University of Illinois Alumni Association, 1997-2007
- Folder 37: University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Association, 1985-2004
- Box 16
- Folder 1: Veterans' Memorial Steering Committee, 2001-02
- Folder 2: Wheelchair Basketball Coaches Association, 1980
- Folder 3: Wheelchair Pilots Association, 1972
- Folder 4: Wheelchair Sports, USA, 1991-2002
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],
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All]