Finding Aid for Accessibility Standards Project File, 1955-74 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

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

Languages: English, Swedish

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

Browse by Series:

[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],
[All]

Series 1: Meeting Minutes

Box 1

Folder 1: Organization Meeting - Sectional Committee, 1959
Folder 2: Steering and Sectional Committee Minutes and Announcements, 1960
Folder 3: Steering and Sectional Committee Minutes and Announcements, 1961
Folder 4: 1962-63

Series 2: Correspondence

Box 1

Folder 5: University of Illinois and Co-Sponsors - Initial Organization, 1959-62
Folder 6: 1960-62
Folder 7: Letter Ballot, 1961
Folder 8: 1963
Folder 9: Official Representation Registration, 1963
Folder 10: 1964
Folder 11: American Standards and Facilities, 1964
Folder 12: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Reactivation of A117 Committee, 1974

Series 3: Conferences

Box 1

Folder 13: Building Research Institute Conference on New Building Research, 1960
Folder 14: 50th Anniversary of the Svenska Vanforevardens Centralkommitte (Swedish Committee for Care of Cripples), 1961
Folder 15: Volunteer Workshop on Architectural Barriers / National Society for Crippled Children and Adults Annual Convetion: "Breaking Down Barriers," 1961
Folder 16: Conference on Architectural Barriers, 1963
Folder 17: Governor's Institute on Vocational Rehabilitation, 1963
Folder 18: Facilities and Equipment for the Disabled in the Areas of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1964
Folder 19: National Conference on Standards (14th), 1964
Folder 20: Institute for Teachers and Administrators of Programs for the Physically Handicapped, 1965

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

Series 5: Reference Materials

Box 1

Folder 27: Brochures and Advertising, 1962

Folder 28: Guidebooks, 1963-65

Folder 29: International Publications, 1960

Folder 30: International Publications - Sweden, 1960-61

Folder 31: Legislation, 1961-64

Folder 32: Propaganda, 1963-68

Sub-Series 1: Reference Publications

Folder 33: 1955-62
Folder 34: 1962
Folder 35: 1964-73

Series 6: Publicity

Box 1

Folder 36: Publicity
Folder 37: Publicity, 1961-62
Folder 38: Publicity, 1963-64

Series 7: Committee Publications

Box 1

Folder 39: Timothy J. Nugent Publications, 1960-61
Folder 40: "American Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped, A117.1-1961," 1961
Folder 41: Appendix Materials for "American Standard Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to, and Usable by, the Physically Handicapped, A117.1-1961," 1961
Folder 42: Progress Reports, 1961-64
Folder 43: Draft Review - "Standards for Recreation and Camping," 1965

Series 8: Audiovisual Materials

Box 1

Folder 44: Photographs and Negatives - Campus Accessibility
Folder 45: Negatives - Frank Lloyd Wright Marin County Civic Center, 1963
Folder 46: Slides - Campus Accessibility
Folder 47: Film - Easter Seal Society: "Breaking the Barrier": 35mm film

Series 9: Oversize Materials

Folder 1: Blueprints - Instituto Mexicano de Rehabilitacion, 1958