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Ephemera
Rally for Equal Access to Red Square flier, May 1990
This flier advertises a rally to support building an accessibility ramp between Red Square and Drumheller Fountain on the University of Washington (UW) campus. The rally was held by the Disabled Students Commission (now called the Student Disability Commission) on May 23, 1990, and it involved protesters presenting a petition signed by 2000 students to UW administrators during the short…
ID Number:2002.23.5.25.1
Date:1990
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Photograph
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, Seattle, March 2019
The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) is a program of the Washington State Library, providing access for any resident of Washington who is unable to read standard print material because of visual impairment or disability. The WTBBL began in 1906 as a program of the Seattle Public Library and became part of the National Library Service for the…
ID Number:2014.43.2.4.ARCH423
Date:2019
Photograph
Group around table at ROOTS family picnic, Seattle, 1984
The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s, when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.012.07
Date:1984
Photograph
Group with ROOTS Reunion sign, Seattle, 1984
The tradition of the ROOTS family picnic began in the early 1970s when Arline and Letcher Yarbrough invited to dinner a group of close friends they hadn’t seen in many years. Those who attended agreed to establish more regular get togethers. Word went out to the “Old Timers,” as they called themselves, to come to a reunion at Seward Park.…
ID Number:2014.49.04.012.17
Date:1984
Correspondence
Draft of letter from Evelyn Chapman to Washington legislators regarding Title I funding for the Northwest Center, May 26, 1969
Evelyn Johnson Chapman (1935-2016) and John Hume Chapman (d. 2000) married in 1959 and had three children. Their oldest son, Coolidge, was born with brain damage which caused physical and mental developmental disabilities. Unable to enroll him in Seattle Public Schools for kindergarten, they placed him in an experimental program at the recently formed Northwest Center for the Retarded (now…
ID Number:2024.14.1.04.01
Date:1969
Document
Draft of speech given by Evelyn J. Chapman to King County legislators, May 29, 1968
Evelyn Johnson Chapman (1935-2016) and John Hume Chapman (d. 2000) married in 1959 and had three children. Their oldest son, Coolidge, was born with brain damage which caused physical and mental developmental disabilities. Unable to enroll him in Seattle Public Schools for kindergarten, they placed him in an experimental program at the recently formed Northwest Center for the Retarded (now…
ID Number:2024.14.1.04.02
Date:1968
Photograph
Runners and wheelchair racer in 10K race, probably in Seattle, July 1, 1986
Date taken from photographer's inventory.
ID Number:Lib1991.1.88.1
Date:1986
Ephemera
Lighthouse for the Blind brochure, Seattle, circa 1935
Seattle's Lighthouse for the Blind was started in 1916 and incorporated in 1918. The organization was founded as a means to "advance the general welfare of the blind." To accomplish this goal, the Lighthouse for the Blind ran employment and recreational training programs intended to help blind individuals regain their financial independence. In the early days these activities focused on…
ID Number:MS.COLL.1442
Date:Circa 1935
Photograph
Virginia Harris and Vera Danilchik building a camp fire model, November 1937
Girl Scouting started in Seattle in 1921. By 2013, the area's Girl Scout Council was serving nearly 26,000 girls in Western Washington. Troops of girls meet regularly to learn about health and handicrafts as well as science and technology, careers, and leadership. The program is open to all girls, regardless of their abilities.This 1937 photo shows Girl Scout Virginia Harris…
ID Number:PI21219
Date:1937