Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind lantern slides

The original 61 slides were used in a lecture given at the P.H.T.S. at an annual meeting in January, 1917. A type written copy of the lecture is included in the collection folder. The collection depicts portraits of key members of the Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society for the Blind from 1882 to 1...

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Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind (Creator)
Collection:Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library For the Blind Lantern Slides
Collection Number:V10
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind  |e creator 
245 1 |a Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind lantern slides  |f 1882-1932 
300 |a 1.0 Linear feet  |f 1 linear feet, 91 items 
520 |a The original 61 slides were used in a lecture given at the P.H.T.S. at an annual meeting in January, 1917. A type written copy of the lecture is included in the collection folder. The collection depicts portraits of key members of the Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society for the Blind from 1882 to 1932, particularly Dr. William Moon, Adelaide Moon, John P. Rhoads, Judge William Ashuman, Frank Read, Robert C. Moon, John Thomson, James W. Moore, and James M. Anders. Illustrates teaching methods, organizations, library facilities, and graphics related to the exhibition, particularly the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Depicts the Moon Society in England, and the printing of Moon books. Includes images of African American individuals being taught. The P.H.T.S. and the Pennsylvania Bible Society worked to increase literacy among the blind. 
650 7 |a African Americans--Education.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Education of handicapped persons--Pennsylvania  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Moon Society--England--Brighton  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library For the Blind Lantern Slides  |c V10