Braille

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Anna Coile Durham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0684
Scope and Content Note:

This .21 linear foot collection consists of the booklet King George sent to blind Allied soldiers in French Braille. An English translation of King George’s message is included. The collection also contains a letter written by the organization’s founder George A. Kessler which is written in French. In addition, a letter to Anna Coile Durham from the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund is included which was sent to her with this copy of King George’s message.

Dates: 1919
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / Anna Coile Durham Collection

 

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