Natal European and Coloured Civilian Blind Association /Records

Natal European and Coloured Civilian Blind Association papers

MS Title: 
Natal European and Coloured Civilian Blind Association papers
MS Date: 
1965? - 1968
MS Extent: 
7 files
MS Physical description: 
manuscripts, typescripts, printed material, newspaper cuttings, photographs
MS Historical note: 

In 1918, 'Our Own Blind' fund was founded in Durban by John Edward Palmer for the benefit of local blind persons. Mr Clifford Voysey and Mrs W.J. Keast were foundation members of the Association. The Association affiliated with the S.A. National Council for the Blind in 1937. In 1939 premises were rented at 24 Convent Lane, Durban and these were equipped as the first workshops for the blind in Natal. In 1943 'Our Own Blind' Association changed its name to 'Natal European and Coloured Civilian

MS File list: 
Available at KCAL
MS Scope and Content: 

The collection comprises 7 files containing material relating mainly to the commemoration in 1968 of the 50th anniversary of the Natal European and Coloured Civilian Blind Association. Included is a good selection of photographs of people who have been associated with the Association, blind people at work, and buildings which have been erected by the Association

MS Shelf: 
NAT
MS Provenance: 
Donation, 1986
MS Local system number: 
KCAL350951

Manuscript Inventory:

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