Jessica Tyler Austen items
Scope and content
Letter to Mrs. Austen from Albert C. Dieffenbach, praising her for her work (July 26, 1928); poem addressed to her by her friend Gertrude (February 4, 1925); and newspaper clipping from the Ithaca Journal News on her Braille work and that of her group of volunteers (November 29, 1932). The newspaper article appeared two years after her death.
Dates
- 1925-1932.
Creator
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
Jessica Tyler Austen was a resident of Ithaca, New York who led a group effort to transcribe books into Braille for the use of the blind, under the auspices of the American Red Cross. She herself transcribed 14 books, including Homer's Odyssey. She also compiled a book of selections from the letters and diaries of her father, Moses Coit Tyler.
Extent
3 items. (3 items.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
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- Script of description
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Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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