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Disabled children

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Hits and Misses: Autobiographical memoir of Sir Richard Paget

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9671
Scope and Contents Typewritten. Divided into chapters, with descriptions added in pencil later:I - Early LifeII - Leisure at OxfordIII - Round the WorldIV - Crossing the BarV - Women & Children firstVI - Industrial ProgenyVII - Planning aheadVIII - War & PeaceIX - Fun & GamesX - Physics with TearsXI - Catle in the airXII - Be not ashamed of your handicraftsXIII - Artificial speechXIV - Origin of speechXV - Sign language and...
Dates: c. 1935-1955
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers concerning the Paget Gorman Sign Language

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7920
Scope and Contents Papers dealing with the development and use of a `New Sign Language' (later `Systematic Sign Language') for the deaf, aimed in particular at the teaching of children with hearing and speech problems. It was begun in 1934 by Sir Richard Paget (1869-1955) and developed by his widow, Grace Paget, in collaboration with Dr Pierre Gorman after Sir Richard's death. Comprises: Sir Richard Paget's correspondence, lectures, articles and publicity material; Lady Paget's correspondence and papers;...
Dates: 1928-1988
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).