Major accessions to repositories in 2016 relating to Disability

Local

Bristol Archives

• Action on Disability and Work UK, Bristol: administrative records rel to the establishment of the Vassall Centre, with photographs and audio-visual material rel to the centre's refurbishment and official opening 1998-2013 (45688)

Hampshire Archives and Local Studies

• Rushmoor Mallards, disabled sports club, Farnborough: scrapbooks, photographs 1974-2012 (5A16)

Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre

• Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford: records incl minutes, reports and letter books 1871-2006 (CZ67)

Kent History and Library Centre

• Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate: records incl student files, minutes, accounts, scrapbooks, photographs and plans c1792-2000 (2016/42)

Lancashire Archives

• Deafway, British Sign Language HLF project: records 2015-2016 (DDX 3159)

Manchester Archives and Local Studies

• Ian Stanton (fl 1980), disabled activist, writer and musician: personal papers incl corresp, articles c1980-1999 (GB127.PSTA)

Oxfordshire History Centre

• Oxford Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre: records 1942-2006 (Acc 6518)