[Nfb-history] Russell Kletzing speeches (Anna Kresmer)

[Mike Freeman]

I doubt it.

Mike

On Oct 3, 2012, at 7:20, "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello Anna and everyone,
> 
>    Will you see if there is audio of these speeches available for inclusion 
> on the NFB Web site too? Thanks for your great research.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kresmer, Anna" <AKresmer at nfb.org>
> To: <nfb-history at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 7:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] Russell Kletzing speeches (Anna Kresmer)
> 
> 
> Dear NFB history enthusiasts,
> 
> From what I can tell from the records in the tenBroek Papers, it appears 
> that Russell Kletzing did not give any banquet speeches. However, he did 
> give a presidential report at the 1964 NFB convention entitled "The State of 
> Our Union". An abridged version of this speech is already available online 
> at http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm64/64BM-SEP.html#A8. If 
> anyone is interested in seeing the full version of this speech, please let 
> me know and I will send you a copy.
> 
> I also discovered two other interesting speeches given by Kletzing, which 
> may be of interest to fellow history buffs. The first is called "From Here 
> to Equality", which was published in the October 1962 edition of The Blind 
> American during his presidency. The second is called "Progress through 
> Internal Federationism", which was given by Kletzing in the Spring of 1967 
> in his capacity as treasurer for the International Federation of the Blind. 
> If anyone is interested in reading these speeches, please let me know and I 
> will send you a copy.
> 
> I will be submitting all three of these speeches for possible addition to 
> the NFB website, however I cannot say when or if they will be put up. Our 
> illustrious library director, Ed Morman, is currently enjoying a long and 
> much deserved vacation, so this decision will have to wait until after he 
> returns.
> 
> Have a lovely afternoon,
> Anna
> 
> Anna K. Kresmer, MSLS
> Archivist
> Jacobus tenBroek Library
> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
> 200 East Wells Street
> at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, MD 21230
> Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2310
> Email: akresmer at nfb.org
> Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via 
> your phone bill.
> Check out the JtB Library's new archives and manuscripts database, The Cane 
> Tip!
> www.nfb.org/thecanetip
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kresmer, Anna
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:06 PM
> To: 'nfb-history at nfbnet.org'
> Subject: RE: Russell Kletzing speeches (Anna Kresmer)
> 
> Dear Brett,
> 
> I believe that Mike and Walter are probably right about this, but I will 
> check the archives here at the tenBroek Library to make sure. It is possible 
> that we have a hidden gem somewhere, if not a banquet speech then maybe his 
> presidential report. If I find anything substantial from Kletzing, I will 
> put it in the pipeline for possible addition to the NFB website. I'll report 
> back to the listserv on what I find.
> 
> Have a wonderful weekend,
> Anna
> 
> Anna K. Kresmer, MSLS
> Archivist
> Jacobus tenBroek Library
> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
> 200 East Wells Street
> at Jernigan Place
> Baltimore, MD 21230
> Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2310
> Email: akresmer at nfb.org
> Text the word BLIND to 85944 to donate $10 to the NFB Imagination Fund via 
> your phone bill.
> Check out the JtB Library's new archives and manuscripts database, The Cane 
> Tip!
> www.nfb.org/thecanetip
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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