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Preferred Citation:

Joanna Ross Letter, 1883 December 6, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gary Barranger, class of '73 Law '76.

Content Description

Four page letter from Joanna Ross written on leaterhead from the Virginia Institution for the education of the deaf, dumb, and the blind, Staunton, Virginia. She describes reading to a blind girl and of learning sign language. She also comments on the mild weather in Staunton, her sister's health, people she has met, and books she has recently enjoyed reading.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blind--Books and reading
• Children with disabilities--Education.
• Deaf--Education--United States
• Gary Alonzo Barranger