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Alston, John , (1778-1846), director of the Glasgow Asylum for the Blind
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Surname: | Alston |
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Forenames: | John |
Gender: | Male |
Date: | 1778-1846 |
Name authority reference: | GB/NNAF/P319218 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P63053 ) |
Number | Description | Held by | Reference | Further information |
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1818-1887: Braille books, primarily published by John Alston of the Glasgow Asylum for the Blind with material published by other prominent Braille publishers such as William Moon (1818–1894) of Sussex, who invented a system incorporating a mixture of embossed symbols and letters and James Gall (1808-1895) of Edinburgh
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Special Collections, The Mitchell Library
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59040, 59090, 63576, 83688, 98740, 103435, 106520, 114144-147, 152963, 172704, 831026, 890069
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See Annual Return 2022
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