Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1832, Oct. 9 | Born, Franklin County, Tenn. |
| 1836 | Lost eyesight |
| 1844 | Attended Nashville Institution for the Blind, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1850 | Appointed teacher of music, Tennessee State Institution for the Blind, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1856 | Studied improved methods of teaching at normal school, Bridgewater, Mass. Taught music, Wisconsin Institution for the Blind Returned to Tennessee where he was boycotted for being abolitionist Married Mary Bond (died 1873) |
| 1858-1869 | Taught music and physical education, Perkins Institute, South Boston, Mass. |
| 1869-1871 | Studied abroad under the pianists Kullak and Tausig |
| 1871 | Attended meeting of blind people in London, England, where he presented plans for normal college for blind students |
| 1872 | With assistance of T. R. Armitage founded Royal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, Upper Norwood, London, England |
| 1872-1912 | Principal, Royal Normal College and Academy of Music for the Blind, Upper Norwood, London, England |
| 1875 | Married Sophia Faulkner |
| 1880 | Climbed Mount Blanc |
| 1909 | Knighted by King Edward VII |
| 1914 | Died, London, England |