Adams, Ann

Name/Title

Adams, Ann

Entry/Object ID

Library.2231

Description

folder This is a file of primarily newspaper clippings about Ann Adams who was born in Jacksonville and contracted polio (poliomyelitis) as a young wife and mother. She was left paralyzed from the neck down but taught herself to draw by holding a pencil between her teeth. A New York company published her drawings on greeting cards that were available commercially. It is available at JHS Archives Library vertical files area. For in-library reference use only.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Search Terms

Adams, Ann, 1937-1992., Artists -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Biography., Poliomyelitis -- Patients -- Florida -- Jacksonville.

Publication Details

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Vertical file biography Adams, Ann