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Centenarian Adelia Hoyt Led Blind Readers at Library of Congress
Washington AP reports Adelia Hoyt marks her 100th birthday. Iowa born Hoyt directed the Library of Congress Braille transcription section and trained over 2,000 volunteers to transcribe Braille for blinded World War I veterans. Her work began after a Red Cross plea and expanded into nationwide transcription chapters. Hoyt started reading rooms at the Library of Congress in 1913 and retired in 1938, later living near the library.
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