Abstract
In powerful and profound ways, the archival records of human rights advocates stand as essential evidence of their efforts to affect positive change in society. The letters, notes, reports, photographs, and news articles are all part of a path into the heart and history of a movement. The History Center's Detre Library & Archives holds one such collection, generated by a small but dedicated group of local advocates. The records of the Allegheny County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (ACCPARC) vividly capture a watershed moment in Western Pennsylvania's Disability Advocacy Movement.
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