DSA001. RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archive

Collection of t-shirts promoting the Australian Theatre of the Deaf.

Materials related to well-known deaf actor Bernard Bragg, with emphasis on his involvement with the National Theatre of the Deaf.

Script for an episode of the Gross-Krasne Productions television show Big Town entitled Justice is Mute, release #80, season 4. Big Town was a television series that aired from 1950-1956. This episode has the interpreter for a deaf-mute character not acting in the best interest of the character and conspiring to victimize him.

Typewritten script of WomanTalk, a play in six scenes, written by deaf actor and writer Bruce Hlibok.

The Chuck Baird artwork contains eight 14 x 11 inch matted reproduction prints by deaf artist Chuck Baird.

Correspondence, promotional materials, and convention programs related to Claude and Helen Samuelson's work with the Rochester Civic Association of the Deaf and the Empire State Association of the Deaf.

This collection contains documentation of a 2003 memorial service held at NTID for Clayton Valli, deaf linguist and ASL poet. Both photographs and a video document the memorial.

Collection of Arnaud Balard artwork includes a light box designed by Balard, and a label pin of the same design; an enamel tile and a lapel pin of the Deaf Union flag; as well as an actual flag. Also included are ten "handsbird" lapel pins.

Collection of three items received from RIT NTID librarian, Joan Naturale. The portable TDD was one used by Naturale, the bookmarks she collected, and the newletters were given to her by her brother, Tony Naturale who was a writer for the newsletter.

The collection is comprised of seven deaf-related periodicals and several issues of newspapers from 1986-2008