Empire State Association of the Deaf collection
Scope and Contents
The ESAD records range in date from the 33rd biennial convention of 1936 in Binghamton to a 1999 Policy Manual. The Association does not maintain central offices; this collection therefore reflects business that was conducted via the mail and at board meetings and conventions held in various locations.
The records include correspondence between board members and branch representatives, meeting minutes, and convention proceedings dating from the late 1930s to the mid 1990s. The records from the 1970s and 1990s are less complete than the other decades. Financial records consist of treasurers’ reports, ledger books, bank statements, tax-exempt documents, and spread-sheets. The evolution of ESAD’s constitution and bylaws can be traced from a photocopy of the 1867 version to that of 1997. There is a list of members’ names and addresses from 1940; additional membership information dates from the 1960s and 1980s and is arranged by branch.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-2006
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Historical Information on the Empire State Association of the Deaf (ESAD)
The Empire State Association of the Deaf (ESAD) is an independent, nonprofit organization that advocates on local and state levels for the rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens. Founded in 1865 as the Empire State Association of Deaf Mutes by the graduates and former pupils of the New York Institution for the Deaf, it is the oldest state association of the deaf. ESAD became affiliated with the National Association of the Deaf in 1941 and received its incorporation papers in 1942.
ESAD is governed by its executive board which consists of three officers - president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer; eight branch directors; two directors-at-large; and executive secretary.
Biographical Information on David Staehle
David “Dave” Staehle is a graduate of The National Technical Institute for the Deaf and has spent his life working to benefit the Deaf community. Staehle served as the President of the Empire State Association of the Deaf for many years and currently serves as the Camp Director for Camp Mark Seven, a camp for deaf children.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIopl1ov26M
http://www.capecoddeafsailing.com/about.html
https://esad.org/
https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Services-for-deaf-under-fire-5587225.php
Extent
18 Linear Feet (24 File boxes, 2 Document boxes, 1 Oversize folder)
Language
English
Overview
Records of the Empire State Association of the Deaf (ESAD). ESAD is an independent, nonprofit organization that advocates on local and state levels for the rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens.
Arrangement
The collection is roughly arranged chronologically by subject.
Physical Location
C.S. North, Shelves 181, 187, 193, 199, 200, 205, 206, 211, 212
Other Finding Aids
In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the RIT Archive Collections.
ESAD collection
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number(s):
06:063
07:026
06:063 was donated to NTID by Albert and Peggy Hlibok, based on NTID's longstanding support of the organization.
07:26 was donated by Alice Guinane.
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in October 2011.
Subject
- Empire State Association of the Deaf (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Empire State Association of the Deaf collection
- Subtitle
- RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archive
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Amy Vilz
- Date
- 05 October 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Folder: 1 (Graphic Materials)
- Carton: 1 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 2 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 3 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 4 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 5 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 6 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 7 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 8 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 9 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 10 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 11 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 12 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 13 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 14 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 15 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 16 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 17 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 18 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 19 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 20 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 21 (Paper Records)
- Box: 22 (Paper Records)
- Box: 23 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 24 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 25 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 26 (Paper Records)
- Carton: 27 (Paper Records)
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository