National Deaf Poetry Conference program and recordings

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RITDSA-0042

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

National Deaf Poetry Conference program and recordings document the first conference, held September 24 to 26, 1987 at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Collection contents

planning letter
uncaptioned VHS tape labeled "Deaf Poetry Conference - 1987 Panel"
DVCAM tape, 96 minutes, labeled "Debbie A. Rennie; National Deaf Poetry Conference; 24-26 Sept. 1987 NTID Rochester, NY; LECTURE (25 Sept); PERFORM (24 Sept); Jazz; 96 minutes"

Dates

Creation: 1987

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

The first National Deaf Poetry Conference was held at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology on September 24-26, 1987. Hosted by the NTID Department of Liberal Arts, the conference featured American Sign Language poetry and included Peter Cook, Patrick Graybill, Ella Mae Lentz, Debbie Rennie, and Clayton Valli. The conference consisted of workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.

Extent

3 Item(s) (1 Folder, 1 VHS tape, 1 DVCAM in box with multiple other DSA collections)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

Program from the first National Deaf Poetry Conference, held at the National Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Arrangement

Collection consists of three items.

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Ruth C. Hoffman collection of "Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand" conference audio-visual recordings, RITDSA.0167

Robert Panara deaf videotape collection, RITDSA.0031