NTID Media Production records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RITDSA-0169

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The NTID Media Production Department records collection contains curriculum, publication samples, and annual reports related to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology. The bulk of the materials are curriculum related to helping and/or working with deaf and hard of hearing individuals. A portion of the curriculum included in the collection relates to the Career Development program, a special federally funded project run by Dr. Judy Eggleston-Dodd, which created workshop materials to educate teachers about the best methods for instructing deaf students. The curriculum types vary throughout the records, including publications related to machine tools, telecommunications, and various other topics. The publication samples contain a similar range of subjects.

Dates

Creation: 1977-2011

Creator

National Technical Institute for the Deaf . Media Production Department (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

The NTID Media Productions collection is now known as Media Relations. Media Relations is a liaison between RIT/NTID and external media, pitching and writing stories of interest about our students, faculty, staff or NTID in general. This includes being accessible for outside newspaper, magazine, television or radio reporters and connecting them with experts on campus who may give interviews or provide written information that assists reporters with specific stories related to RIT/NTID.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (12 document boxes)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf Media Production Department records provide a snapshot of the diverse collection of curriculum and publications created by NTID during the late 1970s through the early part of the 2010s. The collection consists of various materials such as faculty papers, curriculum, publications, and multiple forms of graphic materials, including VHS, DVDs, and CDs.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series: Publication Samples, Curriculum, Faculty Papers, and Graphic Materials. Samples are arranged alphabetically. Curriculum are arranged by date. Faculty Papers are arranged alphabetically by author last name. Graphic Materials are arranged in the collection based on context, number, or material type.

Other Finding Aids

In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the RIT Archive Collections.

NTID Media Production records

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to RIT Archive Collections by E. William Clymer, Associate Professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, and Associate Director of the Postsecondary Educational Network - International (PEN-International) in January 2014.

Accession number(s): 2014:003