Deaf -- History
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph L. Hoag collection
Photos, correspondence, and publications of Ralph L. Hoag. Hoag served as Executive Secretary to the National Advisory Board that established the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Raymond Kenney collection of ESAD and RTCAD records
The Raymond Kenney collection of ESAD and RTCAD records spans Raymond T. Kenney's time in General local and national organziations, RTCAD, RCAD and ESAD.These positions produced paperwork such as administrative materials, flyers, TTY supply booklets, correspondence with in and to other organizations and multiple testimonals from court cases.
Richard Mullins collection of Arsenic and Old Lace
memorabilia
Richard Mullins collection of “Arsenic and Old Lace” memorabilia contains a script, program, photographs and newsclippings about the 1942 production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” performed by Gallaudet University Dramatic Club performers at the Fulton Theater in New York City. This was the first play performed in a public theater by all deaf actors in sign language.
RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archive (DSA) ephemera
RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archive poster collection
Collection of posters featuring deaf culture and deaf artists.
Robert Panara Commemorative Stamp collection
Complete assemblage of the commemorative stamp package to honor Robert Panara. Panara was a teacher in the field of Deaf Studies and taught at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf from 1967 until 1987. The collection contains programs, envelopes, a stamp sheet, and a framed stamp presentation.
Sally Taylor collection on the Citizens' Police Academy
The Sally Taylor collection on the Citizens’ Police Academy consists of materials collected by Taylor during a twelve week course at the Rochester Citizens’ Police Academy. The collection consists primarily of handouts distributed during class, as well as photographs and news clippings.
Steve Baldwin collection
Materials related to deaf educator Steve Baldwin's involvement with deaf theater, in particular with the play "Deaf Smith" about Erastus "Deaf" Smith. Baldwin is a certified teacher, published author, fundraiser, newsletter editor/writer, scriptwriter and history researcher.
StoryCorps interviews and transcripts
Set of three cds of interviews created for the StoryCorps project. StoryCorps is a nonprofit oral history project dedicated to documenting the lives of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs.
T. Alan and Vicki T. Hurwitz collection
Alan and Vicki Hurwitz were both employed at National Technical School for the Deaf (NTID) for many years. In 2013, they left to work at Gallaudet University. This collection includes several devices for communicating with the deaf, several coffee mugs from different events at NTID and cookbooks from different deaf schools across the U.S.
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