This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The College That Tries To Help Those Shut Off From The World
Washington AP reports on Gallaudet College the world’s only fully deaf university detailing its history from 1817 to current expansion. It notes undergraduate and graduate programs plus a Kendall School for deaf children and a preschool program on campus. The article describes the simultaneous system combining speech sign language and manual alphabet and discusses challenges in teaching deaf students including lip reading and speaking development. It highlights the campus as a comprehensive hub for education from infancy to graduate study with 1780 projected enrollment by 1975 and emphasis on scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallaudet
Capitol Dome
Gallaudet College
Elstad
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Hop
United Kins
U.S. School For the Deaf
Edward Miner Gallaudet
Kendall
District of Columbia
Hearing and Speech Center