Reid O. Simonsen collection of deaf history materials
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains materials related to the Deaf community including items from Gallaudet University, the Utah Community Center for the Deaf, the Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, the Utah Association for the Deaf, and the Utah School for the Deaf. It also contains religious materials that are deaf-related as well as technology information. The collection also contains many newspapers that are by deaf and/or for deaf such as the Buff and Blue, DeafNation, the DCARA News, Knob Hill News, Deaf USA, Silent News, SIGNews, and The NAD Broadcaster.
Dates
- 1976-2006
Creator
- Simonsen, Reid O. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to the Collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.
Conditions Governing Use note
Open for Research. Copyright for Official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical/Historical note
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Extent
6.08 Linear Feet (8 containers)
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to the Deaf community including items from Gallaudet University, the Utah Community Center for the Deaf, the Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, the Utah Association for the Deaf, and the Utah School for the Deaf. It also contains religious materials that are deaf-related as well as technology information.
Arrangement note
The series arrangement is as follows: 1. Gallaudet University; 2. Utah Community Center for the Deaf; 3. Religious Materials; 4. Utah Association for the Deaf (UAD); 5. Technology; 6. Utah School for the Deaf; 7. Brigham Young University; 8. DeafNation; 9. Miscellaneous; 10. National Association of the Deaf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Reid O. Simonsen
Acknowledgment of Bias and Harmful Content
The Sutherland Archives recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful. Materials may contain language or depictions that are racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, homophobic, etc. We present such materials unaltered to preserve context and to present a complete historical record. Sutherland Archives staff is making efforts to update our finding aids to acknowledge offensive content.
- Boston Hebrew Association of the Deaf
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Utah Valley Deaf Ward
- Closed captioning Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- College student newspapers and periodicals--Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Communication Service for the Deaf
- Deaf Counseling, Advocacy, and Referral Agency.
- Deaf Expo
- Deaf President Now
- Deaf USA
- Deaf--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaf--Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaf--Technology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaf--Utah--Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- DeafNation
- Gallaudet University
- Gallaudet University--History
- Gallaudet University--Newspapers
- Gallaudet University. Alumni Association
- International Catholic Deaf Association
- Knob Hill News
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Association of the Deaf--Newspapers
- National Congress of Jewish Deaf (U.S.)
- SIGNews
- Silent News
- Student protesters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Teletypewriters--Directories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- The Buff and Blue
- The NAD Broadcaster
- Utah Association for the Deaf
- Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
- Utah. State Division of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Subject Source: Local sources
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Timber R Anderson, Deaf Studies intern
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2022 February: Edited for description and organization errors; Amy Roberts, Archives Specialist, and Blake MacDonald, Archives Aide.
Repository Details
Part of the Fulton Library George Sutherland Archives Repository
800 West University Parkway
MS 145
Orem Utah 84058 United States
