The Linton McGee Collins Collection consists of his work as a member for the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College. The collection consists of approximately 3000 items and dates from 1947-1964. The majority of the papers date from the beginning of the 1960’s.

The bulk of the collection consists of general correspondence, complaints of State superintendents and alumni, land exchanges between Gallaudet college and the Government, Board of Fellows Resolutions, D.S.H. abstracts-Articles of Incorporation and the Estate of Luciana C. Beadell.

Most of the general correspondence is related to the Board of Directors. The general correspondence is arranged chronologically. In the folder labeled Accreditation, one can find reports and copies of minutes from the Board of Directors. There are letters and minutes from the Board of Directors included in the folder labeled “Complaints of State superintendents and alumni.”

In the folder of land exchanges between Gallaudet College and the Government, one can find letters, deeds, drawings, and copies of minutes. A list of prospective candidates for membership on the Board of Directors are included in the folder labeled “Board of Fellows Resolution.”

In the folder, D.S.H. abstracts-Articles of Incorporation, there are letters, by-laws, financial statements, and certificates. The folder labeled Estate of Luciana C. Beadell, wife of William W. Beadell, Class of 1891, contains wills and correspondence related to her bequeathal to Gallaudet College.

There is also a blueprint and plan from the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, located in graphics drawers.