Hooked rug with SHALOM pattern, undated
Scope and Contents
Artifacts related to the history of the NCJD and Jewish deaf culture. Of particular interest are some items related to NCJD founding president Philip Hanover, including a gavel he was given at the 1958 convention by the Philadelphia Hebrew Association of the Deaf and a certificate of appreciation he received from the Chicago branch of the HAD. This series also includes a megillah, or Purim holiday scroll, made at New York’s Lexington School for the Deaf in the 1940s, a number of souvenir items from the NCJD’s annual convention, and a cape worn by Miss NCJD at the convention beauty pageants.
Dates
- Other: undated
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Linear Feet (23 document cases, 2 slide boxes, 4 boxes of artifacts )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository