The Hughes Memorial Theatre Collection consists of:

Correspondence Constitution and bylaws Reports Program Books and Flyers Memorandums Certificates Minutes and Announcements Financial Reports Reviews, Previews, Clippings and Articles Douglas Burke established the Dramatics Guild of the District of Columbia Club of the Deaf in 1959. In 1966, Elizabeth G. Miller and a group of interested deaf people organized the Frederick H. Hughes Memorial Theatre to honor the drama teacher at Gallaudet College.

The collection, consisting of approximately 5,100 pages, dates from 1959 to 1986, and the bulk consists of scripts performed by the Hughes Memorial Theatre.

These plays were performed in the District of Columbia metropolitan area between 1959 and 1982 and involved many of the alumni of Gallaudet University and local deaf people.

The most interesting item in the collection is a letter from Patricia Nixon, wife of President Richard Nixon, for her acceptance as an honorary board of members of the Hughes Memorial Theatre.