The United States Deaf Skiers Association Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection of United States Deaf Skiers Association is extremely broad, covering a wide range of subjects. The collection consists of ski events, newsletters, business correspondences, bi-annual conventions, By-Laws, records from various ski race results, and general records relating to Deaf skiing. The collection is broken up into seven series are: Administration, Convention, Correspondence, General, Publication, Ski Club, and Ski Events. Overall, this collection provides a rich and insightful history of the United States Deaf Skiers Association into one of the foremost deaf organizations in the United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.
Biographical / Historical
The United States Deaf Skiers Association was established in March 1968 at Park City, Utah, when they had the first biennial National Ski Convention for the Deaf. They had 34 deaf skiers from all over the United States and some from Canada. In 1970, they had 125 skiers at Snowmass at Aspen, Colorado. An official representative for the United States Ski Association came there and had learned a lot about deaf skier’s ability to ski and their activities. As a result of this experience, the USSA has a USSA Ski Week program every year. In March 1972, they had 240 deaf skiers attend the third biennial convention in New Hampshire. They had the big National Ski Championships for the Deaf in the past conventions. The latter was one of the most thrilling events for everyone.
Extent
8 Linear Feet (16 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Doug Dickinson donated the collection of the United States Deaf Skiers Association to the Gallaudet University Archives.
- Title
- The United States Deaf Skiers Association Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Brooks, Gary
- Date
- Original finding aid created August 8, 2000 last updated January 10, 2006, ArchivesSpace version created June 21, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: MSS095.1 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.2 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.3 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.4 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.5 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.6 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.7 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: MSS095.9 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.10 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.11 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.12 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.13 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.14 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.15 (Text)
- Box: MSS095.16 (Text)
Repository Details
Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository