The Maryland State School for the Deaf Records
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed primarily of progress books/curriculum made by teachers of the school and workbooks that students of this school worked on. The progress books/curriculum made by teachers includes the methods of teaching different academic subjects and goals of speech and speech reading training. Teachers made curriculum plans for every month of the school year.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1942
Biographical / Historical
The State Legislature formed the Maryland State School for the Deaf on September 25, 1868, in Frederick. Original buildings of this school were the Hessian Barracks for seven years, while the new buildings were being built. The ground was broken for the new building on August 29, 1870, and completed on September 8, 1875. William D. Cooke served as the first principal of this school. The first student enrolled was Mary M. Ijams. Thirty-four students attended the first class on the first day, many of them barefoot. George W. Veditz was one of the most prominent graduates of this school, and he became a teacher after graduating from Gallaudet College. The school removed ‘State’ from its name in 1956.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half-case)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Teacher records and student workbooks from a school for the deaf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No acquisition information recorded.
- Title
- The Maryland State School for the Deaf Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Strunk, Thomas
- Date
- Original creation October 24, 2000. Last update January 5, 2006. ArchivesSpace version created June 27, 2023.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository