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The Elizabeth Lucinda Moss Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS022

Scope and Contents

The Elizabeth L. Moss Collection includes materials related to her visits in France and Great Britain and other travels within the United States.

The collection dates from 1923 to 1944 and consists of 51 items. The majority of the papers date from 1925 and the 1930’s. The bulk of the collection includes written articles, correspondence, greeting cards, menus, programs and memorabilia including postcards and snapshots from Elizabeth Moss’ travels in Europe and the United States.

The folder of articles includes an article entitled “Chemical Industries in the South and Available Resources” written by Thomas W. Osborne which was found by his wife Elizabeth Moss while going through his papers after his death.

Included in the folder related to correspondence is a letter from the Board of Trustees at the Indiana School for the Deaf regarding a pupil named Magdalena Rudman.

The folder of menus contains mostly menus from the Cunard Line which Miss Moss traveled to Europe on in 1925 as well as one menu from the International Conference on the Education of the Deaf held in London, 1925.

The collection includes programs including a brochure from the international exposition in Paris, 1925. The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

  • Creation: 1923 - 1944

Biographical / Historical

Elizabeth Lucinda Moss was born on April 16, 1898 in Govans, Maryland. She went to the Maryland School for the Deaf at Frederick for 13 years. Miss Moss enrolled at Gallaudet College in 1916 and received a B. S. degree in 1921.

In 1925 she traveled to Europe and visited the international exposition in Paris and the International Conference on the education of the Deaf in London, Great Britain.

She taught at the Florida School for the Deaf, 1921-1922, South Carolina School for the Deaf 1926-1930, Indiana School for the Deaf 1930-1944, and Virginia School for the Deaf 1944-1945.

In 1957 Miss Moss became the second wife of Thomas Watson Osborne. Elizabeth L. Moss Osborne died on July 13, 1978 in a suburb of San Francisco.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (2 half-cases)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, memorabilia, and articles from deaf teacher Elizabeth L. Moss's travels in Europe and the United States.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

No recorded details of acquisition.

Related Materials

Photograph album of Charles Jacob Falk. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Photograph Album AL 77 Photograph album of Elizabeth Moss. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Photograph Album AL 42

Title
The Elizabeth Lucinda Moss Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Hedberg, Ulf
Date
Original document December 6, 1989. Last update January 5, 2006. ArchivesSpace version created January 13, 2023.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository

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