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The Dorothy P. Polakoff Papers

 Collection — Box: MSS029.1
Identifier: MSS029

Scope and Contents

The Dorothy P. Polakoff Collection includes materials related to lip reading.

The collection dates from 1944 to 1950 and contains approximately 850 items.

The bulk of the collection includes books, clippings, lip reading lessons, and story exercises.

The folder of books entitled “Jane Walker’s Book of Lip Reading Practice Material” was written by Jane B. Walker in 1945 and used for lip reading classes. The remaining folders were also used in lip reading classes.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944 - 1950

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

Biographical / Historical

1913 Born on January 28th, in New York City, New York. 1935 Received B.A. degree from Hunter College, New York City. 1937 Received M.A. degree from Columbia University, New York City. 1937-1949 Taught deaf children and counseled parents of deaf children in Cleveland, New York City, Washington, D.C., and London, England. 1951 Received M.S.W. from Catholic University, Washington, D.C. 1955-1956 Supervised of United States surplus commodity distribution for American Joint Distribution Committee in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. 1960-1961 Assistant Director for Jewish Social Service Agency, Washington, D.C. 1962-1969 Consultant to Peace Corps Volunteers on Community Development in Guatemala. 1970-1980 Joined Gallaudet’s faculty of the Sociology Department and was Associate Professor. In 1980 she was honored as Social Worker of the Year by the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and she retired in June 1980. 2009 Died on May 5, 2009 in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Polakoff papers were given to the Gallaudet University Archives in June of 1980.

Related Materials

Photographs

Dorothy Polakoff [picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Portraits

Vertical Files

Dorothy Polakoff. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical

Title
The Dorothy P. Polakoff Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Hedberg, Ulf
Date
Original finding aid created December 7th, 1989, last updated January 6th, 2006, ArchivesSpace version created January 19th, 2023.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository

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