The Helen Powers Papers
Scope and Contents
The Helen Powers Collection consists of material only of her writing and biographical unpublished work. The collection contains approximately 250 items.
Dates
- Creation: 1970s
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.
Biographical / Historical
Helen Powers was born in 1925 in Alton, Illinois. She worked at various newspapers as a journalist, theatre critic, columnist, theatrical feature writer, and playwright.
In 1972, she wrote a biography on Bernard Bragg and the National Theatre of the Deaf, which resulted and was published under title Signs of Silence. Helen Powers has also worked for the Deaf community as interpreter and tutor.
She also volunteered with Deaf mental patients.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half case)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Helen Powers donated her collection on April 4, 1978 to the Gallaudet University Archives.
- Title
- The Helen Powers Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hedberg, Ulf
- Date
- Original finding aid created May 7th, 1993, last updated January 6th, 2006, ArchivesSpace version created January 20th, 2023.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository