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The Reuben I. Altizier Collection

 Collection — Box: MSS052.1
Identifier: MSS052

Scope and Contents

The Reuben Altizier collection consists of personal mementos dating from 1925-1980. The collection includes patches from the American Athletic Association of the Deaf, collection of manual alphabet cards from different countries, a certificate from the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind. He wrote some articles about his trip to Russia and the deaf people he met there. Altizier also gave a speech about Deaf history. For many years, Altizier was involved with the Virginia Association of the Deaf and also served as president of the V.A.D. In Dr. Schuchman’s collection of videotapes, there is a tape about Altizier’s life, made in 1981.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925 - 1980

Biographical / Historical

Reuben Ireland Altizier was born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1908. In 1925, he graduated from the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. The same year, he was admitted to the preparatory class at Gallaudet College. Five years later, in 1930, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He went on to work as a linotype operator at the University of Virginia print shop and the United States Government Printing Office. In the 1940’s, he started a monthly newspaper, The Silent Cavalier. In 1974, he retired. Ten years after retirement, in 1984, he died on January 17 at the age of 75.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 half-case)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Personal mementos of Gallaudet graduate and Virginia Association of the Deaf president Reuben I. Altizier.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to Archives by Hilda Altizier, Reuben's wife, in 1984.

Title
The Reuben I. Altizier Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Hedberg, Ulf
Date
Original creation October 13, 1988. Last update November 17, 2005. ArchivesSpace version created March 20, 2023.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository

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