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The Mary D. Cason Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS004

Scope and Contents

The Mary D. Cason Papers consist of the academic and personal papers of Mary Cason, who taught at the Maryland School for the Deaf, from 1926-1946. The collection, which includes approximately 3,400 pages, dates from 1909-1952. The bulk of the collection falls into the period when Cason was in charge of the primary and intermediate departments of the Maryland School for the Deaf. Included are teacher meeting notes, plan books, programs from demonstrations, programs of commencement activities, and a manuscript on deaf education. Cason had a special interest in speech development. Notes specifically relating to stammering, speech, articulation, and stuttering can be found in the collection. Information on the Radio Ear is also included in this series. The remainder of the collection consists of Cason’s personal papers. Cason kept a personal diary from 1904-1905. She also recorded “dinner stories” for a year, 1921-1922. The last component of her personal papers is three scrapbooks: Maryland School for the Deaf, 1939-1945; Nazi Germany, 1939-1945; and miscellaneous items, 1938.

Dates

  • Creation: 1909 - 1952

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Mary D. Cason was born on August 8, 1880. By 1925, Cason had begun teaching at the Maryland School for the Deaf at Frederick, MD. In January of 1926, she took a position as head teacher at the Maine School for the Deaf. This position lasted six months and she then returned to the Maryland School for the Deaf where she taught until 1946. She was in charge of primary and intermediate departments. She retired in 1946 due to health reasons. She was a member of Presbyterian Church, Frederick Historical Society, president of the Frederick Zonta Club, member of the Fitzbugh Lee Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee for the League of Women Voters. She died on September 20, 1961.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Mary D. Cason was a long-time teacher at the Maryland School for the Deaf and her collection focuses on Deaf education.

Related Materials

[Language drills, fifth grade]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare Sense training. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare Collection of Maryland State School for the Deaf, 1936-1942. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: MSS 104

Title
Papers of Mary D. Cason, 1909-1952
Status
Completed
Author
Kelly, Carielyn
Date
Original finding aid June 11, 1984. Last update November 28, 2005. ArchivesSpace version created December 14, 2022.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Gallaudet University Archives Repository

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