The International Exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts by Deaf Artists was held at the Roerich Museum in New York City, July 21 to August 11, 1934. This marked the fifth exhibition of the Salon International des Artistes Silencieux, but the first of its kind in the United States. More than one hundred exhibitions represented the ten countries that participated. The exhibition was arranged in conjunction with the 17th Triennial Convention of the National Association of the Deaf. The exhibition’s purpose was twofold: to educate the public about the cultural achievement of deaf people and provide those attending the National Association of the Deaf Convention with a cultural impression worth remembering. The exhibition consisted of various mediums: paintings, watercolors, etchings, small sculptures in wood and stone, ivory miniatures, photography and book bindings. Countries represented were Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy and the United States. The collection, approximately 2,550 pages of manuscripts and photographs, consists of letters, exhibition programs, applications, newspaper clippings and publicity reports. The collection is divided into three series. The first being general manuscripts including appeals to foundations, registration blanks, committee minutes and letters from the Salon International des Artistes Silencieux. The remainder of the collection, which is divided into American Artists and European Artists consists of photographs and descriptions of individual exhibits, biographical information on each artist and his/her work, newspaper clippings and letters. These are arranged alphabetically by country and the artist’s last name.