Abstract

Collection of photographs, books, artifacts, news clippings, and other items gathered by deaf writer and educator Willard J. Madsen.

Scope and Contents

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

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A small collection of letters to and about Madsen, and some material from events he attended.

Scope and Contents A collection of black-and-white and color photographs. The older photos in this series are probably from the D’Onfrio collection, and include a portrait of Anthony D’Onfrio, a photo of Anthony D’Onfrio and his wife, Evelyn, and an unidentified photo of five women. Also present are large (11″ x 14″) portrait photos of Gallaudet President Leonard Elstad and Dean George Detmold, and a contact sheet of pictures from the Gallaudet production of 1776. One item in this collection, a photo of a...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

A collection of Madsen’s personal copies of books and papers on the topics of deafness, sign language, and deaf culture. None are Madsen’s own work. Many of them are inscribed to Madsen by the authors.