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Papers of Thomas O. Berg, deaf athlete and long-time track and field coach at Gallaudet University. Includes correspondence, event results, photographs, programs and brochures, magazines and newsletters, award plaques and memorabilia, and more.

Scope and Contents Founded after the 15th World Games for the Deaf (1985), the Deaf Athletic Federation of the United States was created by track coach Jack Griffin (see series 2) as a central governing body for the training of deaf athletes and the organization of competitions. Today it is known as USA Deaf Track and Field. Berg served as its president for the first four years of its existence.This series includes DAFUS newsletters and programs from DAFUS-sanctioned events, a history of the...

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A collection of magazines, newsletters, copied articles, and other media materials on topics of interest to Berg, mostly sports.

See series 12 and 13 for more newspaper clippings and articles collected by Berg.

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Materials that do not fit into other series in these papers. Includes some programs from award dinners and ceremonies, a collection of postcards, and a copy of Philip Dietrich’s The Silent Men, about deaf workers at the Goodyear plant in Akron, Ohio, in the mid-20th century.