Abstract

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 Part of a collection of Berg’s older correspondence contributed to the Archives by Steve Baldwin. The bulk of this correspondence is related to Berg’s time at the Idaho School for the Deaf, particularly 1955-1956. During this period he and some other deaf teachers came into conflict with the school superintendent, Dr. Burton Driggs, over incidents including the alleged beating of a student by a matron. The controversy reached the local newspapers (clippings are included in this series), and...

Scope and Contents

Also contributed by Steve Baldwin. Includes some of Berg’s correspondence, notes and newspaper clippings, copies of The Optimist (the Idaho School for the Deaf student newsletter) and some other periodicals from other deaf schools, mostly Gallaudet.