Box MSS209.1
Contains 23 Results:
The Deborah M. Sonnenstrahl Papers
Personal papers of deaf educator, art historian, artist, and lecturer Deborah M. Sonnenstrahl. Includes correspondence, scrapbooks and photo albums, event programs, school records, and more.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1951 - 1991
A small collection of Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s personal and professional correspondence. Includes a selection of certificates and letters of appreciation; see series 8 for similar items.
Series 2: Family Papers, 1950s-1980s
A collection of papers related to Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s family members, including her former husband, Alfred Sonnenstrahl, their children, Samuel and Beth Sonnenstrahl, and Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s father, Dr. Israel Meranski. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings on the children’s accomplishments, planning documents and correspondence on the Sonnenstrahl/Meranski wedding, a collection of greeting cards sent by Alfred Sonnenstrahl, and a collection of obituaries for Dr. Meranski.
Series 3: Early Education Records, 1945 - 1979
These records cover Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s pre-college education at various schools in the Baltimore area, including the Park School, the Baer School, and the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins, where she received her music education. Includes report cards, programs from school events, progress reports, and special education reports filed with the state Department of Education.
Series 4: Gallaudet Undergraduate Papers, 1955 - 1958
Papers from Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s time as a Gallaudet undergraduate. Includes report cards and notes on academic honors that were sent to her parents. Also present are some event programs from proms and her sorority (Delta Epsilon), including her invitation to pledge DE, and a copy of the 1956 Tower Clock yearbook with notes from fellow students tucked between the pages.
Certificates and letters of appreciation, 1951 - 1991
A small collection of Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s personal and professional correspondence. Includes a selection of certificates and letters of appreciation; see series 8 for similar items.
Correspondence, 1957 - 1980
A small collection of Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s personal and professional correspondence. Includes a selection of certificates and letters of appreciation; see series 8 for similar items.
Correspondence labeled "Important", 1968 - 1978
A small collection of Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s personal and professional correspondence. Includes a selection of certificates and letters of appreciation; see series 8 for similar items.
Al Sonnenstrahl greeting cards, 1950s
A collection of papers related to Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s family members, including her former husband, Alfred Sonnenstrahl, their children, Samuel and Beth Sonnenstrahl, and Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s father, Dr. Israel Meranski. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings on the children’s accomplishments, planning documents and correspondence on the Sonnenstrahl/Meranski wedding, a collection of greeting cards sent by Alfred Sonnenstrahl, and a collection of obituaries for Dr. Meranski.
Clippings and correspondence on wedding and anniversaries, 1957 - 1959
A collection of papers related to Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s family members, including her former husband, Alfred Sonnenstrahl, their children, Samuel and Beth Sonnenstrahl, and Dr. Sonnenstrahl’s father, Dr. Israel Meranski. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings on the children’s accomplishments, planning documents and correspondence on the Sonnenstrahl/Meranski wedding, a collection of greeting cards sent by Alfred Sonnenstrahl, and a collection of obituaries for Dr. Meranski.