Papers of deaf sociologist, educator, and international disability activist Dr. Yerker Andersson. Includes correspondence, publications, manuscripts, meeting minutes and agendas, photographs, stamp collection, and more.

Most of this collection is material from the NAD leadership, including minutes and reports from the Board of Directors, convention programs and memorabilia, and material from Region I conferences and the Fulton III Committee, which developed a plan for restructuring and reorienting the NAD for the 21st century in 2006.

Material from the Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD), the state’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH), and other social and advocacy groups based in Maryland. Includes material covering the 2006 gubernatorial elections, the classification and licensing of educational interpreters in the state, and laws mandating the use of deaf-friendly fire alarms. Also includes some minutes and correspondence from the MDAD board and MDAD conventions.