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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.

Scope and Contents Stamp collecting was one of Dr. Andersson’s hobbies, particularly stamps related to deafness and Swedish and other international stamps. This series includes stamps, cancellations, and First Day Covers from many deaf-related events, including World Games/Deaflympics, World Congresses of the WFD, and events at Gallaudet. There are particularly large collections of stamps and First Day Covers for the 1980 Helen Keller/Anne Sullivan stamp, 1982 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet stamp, and the 1993...

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Collection of business cards from people that Dr. Andersson met and worked with at international events.

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A collection of clippings from deaf and hearing newspapers and magazines, some about Dr. Andersson personally and others on topics of interest to him, such as deaf culture, sociology, and linguistics. Includes clippings on Dr. Andersson being selected as a Maryland election judge in 2002 and being named to the President’s Council on Disability in 1994.