MSS 79

International Congress on the Education of the Deaf

Collection of International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, 1963

 

 

Gallaudet University Archives.

 

 

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 79
 Creator:
Title: Collection of International Congress on the Education of the Deaf, June 22-28, 1963
 Quantity: 5.0 Linear Feet (11 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2005 December 13.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information:
Processed by: Andrew Oehrlein.
Processing Note: Revised by Margaret Steedman, 1998 July 8.
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

 

 

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Historical Sketch

 

Due to the numerous issues revolving around communication between the Deaf and the hearing an International Congress was established in 1878 in the attempt to establish a universal method to assuage the dilemma.  Of paramount concern was that of education and the Deaf.  It had been hotly contested for over a century which method—the manual method using sign languages or the oral method of lip-reading and articulation—was the most effective.  Gradually the manual method has become more accepted, albeit slightly altered in some forms.  The first two meetings of the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf in Paris and then Milan had very long-ranging effects regarding the form of communication in teaching the Deaf.

 

The first International Congress on the Education of the Deaf occurred in 1878, in Paris, France.  The Congress was organized by the representatives of the Pereire Society, established in honor of Jacob Pereire, the first oral teacher of the deaf in France.  The main intention of the society and purpose for the International Congress was to bring about a standardized method for educating the deaf via the oral method. 

 

The Second International Congress held in Milan, Italy, in 1880 sparked an enormous amount of controversy and further established the much-heated manual vs. oral “war of methods” that would last well over a century following the meeting’s conclusion.  164 members representing eight different countries were present at the Milan Conference.  The Congress adopted eight resolutions, two of which had an astronomical impact on deaf education.  According to the consensus, the “superiority of speech over signs would aid in restoring deaf-mutes to social life” and provide a “greater facility of language.”  At the conclusion of the Second International Congress on the Education of the Deaf in Milan, the oral method was voted for unanimously to become the officially acknowledged method for instructing the deaf.

 

Twenty years later in 1900 the acceptance of a combined method—lip-reading and articulation with the aid of sign language to assist in comprehension— in Paris, France, opened the door for the manual method to make headway towards general acceptance.  From the time of the First International Congress until the Twelfth in 1963, the oral method held the most dominant position.  During this time span meeting intervals were irregular.

 

While there is still conflict between those who support either of the two methodologies, manual forms for teaching the Deaf became more acceptable over time.   Meetings of the International Congress now occur at regular intervals of every five years.

 

For more information on each meeting more resources are available in the Gallaudet University Deaf Library Collections and Archives.



Scope and Content

 

This collection contains of documents, correspondence, minutes, addresses, and abstracts of the proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Congress on Education of the Deaf, held at Gallaudet College, Washington, DC on June 22-28, 1963.


Series Descriptions and Folder Lists

No Series.

 

Box

Folder

Title of Folder

Date

1

1

Abstracts - Altshuler, Kenneth Z., M.D.

1963

1

2

Abstracts - Ambrosen, Lloyd A.

1963

1

3

Abstracts - Andersson, Yerker

1963

1

4

Abstracts - Auerbach, Leon

1963

1

5

Abstracts - Bender, Dr. Ruth

1963

1

6

Abstracts - Berg, Frederick S.

1963

1

7

Abstracts - Bergstrom, Nils

1963

1

8

Abstracts - Blish, Stanford C.

1963

1

9

Abstracts - Bloom, Mrs. Freddy

1963

1

10

Abstracts - Bordley, John E., M.D.

1963

1

11

Abstracts - Bornstein, Harry

1963

1

12

Abstracts - Bose, Anubhuti

1963

1

13

Abstracts - Breunig, H. Latham

1963

1

14

Abstracts - Brill, Richard G.

1963

1

15

Abstracts - Brother Walter   

1963

1

16

Abstracts - Brown, Kenneth S. & Chung, C.S.

1963

1

17

Abstracts - Bochli, M.J.C., Dr.

1963

1

18

Abstracts - Butler, Stahl

1963

1

19

Abstracts - Calvert, Donald R.

1963

1

20

Abstracts - Carhart, Raymond

1963

1

21

Abstracts - Carr, Josephine  

1963

1

22

Abstracts - Cho, Jai Wook 

1963

1

23

Abstracts - Cosrello, Mary Rose 

1963

1

24

Abstracts - Cox, Jerome R., Jr.  

1963

1

25

Abstracts - Dailey, Joan Riedel  

1963

1

26

Abstracts - Davis, Hallowell  

1963

1

27

Abstracts - Derbyshire, A.J. 

1963

1

28

Abstracts - De Sa,  Nancy  

1963

1

29

Abstracts - De Vos, Dr. A.W.  

1963

1

30

Abstracts - DiCarlo, Louis M.

1963

1

31

Abstracts - Diebold, Dr. Franz J.

1963

1

32

Abstracts - Eagles, Eldon L., M.D., C.M., Dr. P.H. 

1963

1

33

Abstracts - Falberg, Robert M.

1963

1

34

Abstracts - Frisina, D. Robert 

1963

1

35

Abstracts - Fry, Dennis 

1963

1

36

Abstracts - Furth, Hans G.

1963

1

37

Abstracts - Galbraith, Wendy 

1963

1

38

Abstracts - Galloway, James H.

1963

1

39

Abstracts - Garretson, Mervin D.

1963

1

40

Abstracts - Geist, Harold  

1963

1

41

Abstracts - Goetzinger, Cornelius P.

1963

1

42

Abstracts - Goodhill, Victor, M.D.     

1963

1

43

Abstracts - Hardy, Williams G. 

1963

1

44

Abstracts - Harrington, Donald A.

1963

1

45

Abstracts - Harrington, John D.  

1963

1

46

Abstracts - Hedgecock, Leroy D.

1963

1

47

Abstracts - Hester, Marshall S.

1963

1

48

Abstracts - Hoff, Joel

1963

1

49

Abstracts - Hofmarksrichter, Dr. Karl

1963

1

50

Abstracts - Holcomb, Roy K.

1963

1

51

Abstracts - Hurst, Charles G., Jr.

1963

1

52

Abstracts - James, W. Calton 

1963

1

53

Abstracts - Johnson, Richard K. 

1963

1

54

Abstracts - Kallmann, Franz J., M.D. 

1963

1

55

Abstracts - Kendall, David

1963

1

56

Abstracts - Kent, Margaret S.

1963

1

57

Abstracts - Kirk, Samuel A.

1963

1

58

Abstracts - Kopp, Harriet Green 

1963

1

59

Abstracts - Lampard, Marie T.

1963

1

60

Abstracts - Lane, Helen S.

1963

2

1

Abstracts - Lee, Kooi Jong 

1963

2

2

Abstracts - Lesak, Jan

1963

2

3

Abstracts - Leshin, George J.

1963

2

4

Abstracts - Levine, Edna Simon, Ph.D.

1963

2

5

Abstracts - Lowell, Edgar L.

1963

2

6

Abstracts - Magner, Marjorie E. 

1963

2

7

Abstracts - Mangan, Kenneth R.

1963

2

8

Abstracts - Magarotto, Antonio 

1963

2

9

Abstracts - Magarotto, Cesare, Dr.

1963

2

10

Abstracts - Mast, Truman, M.D.

1963

2

11

Abstracts - McHugh, Hollie E., M.D.

1963

2

12

Abstracts - Miller, June, Ed.D.

1963

2

13

Abstracts - Morkovin, Boris V.

1963

2

14

Abstracts - Mulholland, Ann M.

1963

2

15

Abstracts - Myklebust, Helmer R. 

1963

2

16

Abstracts - Nelson, Boyd E.

1963

2

17

Abstracts - Nober, E. Harris, Ph.D

1963

2

18

Abstracts - North, Helen R. 

1963

2

19

Abstracts - Numbers, Mary E.

1963

2

20

Abstracts - O'Connor, Clarence D.

1963

2

21

Abstracts - Oyer, Herbert J.  

1963

2

22

Abstracts - Page, Helen A. 

1963

2

23

Abstracts - Pendell, Lucille H.

1963

2

24

Abstracts - Perier, Olivier

1963

2

25

Abstracts - Pimental, Albert T. 

1963

2

26

Abstracts - Pronovost, Wilbert 

1963

2

27

Abstracts - Rees, Norma S.

1963

2

28

Abstracts - Richman, Alex, M.D., M.Ph.

1963

2

29

Abstracts - Ruben, Robert J.

1963

2

30

Abstracts - Rush, Mary Lou

1963

2

31

Abstracts - Rybak, John 

1963

2

32

Abstracts - Schmaehl, Dr. Otto

1963

2

33

Abstracts - Schunhoff, Hugo F.

1963

2

34

Abstracts - Shellgrain, Eveyln

1963

2

35

Abstracts - Shore, Irvin 

1963

2

36

Abstracts - Silverman, S. Richard 

1963

2

37

Abstracts - Simmons, Audrey Ann, M.S. 

1963

2

38

Abstracts - Sister Brigid Mary

1963

2

39

Abstracts - Sister Leo Clare S.S.J.

1963

2

40

Abstracts - Sister Rose Antonia

1963

2

41

Abstracts - Sister Rose Gertrude

1963

2

42

Abstracts - Smith, Alathena J.

1963

2

43

Abstracts - Stafford, Patricia 

1963

2

44

Abstracts - Streng, Alice H.

1963

2

45

Abstracts - Stuckless, E. Ross

1963

2

46

Abstracts - Templin, Mildred C.

1963

2

47

Abstracts - Tervoort, Dr. Bernard Th.

1963

2

48

Abstracts - Thompson, Richard E.

1963

2

49

Abstracts - Tracy, Louise ( Mrs. Spencer )  

1963

2

50

Abstracts - Turk, Frank J. Jr. 

1963

2

51

Abstracts - Vegely, Carol    

1963

2

52

Abstracts - Wagner, Paul

1963

2

53

Abstracts - Waldon, Edgar F., Ph.D

1963

2

54

Abstracts - Wasell, Irene 

1963

2

55

Abstracts - Waterhouse, Edward J.

1963

2

56

Abstracts - Williams, Howard G., B.A.

1963

2

57

Abstracts - Winkler, Pauline K.

1963

2

58

Abstracts - Withrow, Frank B., Jr.

1963

2

59

Abstracts - Wisher, Peter R.

1963

2

60

Abstracts - Woudward, Helen, M.E.   

1963

2

61

Abstracts - Wooward, Dr. Mary

1963

2

62

Abstracts - Yoshimura, Mitsuo

1963

3

1

Abstracts of Papers NOT presented

1963

3

2

Address of Members: Europe, Pacific, Americas, Asia, Africa

1963

3

3

Announcements

1963

3

4

Awards given at the Congress 

1963

3

5

Badges, Tickets, etc.

1963

3

6

Books Exhibits #1

1963

3

7

Books Exhibits #2

1963

3

8

Books Exhibits - International Congress

1963

3

9

Commercial Exhibits (Correspondence)

1963

3

10

Committee Assignments

1963

4

1

Congressional Record

1963

4

2

Cosmos Club 

1963

4

3

Correspondence - 'Detective' Protection Service

1963

4

4

Correspondence - film display

1963

4

5

Delegates (Lists of)

1963

4

6

Delegates, General Inquiries #1

1963

4

7

Delegates, General Inquiries #2

1963

4

8

Delegates, General Inquiries #3

1963

4

9

Demonstrations

1963

5

1

Embassy - Letters, announcing their delegates 

1963

5

2

Events, Banquets, Sightseeing, Children's Activities, Delegates Info.

1963

5

3

Events (Conference of Executives - Lunch, Meeting, etc.)

1963

5

4

Exhibits - Books and other #1

1963

5

5

Exhibits - Books and other #2

1963

5

6

Exhibits - Books and other #3

1963

5

7

Exhibits Committee (General Correspondence)

1963

5

8

Exhibit Information

1963

6

1

Financing of 

1963

6

2

Financing of: NIH (National Institutions of Health)

1963

6

3

Financing of: U.S. Office of Education

1963

6

4

Financing of: Public Health Service

1963

6

5

Financing of: Vocational Rehabilitation Administration

1963

6

6

General Correspondence

1963

6

7

General Information

1963

6

8

General 1) USA Tours 2) Glossary 

1963

6

9

Housing

1963

6

10

Housing, Gallaudet College Campus #1

1963

6

11

Housing, Gallaudet College Campus #2 

1963

7

1

Insurance Coverage 

1963

7

2

International Congress (Guest Speakers) 

1963

7

3

Mailing Lists #1

1963

7

4

Mailing Lists #2

1963

7

5

Mailing Lists #3

1963

7

6

Mailing Lists #4 

1963

7

7

Ministry Letters - Department of State

1963

7

8

Newspaper Clippings 

1963

7

9

News Releases

1963

7

10

Paraphernalia (posters, badges, etc.)

1963

7

11

Preliminary program & notice

1963

7

12

Proceedings - "Publication of" #1

1963

8

1

Proceedings - "Publication of" #2 

1963

8

2

Process Reports

1963

8

3

Program

1963

8

4

Program

1963

8

5

Program - Abstracts of papers 'A-M'

1963

8

6

Program - Abstracts of papers 'N-Z'

1963

8

7

Program - Abstracts of Papers NOT given

1963

9

1

Program - Correspondence

1963

9

2

Program - General Planning & Correspondence #1

1963

9

3

Program - General Planning & Correspondence #2

1963

9

4

Program - (Plenary Session) (Letters of Invitations)

1963

9

5

Program - printing & translation of

1963

10

1

Program - Section Meeting Chairperson

1963

10

2

Program - Section Meeting Speakers 'A-H' 

1963

10

3

Program - Section Meeting Speakers 'I-O'

1963

10

4

Program - Section Meeting Speakers 'P-S' 

1963

10

5

Program - Section Meeting Speakers 'T-Z'

1963

10

6

Publicity - Photography - Clippings

1963

11

1

Publicity 

1963

11

2

Publicity "Releases"

1963

11

3

Publishers Replies (Congress)

1963

11

4

Registration Packet

1963

11

5

Reservations (Hotels, Motels) See: housing file #1

1963

11

6

Reservations (Hotels, Motels) See: housing file #2 

1963

11

7

Schedule of events (Banquets, Lectures) #1

1963

11

8

Schedule of events (Banquets, Lectures) #2

1963

11

9

Scientific Exhibits

1963

11

10

Special Assistants (Clerical, Hostesses, etc.)

1963

12

1

Speakers 'A-D'

1963

12

2

Speakers 'D-H' 

1963

12

3

Speakers 'J-O'

1963

12

4

Speakers 'O-S'

1963

12

5

Speakers 'S-Y' 

1963

13

1

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

13

2

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

13

3

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

13

4

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

14

1

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

14

2

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

14

3

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

14

4

Speakers (Arranged according to publication in the proceedings)

1963

15

1

Tentative Program #1

1963

15

2

Tentative Program #2 

1963

15

3

"Thank you" Letters 

1963

15

4

Translations & Interpreting Assistance

1963

15

5

U.S. Office of Education - Program  and Schedule of events

1963

16

 

Five Audio cassettes tapes --Two gift box of paper heavy weight holders