MSS 58
Kruger, Arthur
A., 1911-1992
Papers of Arthur A. Kruger, 1919-1993
Gallaudet
University Archives.
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Summary
Repository:
Gallaudet
University Archives
Call No.:
MSS 58
Creator:
Title:
Papers of Arthur A. Kruger, 1919-1993
Quantity:
15.0 Linear
Feet (30 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2006
January 3.
Acquisition
Information:
Kruger’s wife, Eva Kruger, gave the Arthur A. Kruger Papers to
the Gallaudet University Archives. The gift was made on March
30, 1992.
Processed
by:
Michael J. Olson. 199-
Processing Note:
Conditions
on Use and Access:
This collection is open to the public with no restrictions.
Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.
Related Material
in the Archives:
Photographs
·
Art Kruger
[picture]. Gallaudet
University Archives, Call Number: Portraits
Vertical Files
·
Arthur Kruger.
Gallaudet
University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical.
Biographical Sketch
Arthur A. Kruger, known as "Art", was born on March 6, 1911 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became deaf at the age of three
from a fall. He attended the Bala Oral School; the McIntyre
Grammar School in Philadelphia; the Northeast High School and
finally, the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf at Mt. Airy in
1926. He graduated from the school in 1927; however, he returned
to that school for his postgraduate work and graduated the
following year. In the fall of 1928, Art attended Gallaudet
College and graduated on June 13, 1933. While he was a student
at Gallaudet, he was involved in extracurricular activities, for
example, he wrote many articles for the Buff and Blue, a student
newspaper. In 1931, he became interested in writing articles for
some newspapers, such as The Deaf‑Mutes' Journal, especially on
sports. It was called "All American Selections" and he
continued to write on the same subject for The Silent Worker.
Following Art's
graduation from Gallaudet, he moved to New York City where he
worked as a researcher for a
New York
University
professor for three years. He also worked as a cost accountant
for a large wholesale grocery firm in New York City. He met Eva
Segal, a graduate of the
New York
School
for the Deaf and got married. When the World War II broke out,
Art joined with other deaf people to Akron, Ohio where they
worked in building planes at Goodyear Aircraft plant. Art and
Eva spent five years in Akron and the war ended they moved to
Los Angeles. Art got a job with Western Costume Corporation as a
costume clerk and rose to manager until his retirement in 1975.
He worked there for 30 years.
Art was
involved with the sports and while he was in Akron, he and other
Gallaudet Alumni and deaf sports enthusiasts founded the
American Athletic Association of the Deaf in 1945: At that time
it was called the American Athletic Union of the Deaf. Art was
its first president.
There, he formed the first national deaf basketball tournament ever
held and served as its first chairman. The tournament was held on
April 14, 1945 and the Akron Club of the Deaf sponsored it. The AAAD
tournament was so successful that it continues on every year.
Art became involved with the
United States
participation in the World Games for the Deaf in 1952. He served as
a team director of the United States World Games for the Deaf from
1957 to 1966. He became the chairman of the organization in 1966
until he stepped down in 1978. He was the architect of the AAAD's
Hall of Fame. He was the first sports leader to be recognized by the
Selections Committee when he was elected to the AAAD Hall of Fame in
1954.
For many years, Art
was a sports editor for The Silent Worker and Deaf American
magazines. He wrote many and lengthy articles on the deaf athletes,
sports at the schools for the deaf and historical interests on deaf
sports.
Art and Eva moved to
Staunton, Virginia
after Art's retirement from the Western Costume Corporation in 1976.
He continued his activities with the deaf sports nationally. In
1985, Art and Eva moved again to Laurel, Maryland. He was
volunteered with the Alumni activities at Peikoff Alumni House on
the campus of Gallaudet University.
Art collected and complied 13 volumes of Deaf sports in which
he had hoped to publish, but it never materialized. His manuscripts
are now deposited in Gallaudet University Archives where it can be
available to the researchers.
Mr. Kruger received many awards and honors. In 1982, he was
awarded an honorary doctorate of pedagogy degree from
Hofstra University
in New York. In 1976, Art received the Powrie Vaux Doctor Medallion
for International Service from Gallaudet College. In 1980, he was
presented the Edward Miner Gallaudet Award from the Laurent Clerc
Cultural Fund of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association for his
work with the deaf throughout the world.
Art passed away on
March 10, 1992 of a
heart failure with pneumonia in Laurel, Maryland. He was cremated
and buried in King David Memorial Gardens in Falls Church, Virginia.
Scope and Content
The
Arthur A. Kruger Papers consist of correspondence, articles,
clippings, letters, program books, brochures, statistics, minutes,
reports, constitution and by laws, photographs, certificates,
diaries, and publications. Mr. Kruger was involved in the deaf
sports during his lifetime. He was the first president of the
American Athletic Association of the Deaf in 1945. He was one of the
first organizers of the first national deaf basketball tournament
held in Akron, Ohio in 1945.
The collection,
which consists of approximately 25,500 pages, dates from 1919 to
1993. The bulk of the collection consists of program books,
articles, and publications. The bulk dates are mostly between 1980
and 1991, of which was during Art's retirement years. The strength
of the collection is centered mostly on the deaf sports. There is a
manuscript on history of deaf sports Art collected and complied.
The largest subject
in the collection is focused on the deaf sports. Art collected lots
of information on deaf athletes, schools for the deaf sports
programs, World Games of the Deaf from the articles, clippings, and
publications. There is a 14 volume of manuscript on deaf sports Art
collected and complied that he had hoped to publish, but never
materialized.
The collection
includes correspondence and minutes of the American Athletic
Association of the Deaf meetings of which Art was involved. Also
includes in the collection is a collection of statistics and reports
on deaf athletes and their schools for the deaf.
The most
interesting in the collection include a diary Art wrote when he was
hitchhiking across the
United States
in 1932.
The Arthur A.
Kruger Papers is a treasure for all of deaf sports enthusiasts and
researchers.
Series Descriptions and Folder Lists
No Series.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title of Folder |
Date |
|
1 |
1 |
AAAD‑‑Addresses |
|
|
1 |
2 |
AAAD & CISS‑‑History |
|
|
1 |
3 |
AAAD‑‑50th Annual Basketball Tournament, March 1994 |
1988‑1991 |
|
1 |
4 |
AAAD Bulletin, The |
1957 |
|
1 |
5 |
AAAD Bulletin |
1990‑1991 |
|
1 |
6 |
AAAD Constitution, By Laws & Guidelines |
1988‑1991 |
|
1 |
7 |
AAAD Hall of Fame |
|
|
1 |
8 |
AAAD Hall of Fame |
1983‑1991 |
|
1 |
9 |
AAAD Hall of Fame Part 1 |
1988‑1990 |
|
1 |
10 |
AAAD Hall of Fame Part 2 |
1988‑1990 |
|
1 |
11 |
AAAD Hall of Fame‑‑Correspondence Part 1 |
1980‑1991 |
|
1 |
12 |
AAAD Hall of Fame‑‑Correspondence Part 2 |
1980‑1991 |
|
2 |
1 |
AAAD Hall of Fame‑‑Nominations |
1990‑1992 |
|
2 |
2 |
AAAD Hall of Fame Committee |
1983‑1990 |
|
2 |
3 |
AAAD Hall of Fame Committee |
1992 |
|
2 |
4 |
AAAD‑‑History |
|
|
2 |
5 |
AAAD Publications‑‑The AAAD Bulletin & Deaf Spotlight |
1989‑1990 |
|
2 |
6 |
AAAD Story, The |
|
|
2 |
7 |
AAAD‑‑Rules & Regulations of the AAAD |
1984 |
|
2 |
8 |
Blank Stationery |
n.d. |
|
2 |
9 |
Basketball‑‑35 Years of AAAD Basketball Tournament Highlights |
1979 |
|
2 |
10 |
Brochure‑‑9th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1953 |
|
2 |
11 |
Chapters Directory |
|
|
2 |
12 |
Correspondence‑‑AAAD |
1986‑1991 |
|
2 |
13 |
Correspondence‑‑AAAD |
1991‑1992 |
|
2 |
14 |
Correspondence‑‑AAAD & WGD |
1981‑1984 |
|
2 |
15 |
Correspondence‑‑Deaf Sports Review |
1991 |
|
2 |
16 |
Correspondence‑‑Pinchas, Rafael |
1980‑1984 |
|
2 |
17 |
Darnell Woods Case |
1989‑1990 |
|
2 |
18 |
Flyers‑‑AAAD Tournaments |
1992‑1993 |
|
2 |
19 |
The Frat‑‑AAUD Organized |
1945 |
|
2 |
20 |
The How‑To of Hosting A National Basketball Tournament of the
AAAD, Inc. |
1966 |
|
2 |
21 |
Letters to the Executive Committee of the AAUD |
1945‑1947 |
|
2 |
22 |
Letters‑‑AAAD Basketball Tournament |
1989 |
|
2 |
23 |
Minutes & Reports of the AAAD |
1990 |
|
3 |
1 |
Minutes & Reports of the AAAD |
1991 |
|
3 |
2 |
Minutes & Reports of the Meeting of the AAAD |
1990 |
|
3 |
3 |
Minutes‑‑AAAD Administrative Board Special Softball Ad‑Hoc |
1982 |
|
3 |
4 |
Minutes‑‑AAAD Slo‑Pitch Softball Tournament |
1977‑1983 |
|
3 |
5 |
Minutes of the AAAD Softball Council Meeting |
1986‑1987 |
|
3 |
6 |
Minutes of the Administrative Board of the AAAD |
1982‑1987 |
|
3 |
7 |
Minutes of the Board of Directors of the AAAD |
1979‑1987 |
|
3 |
8 |
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the AAAD |
1960‑1972 |
|
3 |
9 |
Minutes of the Executive Committee of the AAAD |
1977‑1987 |
|
3 |
10 |
Minutes of the First Bi‑Annual AAAD National Volleyball
Tournament |
1980 |
|
3 |
11 |
Newspaper‑‑Silent Broadcaster |
1945 |
|
3 |
12 |
Program book‑‑First Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament
|
1945 |
|
3 |
13 |
Program books‑‑AAAD Basketball Tournaments |
1946‑1954 |
|
4 |
1 |
Program book‑‑11th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1955 |
|
4 |
2 |
Program book‑‑11th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1955 |
|
4 |
3 |
Program book‑‑15th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1959 |
|
4 |
4 |
Program book‑‑22nd Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1966 |
|
4 |
5 |
Program book‑‑25th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1969 |
|
4 |
6 |
Program book‑‑35th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1979 |
|
4 |
7 |
Program book‑‑36th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament
|
1980 |
|
4 |
8 |
Program book‑‑37th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1981 |
|
4 |
9 |
Program book‑‑38th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament
|
1982 |
|
4 |
10 |
Program book‑‑39th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1983 |
|
4 |
11 |
Program book‑‑40th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1984 |
|
4 |
12 |
Program book‑‑41st Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament (2
copies) |
1985 |
|
4 |
13 |
Program book‑‑42nd Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament (2
copies) |
1986 |
|
4 |
14 |
Program book‑‑43rd Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament (2
copies) |
1987 |
|
4 |
15 |
Program book‑‑44th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament
|
1988 |
|
4 |
16 |
Program book‑‑45th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1989 |
|
4 |
17 |
Program book‑‑AAAD 45th Annual Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame
Luncheon |
1989 |
|
5 |
1 |
Program book‑‑46th Annual AAAD National Basketball Tournament |
1990 |
|
5 |
2 |
Program book‑‑47th Annual AAAD National Men's and 1st Annual
Women's Basketball Tournament (3 copies) |
1991 |
|
5 |
3 |
Program book‑‑AAAD Hall of Fame |
1988 |
|
5 |
4 |
Program book‑‑9th Annual National Slo‑Pitch Softball Tournament
(2 copies) |
1984 |
|
5 |
5 |
Program book‑‑13th Annual AAAD National Men's and 2nd Annual
Women's Slo‑Pitch Softball Tournament (2 copies) |
1988 |
|
5 |
6 |
Program book‑‑15th Annual AAAD National Men's and 4th Annual
Women's Slo‑Pitch Softball Tournament |
1990 |
|
5 |
7 |
Program book‑‑16th Annual AAAD National Men's and 5th Annual
Women's Slo‑Pitch Softball Tournament (2 copies)
|
1991 |
|
5 |
8 |
Program book‑‑AAAD 1st Biennial National Volleyball Tournament |
1980 |
|
5 |
9 |
Publication‑‑AAAD Bulletin |
1961‑1973 |
|
5 |
10 |
Publication‑‑AAAD Bulletin |
1965 |
|
5 |
11 |
Publication‑‑AAAD Bulletin‑Scattered Issues |
1954‑1979 |
|
5 |
12 |
Publicity Brochures |
1961‑1981 |
|
5 |
13 |
Reports of the AAAD President |
1982‑1985 |
|
5 |
14 |
Reports of the Secretary‑Treasurer of the D |
1981‑1986 |
|
6 |
1 |
Reports on AAAD/WGD Committee Chairman |
1965‑1983 |
|
6 |
2 |
Bison Booster Club |
1990 |
|
6 |
3 |
Bison Club Newsletter |
1990‑1991 |
|
6 |
4 |
Bison Sports News |
1989‑1991 |
|
6 |
5 |
Bison Sports News |
1991‑1992 |
|
6 |
6 |
Mason‑Dixon Intercollegiate Conference, History of |
n.d. |
|
6 |
7 |
Gallaudet Almanac Project |
1985‑1991 |
|
6 |
8 |
Gallaudet Baseball |
n.d. |
|
6 |
9 |
Gallaudet Basketball |
n.d. |
|
6 |
10 |
Gallaudet Basketball Results |
[1908‑1991] |
|
6 |
11 |
Gallaudet Basketball Scores |
[1954‑1991] |
|
6 |
12 |
Gallaudet Basketball‑‑Bippus, Brian |
1991 |
|
6 |
13 |
Gallaudet Basketball‑‑Milligan, Kevin |
1965‑1966 |
|
6 |
14 |
Gallaudet Football |
[1883‑1989] |
|
6 |
15 |
Gallaudet Homecoming Football |
[1934‑1991] |
|
7 |
1 |
Gallaudet Sports |
1988‑1990 |
|
7 |
2 |
Gallaudet Sports‑‑Miscellaneous |
n.d. |
|
7 |
3 |
Gallaudet Sports‑‑Program books |
1989‑1990 |
|
7 |
4 |
Gallaudet Sports‑‑Score Results |
n.d. |
|
7 |
5 |
Gallaudet Women Basketball |
|
|
7 |
6 |
Player of the Year‑Male & Player of the Year‑Female of
Gallaudet University |
1950‑1990 |
|
7 |
7 |
Program books‑‑Gallaudet College Athletic Association Banquets |
1919‑1980 |
|
7 |
8 |
Program book‑The 1991 Gallaudet University Invitational |
1991 |
|
7 |
9 |
Publication‑‑Gallaudet Today |
1983‑1985 |
|
7 |
10 |
A Trip to
Russia by Roger A. Skinner, Jr. |
n.d. |
|
7 |
11 |
Articles about Deaf People in the Deaf
USA |
|
|
7 |
12 |
Articles about Deaf People in the Deaf
USA |
|
|
7 |
13 |
Articles about Deaf People in the Deaf
USA Pt. 1 |
|
|
7 |
14 |
Articles about Deaf People in the Deaf
USA Pt. 2 |
|
|
8 |
1 |
Articles in the Deaf
USA |
|
|
8 |
2 |
Clippings |
|
|
8 |
3 |
Clippings‑‑Signingly Yours by Gregg Brooks |
|
|
8 |
4 |
Clippings on Deaf Athletes & Coaches |
|
|
8 |
5 |
Correspondence‑‑Caption Center, The |
1977‑1982 |
|
8 |
6 |
Correspondence‑‑Gannon, Jack 'R. |
1980‑1981 |
|
8 |
7 |
Correspondence‑‑General |
1969‑1987 |
|
8 |
8 |
Correspondence‑‑General |
1978‑1991 |
|
8 |
9 |
Correspondence‑‑Jordan, Jerald M. |
1964‑1966 |
|