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MSS 149
Lankenau, Robert
O., 1919-2000.
Papers of Robert O. Lankenau, 1933-1998.
Gallaudet
University
Archives.
Descriptive
Summary
Repository:
Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.:
MSS 149
Creator:
Title:
Papers of Robert O. Lankenau, 1933-1998.
Quantity:
22 linear feet (44 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2008 February
25.
Acquisition
Information:
Processed by:
Michael J. Olson. 2004.
Processing Note:
See MSS 93, Robert O. Lankenau Papers.
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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Robert O. Lankenau.
Gallaudet University
Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical
Biographical Sketch
Robert Lankenau was
born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended the Indiana School for the
Deaf. He graduated from Gallaudet University in 1942 with a BS in
Chemistry and Mathematics and worked at Firestone for over 42 years
He was the
president of the NAD from 1968-1972. During his tenure as president,
he purchased the Halex House where the NAD headquarters relocated.
Lankenau was one of the founders of Ohio Association for the Deaf.
He was one of the few people who helped established Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf. He contributed to the effort to obtain
automobile insurance for deaf drivers. He was a member of
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Incorporated (TDI) and served as
its president for eight years. He was involved in numerous of
government commissions and different committees.
During the last
five years of his life, he devoted his time to research and
statistical analysis. Robert Lankenau died July 22, 2000.
Scope
and Content
The Robert O.
Lankenau Collection consists of 44 boxes; the dates range from the
1930’s to the 1990’s. The collection covers a broad range of
subjects such as awards, bylaws and constitution, convention
details, correspondence, various reports, notes, Minutes, Newspaper
clippings, memos, letters and numerous other documents pertaining to
running associations (Ohio Association of the Deaf, National
Association of the Deaf and Telecommunications for the Deaf Inc.
Overall, this collection provides a rich and insightful history of
the establishment of Deaf Organizations in the United States.
Series Descriptions and Folder Lists
No Series.
|
Box |
Folder |
Title of Folder |
Date |
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1 |
1 |
Ohio Association of the Deaf
(OAD)
1977 Convention Minutes/Resolutions |
1975-1978 |
|
1 |
2 |
Ohio Association of the Deaf |
1973-1992 |
|
1 |
3 |
Ohio Association of the Deaf |
1984 |
|
1 |
4 |
OAD-Ad Hoc Committee |
1972-1976 |
|
1 |
5 |
OAD-Ad Hoc Committee |
1972-1976 |
|
1 |
6 |
OAD-Ad Hoc Committee-Defense Fund |
1975-1976 |
|
1 |
7 |
OAD-Ad Hoc Committee-Minutes |
1975-1977 |
|
1 |
8 |
OAD-Auditor/Financial Reports |
1985-1991 |
|
1 |
9 |
OAD-Awards |
1980-1986 |
|
1 |
10 |
OAD-Committee Reports |
1988 |
|
1 |
11 |
OAD-Committee Reports |
1990 |
|
1 |
12 |
OAD-Communication Access Now |
1986-1991 |
|
2 |
1 |
OAD-Communication Access Now |
1986-1991 |
|
2 |
2 |
OAD-Community Leadership Training |
1978 |
|
2 |
3 |
OAD-Conference |
1992 |
|
2 |
4 |
OAD-Constitution and By Laws |
1963-1989 |
|
2 |
5 |
OAD-Constitution and By Laws Revised |
1989-1992 |
|
2 |
6 |
OAD-Constitution and By Laws Revised |
1991 |
|
2 |
7 |
OAD-Constitution and By Laws |
1993-1994 |
|
2 |
8 |
OAD-Contract with United Deaf Services |
1985 |
|
2 |
9 |
OAD-Convention 1979 |
1978-1980 |
|
2 |
10 |
OAD-Convention 1981 |
1981 |
|
2 |
11 |
OAD-Convention/Conference Guidelines |
1989 |
|
3 |
1 |
OAD-Convention Reports |
1987 |
|
3 |
2 |
OAD-Convention Reports |
1993 |
|
3 |
3 |
OAD-Convention Suggestions |
1992 |
|
3 |
4 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1960-1964 |
|
3 |
5 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1960-1965 |
|
3 |
6 |
OAD-Correspondence and Reports |
1965-1975 |
|
3 |
7 |
OAD-NAD Correspondence |
1965-1975 |
|
3 |
8 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1975-1976 |
|
3 |
9 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1976-1983 |
|
3 |
10 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1977 |
|
4 |
1 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1977-1978 |
|
4 |
2 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1977-1978 |
|
4 |
3 |
OAD-Correspondence and Reports |
1977-1982 |
|
4 |
4 |
OAD-Correspondence and Reports |
1977-1982 |
|
4 |
5 |
OAD-Correspondence and Reports |
1977-1982 |
|
4 |
6 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1978-1979 |
|
5 |
1 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1978-1979 |
|
5 |
2 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1979-1981 |
|
5 |
3 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1979-1981 |
|
5 |
4 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1979-1984 |
|
5 |
5 |
OAD-Correspondence |
1980-1983 |
|
5 |
6 |
OAD-District #4 Christmas Banquet |
1992 |
|
5 |
7 |
OAD- District Reports |
1979-1984 |
|
5 |
8 |
OAD- District Reports |
1984-1988 |
|
5 |
9 |
OAD- District Reports |
1989 |
|
5 |
10 |
OAD- District Reports |
1990 |
|
5 |
11 |
OAD- Education of the Deaf |
1964-1967 |
|
5 |
12 |
OAD- Financial Reports |
1963-1974 |
|
6 |
1 |
OAD- Financial Reports |
1975-1983 |
|
6 |
2 |
OAD- Financial Reports |
1983-1984 |
|
6 |
3 |
OAD-Grand Ball |
1974-1984 |
|
6 |
4 |
OAD-Grand Ball 1978 |
1978-1979 |
|
6 |
5 |
OAD-Grand Ball |
1986 |
|
6 |
6 |
OAD-Grand Ball |
1988 |
|
6 |
7 |
OAD-History |
1985 |
|
6 |
8 |
OAD-Jr. OAD |
1983-1985 |
|
6 |
9 |
OAD-Jr. OAD Letters and Reports |
1984-1985 |
|
6 |
10 |
OAD-Lankenau's Notes |
n.d. |
|
6 |
11 |
OAD-Leadership Workshop |
1984 |
|
6 |
12 |
OAD-Letters |
1982-1990 |
|
7 |
1 |
OAD-Letters and Reports |
1983-1984 |
|
7 |
2 |
OAD-Letters |
1985-1998 |
|
7 |
3 |
OAD-Letters and Memos |
1989-1991 |
|
7 |
4 |
OAD-Membership Standings |
1976-1983 |
|
7 |
5 |
OAD-Memos and Correspondence |
1961-1967 |
|
7 |
6 |
OAD-Memos and Financial Reports |
1960-1967 |
|
7 |
7 |
OAD-Memos |
1985-1990 |
|
7 |
8 |
OAD-Minutes |
1959-1968 |
|
7 |
9 |
OAD-Minutes |
1959-1970 |
|
7 |
10 |
OAD-Minutes/Reports |
1967-1981 |
|
7 |
11 |
OAD-Minutes |
1968-1975 |
|
8 |
1 |
OAD-Minutes |
1980-1984 |
|
8 |
2 |
OAD-Minutes |
1981-1983 |
|
8 |
3 |
OAD-Minutes |
1981-1984 |
|
8 |
4 |
OAD-Minutes |
1982-1989 |
|
8 |
5 |
OAD-Minutes |
1984-1985 |
|
8 |
6 |
OAD-Minutes and Reports |
1989-1993 |
|
8 |
7 |
OAD-Minutes |
1990-1995 |
|
8 |
8 |
OAD-Minutes and Reports |
1991 |
|
9 |
1 |
OAD- Miss Ohio Pageant |
1987-1990 |
|
9 |
2 |
OAD- Monthly Reports |
1961-1966 |
|
9 |
3 |
OAD- Ohio White House Conference |
1976-1977 |
|
9 |
4 |
OAD- Pageant committee |
1987-1988 |
|
9 |
5 |
OAD-President's Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped |
1976-1978 |
|
9 |
6 |
OAD- Proceedings |
1967-1975 |
|
9 |
7 |
OAD- Rally |
1985-1987 |
|
9 |
8 |
OAD- Recording Secretary's Report |
1986-1987 |
|
9 |
9 |
OAD- Recording Secretary |
1987 |
|
9 |
10 |
OAD-Reports |
1974-1975 |
|
9 |
11 |
OAD-Reports |
1974-1977 |
|
9 |
12 |
OAD-Reports |
1981-1983 |
|
9 |
13 |
OAD-Reports |
1986-1987 |
|
10 |
1 |
OAD-Reports |
1986-1987 |
|
10 |
2 |
OAD-Reports |
1987-1989 |
|
10 |
3 |
OAD-Reports |
1993-1995 |
|
10 |
4 |
OAD-Resolutions |
1983 |
|
10 |
5 |
OAD-Scholarship Committee |
1990-1993 |
|
10 |
6 |
OAD-State Financial Reports |
1991 |
|
10 |
7 |
OAD-TTY Conversations |
n.d. |
|
10 |
8 |
OAD-Title XX Social Services |
1978 |
|
10 |
9 |
OAD-William B. Blevins |
1970-1971 |
|
10 |
10 |
Workshop on Improved Vocational Opp. for the Deaf- Tennessee |
1964 |
|
10 |
11 |
Ohio Federal of Organization of the Deaf Post War
Committee-Correspondence |
1948 |
|
10 |
12 |
Ohio Council of Organization of the Deaf - Correspondence |
1948 |
|
10 |
13 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1949 |
|
11 |
1 |
OCOD-Newspaper Clippings |
1949 |
|
11 |
2 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1949 |
|
11 |
3 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1949 |
|
11 |
4 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1950 |
|
11 |
5 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1951 |
|
11 |
6 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1952 |
|
12 |
1 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1952 |
|
12 |
2 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1953-1954 |
|
12 |
3 |
OCOD- Correspondence |
1954 |
|
12 |
4 |
Ohio Deaf Motorists Association - Annual Report |
1957 |
|
12 |
5 |
ODMA - Bulletin |
1956-1959 |
|
12 |
6 |
ODMA - Letters |
1951-1959 |
|
12 |
7 |
ODMA - Minutes |
1953-1958 |
|
12 |
8 |
Ohio Governor's Council on Disabled Persons |
1970-1989 |
|
12 |
9 |
Ohio Governor's Council on Disabled Persons |
1986-1989 |
|
12 |
10 |
Ohio Governor's Council on Disabled Persons |
1987 |
|
12 |
11 |
Ohio Gov. Council On Disabled Persons- Annual Report |
1983 |
|
12 |
12 |
Ohio Gov. Council On Disabled Persons-Chairman Letters |
1985-1986 |
|
12 |
13 |
Ohio Gov. Council On Disabled Persons-Committee Employment
|
1983-1986 |
|
13 |
1 |
OGCDP-Committee On Employment |
1983-1986 |
|
13 |
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