MSS 138

Lependorf, Bertt, 1920-
Papers of Bertt Lependorf, 1943-1991

 

 

Gallaudet University Archives.

 

 

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 138
Creator:
Title: Papers of Bertt Lependorf, 1943-1991

Quantity: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2006 January 4.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: Acquired in the 1990s.  
 Processed by: Sara Robinson. 2004 November 8.
 Processing Note:
 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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Vertical Files

·         Bertt Lependorf.  Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical.

 

Biographical Sketch

Bertt Lependorf was born in 1920 in an Irish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. He became totally deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other ear as a child. His deafness is attributed to an unspecified childhood illness. He graduated from Gallaudet College in 1944 and entered a trade as a printer. His wife, Betty-Jo, is also a graduate of Gallaudet. Lependorf worked for various newspapers, including The Daily Review, where he worked for 22 years before retiring in 1982. In addition to his trade as a printer, he also served on the California Vocational Rehabilitation Board of Appeals which is a position appointed by the governor. His first appointment was in 1974 and he was reappointed in 1982.


Scope and Content

The Bertt Lependorf papers include reports; newsletters; minutes; correspondence; papers regarding legislation for deaf jurors, interpreting services, social services, TDDs; membership lists for the California Association of the Deaf; papers related to the Santa Clara Valley and East Bay Chapters of the California Association of the Deaf; correspondence about captioned films; and news clippings. The collection dates from 1943 to 1991 with the bulk dates from 1974 to 1986. This collection has good information about deaf civil rights in California and their activism.


Series Descriptions and Folder Lists

No Series.

 

Box

Folder

Title of Folder

Date

1

1

Appeals Board: California Department of Rehabilitation

1975, 1981

1

2

C.H.A.D.

1965-1967

1

5

California Association of Teachers of the Hearing Impaired

1986

1

3

California Association of the Deaf

1960-1991

1

4

California Association of the Deaf Membership

1986

1

6

California Legislation re: Deaf Jurors

1974-1980

1

7

California Legislation re: Interpreters for the Deaf

1977

1

8

California Legislation re: Social Services for the Deaf

1979-1980

1

9

California Legislation re: TDD

1975-1982

1

10

Captioned Films for the Deaf

1972-1983

1

11

Deaf Counseling Advocacy Referral Agency

1963-1988

1

12

Department of Rehabilitation

1989

1

13

East Bay: California Association of the Deaf

1982-1991

1

14

Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness

1980, 1984

1

15

Hayward Deaf Senior Citizens

1988

1

16

Internal Revenue Service Workshop

1979-1980

1

17

Miscellaneous

1943-1991

1

18

News clippings

1966-1990

1

19

Santa Clara Valley Chapter: C.A.D.

1982

1

20

Television captioning

1980-1989