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MSS 29
Polakoff, Dorothy
P., 1913-1980
Gallaudet University Archives.
Descriptive Summary
Repository:
Gallaudet
University Archives Administrative Information
Acquisition
Information:
The Polakoff papers were given to the Gallaudet University Archives
in June of 1980.
Related Material in the Archives:
· Dorothy Polakoff [picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Portraits
· Dorothy Polakoff. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical.
Biographical Sketch
1935 Received B.A. degree from Hunter College, New York City
1937 Received M.A. degree from Columbia University, New York City
1937-1949 Taught deaf children and counseled parents of deaf children in Cleveland, New York City, Washington, D.C., and London, England
1951 Received M.S.W. from Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
1955-1956 Supervised of United States surplus commodity distribution for American Joint Distribution Committee in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1960-1961 Assistant Director for Jewish Social Service Agency, Washington, D.C.
1962-1969 Consultant to Peace Corps Volunteers on Community Development in Guatemala
1970-1980 Joined Gallaudet's faculty of the Sociology Department and was Associate Professor. In 1980 she was honored as Social Worker of the Year by the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and she retired in June 1980.
This collection is composed
primarily of correspondence and speeches of David Peikoff. No Series.
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