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MSS 71
Russell, George Oscar,
1890-1962
Papers of George O. Russell, 1919-1971
Gallaudet University Archives.
Descriptive Summary
Repository:
Gallaudet University
Archives
Call No.: MSS
71
Creator:
Title: Papers of
George O. Russell, 1919-1971.
Quantity:
4.5 Linear
Feet (9 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2006 January 9.
Acquisition
Information:
Processed by:
Colleen M. Crisp. 1996 September 9.
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:
Deaf Rare
·
Normal speech pitch patterns
for the deaf : a new approach / G. Oscar Russell. Gallaudet University
Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare
·
Eliminating uncanny deaf
speech : a paper delivered in Staunton, Virginia, June 28, 1928, before
the summer meeting of the American Association to Promote the Teaching of
Speech to the Deaf / by G. Oscar Russell. Gallaudet University
Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare
Films
·
George Oscar Russell [motion
picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Film 21-12
·
Sound tracks [motion
picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Film 202-4
Photographs
·
Photograph album of George
O. Russell [picture]. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number:
Photograph Album AL 21.
Vertical Files
·
G. Oscar Russell. Gallaudet
University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical.
Biographical
Sketch
1890 Born in
Conejos, Colorado on November 21
1910-1913
Student at the universities of Berlin, Koenigsberg
1923-1925
Paris, Lyon, Madrid, and Vienna
1915
B.A., Brigham Young University, Utah
1916-1917
Instructor, phonetics, Columbia University, New York City
1917
Married Oertel Rich
1917-1918
Served in Aviation Sect.
1918
Assistant military
attaché, Brazil
1918-1919
Military Intelligence Division, General Staff, U.S. Army
1918
M.A., Columbia University, New York City
1919-1923
Associate Professor, University of Utah
1923-1924
Visiting Professor, University of Chicago
1924
Director, National University of Mexico, summer school
1925-1927
Asst. Professor, Spanish, Ohio State University
1928
Ph.D., Columbia University, New York City
1928-1929
Asst. Professor, Spanish, Ohio State University
1930-1941
Professor and Chairman, Division of Phonetics and director Language
Labs (Ohio State University)
1941-1942
Superintendent, Utah School for the Deaf and Blind
1941-1943
Director, Utah State Research Laboratories
1944-1946
Executive Director, National Research Foundation 1955-1960?
1946-1955
Chairman, Modern Foreign Language Department, Western College, Ohio
1946-?
Visiting Professor, (summers), University of Chicago,
University of
Michigan, Purdue University, University of
Wisconsin, Washington
University, Central Institute, St. Louis,
Linguistic Inst. at Yale, Research
Associate, Carnegie Inst.
1955?-?
Research Professor, speech, hearing and voice of the Deaf,
Gallaudet
College, Washington, DC
1962
Died on March 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Scope and
Content
The collection of George Oscar Russell
consists of correspondence, photographs, magazines, publications, books,
theses, records and x-rays of speech, films on speeches and voices,
printing plates blocks of voices, and artifacts. The collection
dated
from 1919 to 1971.
The bulk of the collection is the
correspondence. The letters were written by family members and friends.
There are magazines and
publications that were written by George Oscar Russell. The magazines and
publications were about speech and voices.
Most of George Oscar Russell's collection
were on speech and voices. He taught speech, not only to Deaf but to
other people, like Caruso, who was the Italian tenor.
There are 38 rolls of 16mm films. Most of these films are unidentified but they are related to
speeches and voices.
The artifacts that were once belonged to
George Oscar Russell. The artifacts that are included in
the box are a wooden kitchen tool(?), an instrument? (metal stick), one
pair of glasses with case, and an ivory cigar holder.
Series Descriptions and Folder Lists
No Series.
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Box |
Folder |
Title
of Folder |
Date |
|
1 |
1 |
Correspondence ‑ The American Association to Promote the Teaching
of Speech to the Deaf |
1940 |
|
1 |
2 |
Correspondence ‑ Bank of Insurance |
1955‑1960 |
|
1 |
3 |
Correspondence ‑ Barker, James L. to Russell, G. O. |
1955‑1956 |
|
1 |
4 |
Correspondence ‑ Brewer, Myrene |
1954‑1959 |
|
1 |
5 |
Correspondence ‑ Brossard, Edgar B. and Laura |
1958 |
|
1 |
6 |
Correspondence ‑ Camerish, Mary |
1948‑1959 |
|
1 |
7 |
Correspondence ‑ Cannon, Edwin (Ted) Q. (son‑in‑law to Russell)
|
1957‑1960 |
|
1 |
8 |
Correspondence ‑ Cannon, Janath Russell (daughter to Russell)
Part 1 |
1942‑1945, 1951‑1957 |
|
1 |
9 |
Correspondence ‑ Cannon, Janath Russell Part 2 |
1958‑1959 |
|
1 |
10 |
Correspondence ‑ Cannon, Janath Russell Part 3 |
1960 |
|
1 |
11 |
Correspondence ‑ Carnegie Institution of Washington |
1937‑1959 |
|
1 |
12 |
Correspondence ‑ "Cause of Good and Bad Voices" |
1959‑1960 |
|
1 |
13 |
Correspondence ‑ Christmas Cards |
1953‑1959 |
|
1 |
14 |
Correspondence ‑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints |
1932‑1959 |
|
1 |
15 |
Correspondence ‑ Cotton, Jack C. |
1954‑1959 |
|
1 |
16 |
Correspondence ‑ Crookston, Carol Russell (daughter to Russell) |
1944‑1950 |
|
1 |
17 |
Correspondence ‑ Foreign Letters |
1919 |
|
1 |
18 |
Correspondence ‑ Gallaudet College |
1945‑1959 |
|
1 |
19 |
Correspondence ‑ Grandchildren ‑ greeting cards (to Russell)
|
1957‑1960 |
|
1 |
20 |
Correspondence ‑ Hansen, Mrs. J. Miller |
1942 |
|
1 |
21 |
Correspondence ‑ Inquiries about G. O. Russell |
1964‑1971 |
|
1 |
22 |
Correspondence ‑ Miscellaneous |
1919‑1959 |
|
2 |
1 |
Correspondence ‑ Miscellaneous (Rich and Russell Families)
|
1946‑1959 |
|
2 |
2 |
Correspondence ‑ Nieces and Nephews (to George) |
1947‑1951 |
|
2 |
3 |
Correspondence ‑ Padersen, Ruth |
1959‑1960 |
|
2 |
4 |
Correspondence ‑ Pendell, Lucille H. |
1958 |
|
2 |
5 |
Correspondence ‑ Postcards |
1927‑1960 |
|
2 |
6 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, Dolly E. McEntire (mother to George)
|
1928‑1948 |
|
2 |
7 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, G. O. to Cannon, Edwin (Ted) Q |
1951 |
|
2 |
8 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, G. O. to Cannon, Janath Russell
|
1951‑1959 |
|
2 |
9 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, G. O. to Crookston, Carol Russell
|
n.d. |
|
2 |
10 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, G. O to Russell, Dolly E. McEntire |
1951‑1952 |
|
2 |
11 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, G. O. to Russell, Robert R. |
1953‑1959 |
|
2 |
12 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, Harry and Agnes |
1959 |
|
2 |
13 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, Oertel Rich (wife to George) |
1944‑1945 |
|
2 |
14 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell Research Laboratories |
1930‑1932 |
|
2 |
15 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, Robert R. Part 1 |
1952‑1958 |
|
2 |
16 |
Correspondence ‑ Russell, Robert R. Part 2 |
1959‑1960 |
|
2 |
17 |
Correspondence ‑ Siders, Lillian |
1951‑1959 |
|
2 |
18 |
Correspondence ‑ Speech Research |
1941‑1959 |
|
2 |
19 |
Correspondence ‑ Stoops, Mary D. |
1957‑1960 |
|
2 |
20 |
Correspondence ‑ Telegrams |
1929‑1930,1940 |
|
2 |
21 |
Correspondence ‑ Victor, Edna |
1952‑1959 |
|
2 |
22 |
Correspondence ‑ Walsh, John and Isabel |
1951 |
|
2 |
23 |
Correspondence ‑ Western College for Women |
1948‑1955 |
|
2 |
24 |
Correspondence ‑ Who's who in America |
1955 |
|
3 |
1 |
Articles |
1942 |
|
3 |
2 |
Bills and Receipts |
1930 |
|
3 |
3 |
Divorce of Oertel Rich Russell and G. O. Russell; A statement and
petition |
1956-1958 |
|
3 |
4 |
Gallaudet
College entering group, Oct.1957 by Speech
Research Laboratory |
1957 |
|
3 |
5 |
Linguistic Atlas of the U.S. and Canada, Committee on a |
1930 |
|
3 |
6 |
List of cataloged materials by George O. Russell in Edward
Miner Gallaudet Library |
1971 |
|
3 |
7 |
List of references as to qualifications |
n.d. |
|
3 |
8 |
Magazine articles ‑ The Improvement Era |
1936 |
|
3 |
9 |
Miscellaneous |
1917‑1958 |
|
3 |
10 |
National Association for Advancement of Blind Artists
|
1940? |
|
3 |
11 |
National Research Foundation |
1956‑1960 |
|
3 |
12 |
Obituaries of the Rich and Russell Families |
1952‑1954 |
|
3 |
13 |
Passport |
1919 |
|
3 |
14 |
Passport |
1935 |
|
3 |
15 |
Qualification and duties of superintendent of School for the Deaf
and Blind |
1933 |
|
3 |
16 |
Research notes |
n.d. |
|
3 |
17 |
Rich Family Association |
1947‑1952 |
|
3 |
18 |
Russell, Harry Hale, Memorial of |
1936 |
|
3 |
19 |
Russell Hearing Graph |
1928 |
|
3 |
20 |
Will and Death Certificate |
1957‑1962 |
|
4 |
1 |
Magazine ‑ The Utah Eagle |
15615 |
|
4 |
2 |
Publication ‑ Causes of Good and Bad Voices |
n.d. |
|
4 |
3 |
Publication ‑ Etiology of Follicular Pharyngitis |
1936 |
|
4 |
4 |
Publication ‑ Exercises de Prononciation Francaise a l'usage des Etudiants Anglo‑Saxons |
1934 |
|
4 |
5 |
Publication ‑ First Preliminary x‑ray consonant study |
1934 |
|
4 |
6 |
Publication ‑ International Research Symbols in speech as in
Chemistry |
1930‑1931 |
|
4 |
7 |
Publication ‑ Language ability of the Deaf monograph |
1942 |
|
4 |
8 |
Publication ‑ The life of Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick, to
1642 by Wesley F. Craven |
1928 |
|
4 |
9 |
Publication ‑ The McEntire Family in America |
1960 |
|
4 |
10 |
Publication ‑ Our Voices: Some new scientific facts pointing to
improvement |
n.d. |
|
4 |
11 |
Publication ‑ Physiological Cause of Cultural and Piering Deaf
voices |
1929 |
|
4 |
12 |
Publication ‑ Physiological Cause of Voice Quality in Singing |
1930 |
|
4 |
13 |
Publication ‑ Research in the physiological cause of voice
quality differences |
1943 |
|
4 |
14 |
Publication ‑ The Role of Resonance in Vowel Production |
1922 |
|
4 |
15 |
Publication ‑ Silent reading |
1925 |
|
4 |
16 |
Publication ‑ Sinus and Head Cavities Modifiers, not Resonators
|
1934 |
|
4 |
17 |
Publication ‑ Some terms of Physics Linguists |
1928 |
|
4 |
18 |
Publication ‑ A Symposium on Stuttering (Stammering) |
1931 |
|
4 |
19 |
Publication ‑ Systematic and Analytical Thought Terms of a
Science or Slang and Popular Words |
1941 |
|
4 |
20 |
Publication ‑ Exhibition: Voice Quality Differences in Tone
Production and Speech |
1937 |
|
5 |
1 |
Proof of Causes of Good and Bad Voices |
n.d. |
|
5 |
2 |
Thesis: The Life of Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick by Wesley
Frank Craven, Jr. Part 1 |
1928 |
|
5 |
3 |
Thesis: The Life of Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick by Wesley
Frank Craven, Jr. Part 2 |
1928 |
|
5 |
4 |
Thesis: The Life of Robert Rich, second Earl of Warwick by Wesley
Frank Craven, Jr. Part 3 |
1928 |
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6 |
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Envelopes #1‑39 ‑ Records of Voices Envelopes #40‑48 ‑ X‑rays of
Speech |
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