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Deaf History Resources at the Library of Virginia

Researching Individuals

These guides and collections can be used to research individual deaf and hard of hearing people.

Published Sources

  • Brockway, Kathleen L. The Lost Shared Signing Community of Lantz Mills and Shenandoah County, Virginia. Woodstock, VA: Shenandoah County Historical Society, 2022.
  • Burr, Horace. The First School for the Speech and Hearing Handicapped in the New World: 1813—The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary—1963. S.l: Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia], 1963. 
  • By-Laws. VA: Virginia Association for the Deaf, 1993. 
  • Convention (Virginia Association of the Deaf). S.l: Virginia Association of the Deaf, 1979. 
  • Harrower, John, and Edward M. Riley. The Journal of John Harrower, an Indentured Servant in the Colony of Virginia, 1773–1776. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1963. 
  • Miss Deaf Virginia Pageant Cookbook: A Collection of Favorite Recipes Submitted by Miss Deaf Virginia Pageant Contestants and Friends. Virginia: Sally Thompson, 2010. 
  • Profile, Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Mission, Programs, Issues, Accomplishments, Goals. Richmond: Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1989.
  • Progress in Communication. Richmond: Virginia Council for the Deaf, 1976.
  • Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind: Comprehensive Report. Richmond: Virginia Department of Education, 1992. 
  • Virginia Schools for the Deaf: Unified Language Curriculum: A Developmental Approach: Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics. Virginia: Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, 1981.
  • Virginia’s Hearing Impaired Children: A Needs Assessment. Richmond: Virginia Council for the Deaf, 1980.
  • Yates, Fred P. The Virginia Association of the Deaf: A Brief History. S.l: F.P. Yates, 1990.

Newspapers and Newsletters

  • The Communication Bridge. Richmond: Virginia Council for the Deaf, 1980–1994. 
  • Reporting for Hearing Impaired Virginians. Richmond: Virginia Division for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, 1985–1988. 
  • Reporting for Deaf Virginians. Richmond: Virginia Council for the Deaf, 1974–1984 (incomplete)
  • The Silent Cavalier. Charlottesville, VA; Washington, D.C: R.I. Altizer, 1940–1952. 
  • The V.A.D. Bulletin. Richmond, VA: Virginia Association of the Deaf., 1976–1994 (incomplete)
  • VDDHH in Touch. Richmond, VA: Virginia. Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1998–2000
  • VDDHH E-Mail. Virginia. Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1995–1996. 

Archival Sources

Collections marked with an asterisk are unprocessed and may contain restricted material. If you would like to consult these collections, the archives reference staff will need at least two weeks to verify that there is no restricted student information protected under student privacy laws. Please call Archives Reference Services at (804) 692-3888 or email archdesk@lva.virginia.gov for more information.

State Records

  • Advisory Board to the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Minutes, 1978 – 2001. Acc. 41645, State government records collection.
  • Bradley, John A. Legislative Petition, 28 March 1862. Acc. 38867, State government records collection.
  • *Correspondence and Subject Files of the Director of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1972–2015. Acc. 34785, 41647, 43273, & 52778, State government records collection.
  • Minutes of the Virginia Board For People with Disabilities, 1992–2003. Acc. 43973, State government records collection.
  • Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. Minutes of the Virginia Board For People with Disabilities, 1992-2003. Acc. 43973, State government records collection.
  • Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Interpreter Services Program. Records,1973–1995. Acc. 41666, State government records collection. 
  • Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Records, 1975-2000. Acc. 41647, State government records collection
  • Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services. Virginia Disability Services Council Minutes, 1992–2009. Acc. 44806, State government records collection. 

Other Records

  • Agnew, Anne Virginia. Anne Virginia Agnew Papers, 1919-1943. Acc. 42287, Personal papers collection.
  • Bolling Family Association Records, 1991-2009. Acc. 51355, Organization records collection.
  • Couture, Richard. Bolling Hall Family Cemetery Record. Acc. 26906, Cemetery records collection.
  • Clagett, Thomas H. Thomas H. Clagett Correspondence, 1849–1852. Acc. 22869, Personal papers collection. 
  • Douglas, John S. John S. Douglas Papers, 1861-1995. Acc. 34513, Personal papers collection. 
  • Randolph, John. Letters, 1806–1832. Acc. 19828, Personal papers collection.
  • Shultice, Alice Lee Stringfellow. Alice Lee Stringfellow Shultice Papers, 1916–1950. Acc. 51389, Personal papers collection. 

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