Stephen Aldersley collection
RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archives
Table of Contents
Collection Overview
- Title
- Stephen Aldersley collection
- Inclusive Date(s)
- circa 1890-1995
- Abstract
- Materials related to major Deaf organizations (1891-1994) and their accomplishments collected by NTID faculty member Stephen Aldersley.
- Extent
- 7.0 Linear feet (6 File boxes)
- Location
- C.S. Mid-Range, Shelves 425, 430, 435
- Repository
- RIT Archive Collections
RIT Libraries
Wallace Library
90 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York, 14623
(585) 475-2557
raswml@rit.edu
- Language
- English
Biographical Information for Stephen Aldersley
Stephen Aldersley joined the faculty of the NTID English Department in 1980. He served as department chair from 1991 until 2008 and has since served as interim associate dean for academic administration at NTID. Research topics include how deaf students learn English, curriculum and assessment of English language development among deaf students and the history of organizations serving deaf people.
Scope and Content
Stephen Aldersley collected material on major deaf organizations in the United States. Organizations with the most coverage include: Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID), The Council of Organizational Representatives (COR), and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). The earliest records document the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (AAPTSD). Records in the collection include newsletters, by-laws and constitutions, minutes, proceedings, and reports.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically by organization name.
Subject Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Faculty.
Subject(s)
- Deaf -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Deaf -- Education (Higher) -- New York (State) -- Rochester
- Deaf -- Means of communication
- Deaf -- New York (State) -- Rochester
- Deaf college students
- Teachers of the deaf
Genre(s)
- Constitutions
- Minutes
- Reports
Information for Researchers
Preferred Citation
Stephen Aldersley collection, RIT/NTID Deaf Studies Archives
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Administrative Information
Collection ID
RITDSA.0033
Accession Information
Accession number(s): 08:45
Source of Acquisition
Stephen Aldersley donated his collection to the Deaf Studies Archives in 2008.
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Amy Vilz in October 2011.
Additional Finding Aids
In addition to this finding aid, an inventory is available below. For more information, please contact the RIT Archive Collections.