- Title:
- Kevin Nolan photographs and papers
- Date:
- 1968-2008
- Size:
- 0.5 Linear feet (Document box )
- Abstract:
- Materials found in the Kevin Nolan photographs and papers relate to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) drama club from 1968-2008. Kevin Nolan was a student at NTID from 1968-1971 and was one of the founders of the NTID drama club. This collection includes photographic prints in black and white and color, newspaper clippings, programs, and scripts from various productions.
►OccurrencesBiographical/Historical Information: Kevin Nolan is a 1971 NTID/RIT graduate of College of Business. Nolan was one of only 70 students in the NTID inaugural class of 1968. Alongside Robert Panera, Nolan and two other students helped form the NTID Drama Club. Starring in many productions such as “The Marriage Proposal”, “Laurel and Hardy,” and “Up In Central Park,” Nolan is best known for his performance in “The Claw” in 1971. That same year, Nolan won the Outstanding Service Award at the First Annual Golden Award Night. In 1977, Kevin Nolan won the Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2009, Nolan returned to the NTID stage to perform in Equus. Kevin made history by becoming the first born-deaf person elected to public office in the U.S., a city council seat in Northampton, Massachusetts in 1986-87 against a 20-year incumbent.
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