Ralph L. Hoag collection, 1965-1989.

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Ralph L. Hoag collection, 1965-1989.

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The collection contains the papers, photographs, and publications of Ralph L. Hoag, Executive Secretary to the National Advisory Board that established NTID. Hoag held many positions related to the education of the Deaf and spent 8 years as Superintendent of the Rochester School for the Deaf, from 1966-1974. Also found in the collection is research for his manuscript "The Origin and Establishment of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf " (1989) which details the work of the National Advisory Board in planning for NTID and the steps undertaken to choose the home campus that eventually brought the school to RIT. Photographs, correspondence, and publications of Ralph L. Hoag. Hoag served as Executive Secretary to the National Advisory Board that established the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology.

0.4 linear feet (1 document box)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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National Technical Institute for the Deaf

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Hoag, Ralph Lynn, 1919-

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Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...