Newby Ely deaf movies collection, circa 1930 - 2005.

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Newby Ely deaf movies collection, circa 1930 - 2005.

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A collection of posters, films, and press books featuring deaf actors or characters as compiled by historian and film buff Newby Ely. This is a collection of movies and TV shows that have at least one deaf actor collected by Newby Ely, who is Deaf and has a passion for Deaf cultural history. The collection includes posters, press books and movies that feature deaf actors or deaf characters.

9.0 linear feet (6 file boxes, 2 oversize lid boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179373

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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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...

Ely, Newby,

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Newby Ely has been an avid collector of film memorabilia for the past 40 years, amassing a private collection of thousands of items, including scripts, lobby cards and posters. After reading John Schuchman's "Hollywood Speaks: Deafness and the Film Entertainment Industry" and taking his course in the early 2000s, Ely started collecting Deaf-related film memorabilia and video recordings. He eventually donated this collection to the Deaf Studies Archives at RIT. He continues collecting film memora...