Elizabeth Blomquist Symonds silk ribbon, circa 1925-1979.

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Elizabeth Blomquist Symonds silk ribbon, circa 1925-1979.

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The silk ribbon or neckpiece is fringed silk ribbon with the name of the exchange student inked on the side. The collection also includes two letters from Symonds to RIT President Dr. Paul Miller, a postcard, and a letter acknowledging Symonds' donation to the Deaf Studies Archives. Silk ribbon belonging to Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute art school student Elizabeth Blomquist Symonds.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Symonds, Elizabeth Blomquist,

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The silk ribbon was given to Elizabeth Blomquist Symonds by a Chinese deaf-mute student. Both attended the Bevier Art School of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. In a letter to RIT President Dr. Paul Miller, Symonds wrote: "I told you about our classmate, a deaf mute from China. He was attending the School for the Deaf in Rochester then changed his enrollment to our school, then known as Bevier Art School of Mechanics Institute. While here he began to know simple words and phrases...

Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute

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Miller, Paul A., 1917-

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Paul Ausborn Miller (1917- ) was born March 22, 1917 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Harry Ausborn and Mamie Elizabeth (née Stewart) Miller. After graduating high school, he attended West Virginia University (WVU), where he earned his B.S. in Agriculture in 1939. Miller then accepted a position as a County Agricultural Agent with the WVU Agricultural Extension Service. During World War II, he served as a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps. He married Catherine Spiker on December 9, 1...

Rochester School for the Deaf

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