A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1972-2015 Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Dept. for the, Records, 1972-2015 34785, 41647, 41666, 43273, 52778

A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1972-2015

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 34785, 41647, 41666, 43273, 52778


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
34785, 41647, 41666, 43273, 52778
Title
Records of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1972-2015
Extent
25 cubic feet (25 Boxes)
Creator
Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Restricted documents have been flagged within the collection.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, [cite specific dates and accession used], State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Accession 34785 was transferred 27 December 1994.

Accession 41647 was transferred 6 January 2005.

Accession 43273 was transferred 13 June 2007.

Accession 52778 was transferred 28 June 2019.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Historical Information

The Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was established as a state agency under the Secretary of Human Resources by the 1972 General Assembly. Its predecessor was the Council on the Deaf. The Dept. is advised by a nine member board (Advisory Board to the Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) appointed by the governor. Four members of the board should be representatives of deaf-oriented professions, four should be hearing-impaired citizens and one member should be a parent of a hearing-impaired child. The board is responsible for the approval of long-range programs and reviews budget requests.

The governor also appoints a director for the agency who is responsible for developing a program for statewide interpreter services for the hearing-impaired, providing training and technical assistance to service providers and the general public about hearing impairment, acting as an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing, providing communications accessibility for hearing-impaired citizens through its Telecommunications Assistance Program, providing local and statewide outreach services and maintaining a register of hearing-impaired Virginians. This register is confidential and is used for needs assessment and research purposes. The Code of Virginia (63.1-85.1.1 et seq.) establishes the department as a communications bridge between those who are deaf or hard of hearing and hearing persons.

Scope and Content

Records of the Virginia Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1972-2015, are housed in 25 boxes and are arranged in original order. These records consist of Director's correspondence, administrative files, and subject files and includes correspondence, financial documentation, meeting records, policies and procedures, press releases, project documentation, reports, speeches and topical files. Contains the files of several Directors, Acting Directors and Deputy Directors, including Ronald Lanier, J. Rex Purvis, F.P. Yates, Lily P. Bess, Wayne Shoot, Kathy Vesley, William Hill, Clayton Bowen and Susan Buckland.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Director's correspondence and subject files, 1972-1987 (Accession 34785); Director's correspondence and subject files, 1974-2001 (Accession 41647); Director's correspondence and subject files, 1974-1996 (Accession 43273); Director's correspondence and subject files, 1973-2015 (Accession 52778);

Contents List

Director's correspondence and subject files (Accession 34785), 1972-1987 .
Boxes 1-9
Extent: 9 boxes.

This series is housed in 9 boxes and is arranged in original order. These files include correspondence, financial documentation, meeting files, projects file and reports. Includes correspondence with the Secretary of Human Affairs and members of the Virginia Council for the Deaf.

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Director's correspondence and subject files (Accession 41647), 1974-2001 .
Boxes 1-5
Extent: 5 cubic feet.

This series is housed in 5 boxes and is arranged in original order. Records include correspondence, financial documentation, meeting files, projects file and reports. Includes VDDHH Advisory Board records, 1981-1991.

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Director's correspondence and subject files (Accession 43273), 1974-1996 .
Boxes 1-8
Extent: 3 cubic feet.

This series is housed in 3 boxes and is arranged in original order. This series consists of the files of two Directors, Lily P. Bess and Susan Buckland. Records include correspondence, financial documentation, meeting files, projects files and reports. Includes VDDHH Advisory Board records, 1994-1996.

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Director's correspondence and subject files (Accession 52778), 1973-2015 .
Boxes 1-8
Extent: 8 cubic feet.

This series is housed in 8 boxes and is arranged in original order. This series consists of the files of several Directors, Acting Directors and Deputy Directors, including Ronald Lanier (4 cu. ft.), as well as J. Rex Purvis, F.P. Yates, Lily P. Bess, Wayne Shoot, Kathy Vesley, William Hill, Clayton Bowen and Susan Buckland (2 cu. ft.). Records include correspondence, financial documentation, meeting files, projects file and reports.

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