Gaillard in Deaf America

by Gaillard, Henri; Buchanan, Robert M.; Sayers, William

• ISBN13: 9781563681226
• ISBN10: 1563681226
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-21
• Publisher: Gallaudet Univ Pr

Summary

In 1917, Henri Gaillard journeyed to the United States for the centennial celebration of the American School for the Deaf (ASD). The oldest school for deaf students in America, ASD had been confounded by renowned deaf French teacher Laurent Clerc, thus inspiring Gaillard's invitation. Gaillard visited deaf people everywhere he went and recorded his impressions in a detailed journal. His essays present a sharply focused portrait of the many facets of Deaf America during a pivotal year in its history. Gaillard crossed the Atlantic only a few weeks after the United States entered World War I. In his writings, he reports the efforts of American deaf leaders to secure employment for deaf workers to support the war effort. He also witnesses spirited speeches at the National Association of the Deaf convention decrying the replacement of sign language by oral education. Gaillard also depicts the many local institutions established by deaf Americans, such as Philadelphia's All Souls Church, founded in 1888 by the country's first ordained deaf pastor, and the many deaf c

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(18)
Bob Buchanan
Hartford, Connecticut
The Universal Magic of Sign Language	19	(33)
New York, The First Visit
To Every Man His Due	52	(40)
Albany
On Advances Made by Deaf Americans	92	(7)
Buffalo
A Charming and Friendly Welcome	99	(7)
Akron
Mecca of Opportunity	106	(12)
Pittsburgh
With the Warmest Memories	118	(3)
Philadelphia
For Our Little World	121	(16)
Washington, D.C.
What the Deaf Are Capable Of	137	(15)
New York, The Second Visit
His Magical Sleight of Hand	152	(12)
Jersey City
A Self Made Man	164	(3)
On Board the Transatlantic Steamships
The Glorious Future	167	(3)
Appendix
Speech	170	(21)
M. Edwin
A. Hodgson
Index	191