Deaf Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DGLAM) in the USA
Deaf Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DGLAM) in the USA
Deaf Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DGLAM) in the USA refers to Deaf Cultural Institutions in the United States of America that provide access to knowledge and information related to deafness and signed languages.
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Chuck Baird Art Gallery - Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Gallery Website: https://www.museumofdeaf.org/chuck-baird-art-gallery
Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center - National Technical for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Location: Rochester, New York
Gallery Website: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/dyerarts-center
Linda K. Jordan Gallery in Washburn Arts Center - Gallaudet University
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Gallery Website: https://gallaudet.edu/art-and-media-design/linda-k-jordan-gallery/
American Sign Language Classes and Services (Formerly Service for the Deaf Community) - D.C. Public Library
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Library Website: https://www.dclibrary.org/using-the-library/american-sign-language-classes-and-services
ASL Storytelling Library - Statewide Outreach Center at Texas School for the Deaf
Location: Virtual
Library Website: https://www.texasdeafed.org/apps/pages/library
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Resources - Coventry Village Branch of Heights Libraries
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Library Website: https://heightslibrary.org/services/special-collections/deaf-hard-of-hearing-and-visually-impaired/
Deaf Collections - Gallaudet University Library
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Library Website: https://gallaudet.edu/library/
Deaf Culture and ASL - The Ohio Digital Library
Location: Virtual
Library Website: https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/collection/113719
Deaf Related Materials Collection (Formerly National Center on Deafness Collection) - California State University, Northridge (CSUN) University Library
Location: Northridge, California
Library Website: https://library.csun.edu/collections/deaf-related-materials
Deaf Services Center - San Francisco Public Library
Location: San Francisco, California
Library Website: https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/deaf-services
Deafness and Outreach Collection - State Library of Ohio
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Library Website: https://library.ohio.gov/residents/special-services/deafness-and-outreach-collection
Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Nashville, Tennessee
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Library Website: https://tndeaflibrary.nashville.gov/
Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Rockville Memorial Library of Montgomery County Public Libraries
Location: Virtual
Library Website: https://www.marylanddcdl.org/
The Museum of Deaf Library - Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Library Website: https://www.museumofdeaf.org/library
Virginia Deaf Culture Digital Library - Central Rappahannock Regional Library and the Library of Virginia
Location: Virtual
Library Website: https://deaflibva.org/
VL2 Storybook Apps Global Digital Library - Motion Light Lab at Gallaudet University
Location: Virtual
Library Website: https://vl2storybookapps.com/digital-library
Deaf Catholic Archives - College of the Holy Cross
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Archives Website: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/dca/
Deaf Studies, Culture, and History Archives - National Technical for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Location: Rochester, New York
Archives Website: https://www.rit.edu/archives/ritntid-deaf-studies-archive
Gallaudet University Archives
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Archives Website: https://gallaudet.edu/archives/
Helen Keller Archive - American Foundation for the Blind
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Archives Website: https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive
National Deaf LGBTQ Archives - Deaf Queer Resource Center
Location: San Francisco, California
General Website: https://dqrc.org/
Perkins Archives - Perkins School for the Blind
Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
Archives Website: https://www.perkins.org/archives/
47 The American Sign Language and English Lower and Secondary School (PS 47) - Museum
Location: Manhattan, New York
Museum Website: https://47alumniofthedeaf.com/archivists-corner/school-museums-tour/
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind - Museum
Location: Talladega, Alabama
General Website: https://www.aidb.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alabama-Institute-For-The-Deaf-Blind-Museum-aidb/882986535088732
American School for the Deaf - Cogswell Heritage House
Location: West Hartford, Connecticut
Museum Website: https://www.asd-1817.org/cogswell-heritage-house-asd-archives
Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, Tucson Campus - Museum
Location: Tucson, Arizona
General Website: https://asdb.az.gov/tucsoncampus/
Arkansas School for the Deaf - Historical Museum
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Museum Website: https://asd.ade.arkansas.gov/About/our-history
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf - Deaf History Museum
Location: Clarkson, Georgia
General Website: https://www.aasdweb.com/
Austine School for the Deaf Museum
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont
Museum Website: https://austinemuseum.com/
Beverly School for the Deaf (The Children's Center for Communication) - William B. Swett Museum
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts
Museum Website: https://cccbsd.org/about-cccbsd/alumni/
California School for the Deaf, Fremont - Museum
Location: Fremont, California
Museum Website: https://www.csdeagles.com/apps/pages/museum
California School for the Deaf, Riverside - Museum
Location: Riverside, California
General Website: https://www.csdr-cde.ca.gov/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/CSDR-Old-Times-100076419882343/
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind Alumni Association Museum
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
General Website: https://csdbaa.org/
Delaware School for the Deaf - Margaret S. Sterck Museum
Location: Newark, Delaware
Museum Website: https://www.dsdeaf.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=255534&type=d
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind - Museum
Location: St. Augustine, Florida
Museum Website: https://www.fsdaa.org/about2
Gallaudet University - National Deaf Life Museum
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Museum Website: https://gallaudet.edu/museum/
Georgia School for the Deaf - Museum
Location: Cave Spring, Georgia
Museum Website: https://gsdaa.org/museum/
Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind - David G. Wilding Museum
Location: Gooding, Idaho
General Website: https://www.iesdb.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/David-G-Wilding-Museum-at-ISDB-100065098055677/
Illinois School for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Location: Jacksonville, Illinois
Museum Website: https://isdaa.org/isdaa-museum
Indiana School for the Deaf - Indiana Deaf History Museum
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Museum Website: https://www.deafhoosiers.com/blank
Iowa School for the Deaf - Museum
Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Museum Website: https://iowaschoolforthedeaf.org/isd-history/
Kentucky School for the Deaf - Jacobs Hall Museum
Location: Danville, Kentucky
Museum Website: https://www.ksd.kyschools.us/about-us/jacobs-hall-museum
Lexington School for the Deaf - Museum
Location: East Elmhurst, New York
Museum Website: https://www.lexnyc.org/about-us/history-and-lexington-museum
Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Governor Baxter School for the Deaf) - Museum
Location: Mackworth Island, Falmouth, Maine
Museum Website: https://www.mecdhh.org/deaf-children-maine-language/museum/
Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia - Museum and Archives
Location: Columbia, Maryland
General Website: https://www.msd.edu/
Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick - Bjorlee Museum
Location: Frederick, Maryland
General Website: https://www.msd.edu/
Museum Website: https://www.visitmaryland.org/listing/attraction/bjorlee-musuem
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf - Douglas D. Bahl Museum
Location: Faribault, Minnesota
General Website: https://msad.msa.state.mn.us/
Missouri School for the Deaf - Burney Fishback, Sr. Memorial Museum
Location: Fulton, Missouri
Museum Website: https://msdaa.org/museum/
Model Secondary School for the Deaf - Historical Museum
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
General Website: https://mssd.gallaudet.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086731688798
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind - Museum
Location: Great Falls, Montana
General Website: https://www.msdbmustangs.org/
Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture (Formerly William J. Mara Museum of Deaf History and Deaf Culture)
Location: Olathe, Kansas
Museum Website: https://www.museumofdeaf.org/
Nebraska Deaf Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Nebraska-Deaf-Heritage-Museum-and-Cultural-Center-100065524537985/
New Jersey School for the Deaf/Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf - Museum
Location: West Trenton, New Jersey
General Website: https://www.nj.gov/education/mksd/
New Mexico School for the Deaf - Kenneth E. Brasel Museum
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Museum Website: https://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/o/nmsd/page/history-museum
New York School for the Deaf - Fanwood History and Deaf Culture Center (Museum)
Location: White Plains, New York
Museum Website: https://fanwoodmuseum.weebly.com/
North Carolina School for the Deaf, Morganton - Historical Museum
Location: Morganton, North Carolina
General Website: https://www.ncsd.net/
North Dakota School for the Deaf/Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Museum
Location: Devils Lake, North Dakota
General Website: https://www.ndsd.nd.gov/
Oregon School for the Deaf - Museum and Archives
Location: Salem, Oregon
Museum Website: https://www.oregon.gov/osd/about-us/pages/osd-museum-and-archives.aspx
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf - Deaf Culture and Heritage Center
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
General Website: https://psd.org/
Perkins School for the Blind - Perkins Museum
Location: Watertown, Massachusetts
Museum Website: https://www.perkins.org/archives/museum/
Rochester School for the Deaf - Museum and the Carolyn White Siegfried and DeFois Hathaway Siegfried Archive Center
Location: Rochester, New York
Museum Website: https://www.rsdeaf.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1504064&type=d&pREC_ID=1646035
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind - Cedar Springs Museum
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Museum Website: https://www.scsdb.org/about-us/history
St. Joseph's School for the Deaf - Archival Museum
Location: Bronx, New York
Museum Website: https://www.sjsdny.org/history
Museum Website: https://sites.google.com/sjsdny.org/stjosephsarchivemuseum/home
Texas School for the Deaf - Heritage Center
Location: Austin, Texas
Museum Website: https://www.tsd.texas.gov/apps/pages/museum
Museum Website: https://tsdalumni.org/heritage-center
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind - Museum and Records
Location: Staunton, Virginia
Museum Website: https://www.vsdb.k12.va.us/page/museum-and-records
Museum Website: https://vsdaa.org/deaf-history-museum/
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf - Alumni Museum
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Museum Website: https://www.wpsdalumni.org/archives/
Wisconsin School for the Deaf - Museum
Location: Delavan, Wisconsin
Museum Website: https://wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wsd/about/museum/
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