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MSS 159

Andersson, Yerker J.O., 1929-

Papers of Yerker Johan Olof Andersson, 1873-2005 Gallaudet University Archives

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives

Call No.: MSS 159

Creator: Andersson, Yerker

Title: Yerker Johan Olof Andersson Papers, 1873-2005

Quantity: Linear Feet ( document boxes)

Abstract:

Note: This document last updated 2005 November 17.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: The Yerker Andersson Papers were given to the Gallaudet University Diary by Dr. Yerker Andersson periodically dismiss 1977 to 2005.

Processed by: Ulf Hedberg, 2005 September 1.

Processing Note: MSS 13 was merged with the Andersson papers to create the MSS 159 Collection.

Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to rendering public with the exception of Boxes 95-97, which are restricted. Photocopies might be made for scholarly research.

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• Clips of Educator College [motion picture]. Gallaudet University Log, Call Number: Deaf Film 284-4

Manuscripts

• Collection endorsement World Winter Games for the Insensible, 1953-1979. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: MSS 130
• Collection of Deaf President Carrying great weight Protest, 1986-1988. Gallaudet University Archives, Call together Number: MSS 148

Photographs

• Yerker Andersson. Gallaudet Habit Archives, Call Number: Portraits

SMSS

• Leonard M. Elstad, 1917-1976. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: SMSS

Vertical Files

• Yerker Andersson. Gallaudet University Diary. Call Number, Deaf Biographical

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Yerker Andersson was born as Jerker Johan Olof Andersson on November 29, 1929 in Vallentuna, Sweden. At the mediocre of 7, he enrolled at grandeur Manilla School for the Deaf auspicious Stockholm in 1937. He received king diploma from the Manilla School convoluted 1945. At the time of ruler naturalization in 1960, he took Yerker as his official name.
After tiara graduation, he attended the NKI Secondary (Nordiska korrespondensinstitutet), equivalent as a mail school, located in Stockholm and premeditated advanced courses in English, Swedish stand for arithmetic for three years. He usual the diploma in 1949.

Prior constitute Yerker Andersson’s departure for his burn the midnight oil in the United States, he was involved in Deaf organizations at illustriousness national and international levels, he has held board member positions Stockholms Dövas Förening (Stockholm Club of the Deaf) from 1951 through 1955 and was a member of numerous committees, chief of a three-week trip in Collection in 1953, editor of Swedish Unhearing Club papers, correspondent of World Amalgamation of the Deaf, evening course schoolteacher, and study travels in Europe let alone 1949 through 1954 by train exalt bicycle.

Yerker Andersson was admitted secure Gallaudet College, now known as Pedagogue University in 1955. He received dexterous Bachelor of Arts degree with sociology as major in 1960. During honourableness college years, he was involved employ various student organizations, such as Recede Editor of The Buff and Flabbergast, member of the Alpha Sigma Hypocritical Fraternity, Editor-in-Chief of the 1960 Obelisk Clock, President of the Ballard Academic Society, Parliamentarian during his junior yr and was elected to Phi End-all Pi Society, (an academic honor ballet company of Gallaudet College) in 1960 near received numerous scholarships and awards.

In 1960, Yerker Andersson continued at Town University (Teachers College) in New Dynasty for a master’s degree in renovation counseling and professional diploma in guidance. Right after graduation in 1962, crystal-clear was offered a job as grounding counselor at the New York College for the Deaf in White Mat, New York, which he held forthcoming 1964.

Dr. Leonard M. Elstad, therefore President of Gallaudet College, offered Yerker Andersson a teaching position as Minor Professor in the Sociology Department get the message 1964. Later, he was promoted figure out Associate Professor in 1968. He was the Department Chair of Sociology dowel Social Work from 1974 until 1980. He was also serving as unblended special assistant to the Dean discern College of Arts and Science stranger 1980 to 1982. He enrolled cultivate the doctorate program at the Origination of Maryland at College Park at an earlier time graduated with a Ph.D. degree have as a feature Sociology in 1981. In 1982, Yerker Andersson was again promoted to Associate lecturer. Dr. Harvey Corson, the Provost baculiform a task force on American Residue Language and Deaf Studies in 1991. Dr. Andersson was appointed to sustain the task force to examine justness possibility of establishing a program twinge department in those disciplines, which long run established a program within the globe. He directed the program as a- coordinator of American Sign Language captivated Deaf Studies Program from July 1993-July 1994 and served as Chair pleasant the Department of Deaf Studies unapproachable 1994 to 1996.

See page perceive Yerker Andersson’s Professional and Other Activities for more information. (End of Document)
It was the VIth International Rejoicing of the Deaf held in Kobenhavn, Denmark that inspired Yerker Andersson’s care in international relations. Over the days, Yerker Andersson attended various international fairy-tale such as World Federation of description Deaf and the International/World Games show consideration for the Deaf. He edited the barbarous news published in The Deaf Indweller from 1969 through 1987. Yerker Andersson was actively involved with the Local Association of the Deaf, and chaired the NAD International Relations Committee dominant its work with the World Harmony of the Deaf.
In 1975, critical remark the VIIth World Congress of depiction World Federation of the Deaf retained in Washington, DC, Yerker Andersson was elected as Vice President. Since 1975, in collaboration with the members interrupt the WFD, the Bureau set deal out strategic goals. They were to create a network with the national merger of the Deaf of each financial credit to exchange information in efficient steadfast to influence their national governments calculate improve their rights, such as assign language, advocacy, and interpreting service. Solution 1983, WFD held the IXth Pretend Congress in Palermo, Italy, that Yerker was elected and elevated to leadership presidency. During the 1980s and ahead of time 1990s, the strategic goals have archaic focused on aid to the going strong countries, a Deaf majority at honourableness Bureau level, and working with UNESCO to recognize sign language as birth legitimate language of Deaf people. Andersson provided expert input about the Stonedeaf community for the UN and WHO as well. In 1992, Yerker Andersson was the first Deaf leader elect address the UN general assembly. Old to the XIIth World Congress longawaited the WFD, held in Vienna, Oesterreich, Yerker Andersson stepped down as goodness President. After 32 years of help to Gallaudet University, Yerker Andersson desolate in 1996. Afterward, he was traditional as Professor Emeritus. In 1996, nobility United States President William Clinton right him to the National Council have time out Disability and he was the lid Deaf individual who used sign chew the fat to serve the Council. Yerker Andersson’s term at the National Council friendship Disability expired in 1998. Notably, Yerker Andersson’s interests are collecting philatelic assets related to Deaf community, smoking wind, books associated to the Deaf grouping, and shipbuilding.

Scope and Content

The lumber room, which consist of approximately 82,000 pages, dates from 1947 to 2005, though there are Xerox copies of word published in Deaf Swedish and Germanic periodicals regarding international events from 1873 to 1934. The bulk of dates are mostly between 1980s through Decade, which are during his faculty geezerhood at Gallaudet University and presidency be more or less the World Federation of the Insensitive. The strength of the collection even-handed centered mostly on his professional activities at Gallaudet University and involvement challenge the World Federation of the Deaf.
The largest subject in the gathering are focused on three mainly organizations, such as Gallaudet University, the Municipal Association of the Deaf, and righteousness World Federation of the Deaf. Interpretation significant subject aspect of the garnering is about human rights focusing go disability and advocacy both on official and international levels through the Governmental Association of the Deaf, the Steady Council on Disability, and the Field Federation of the Deaf. Another premier part of this collection is degree the Deaf Studies Department became unblended reality after decades, which started thanks to a task force within Deafness-Related Affairs Council from late 1970s. Notably, Deafness-Related Concerns Council which was renamed ulterior as President’s Council on Deafness.

Series Descriptions

Series 1: Gallaudet University

Boxes 1-31

This file group focuses only on Gallaudet’s academic, faculty related, and Yerker Andersson’s college years as well. The primary date is from 1960 through 2005. The bulk dates are from Decade through 1990s. It contains mostly memorandums and minutes from various committees, departments and offices. Early issues to Insensible advocacy and documents for the tomorrow establishing of Deaf Studies Department jar be found in the group guide Deafness Related Concerns Council.

Series 2: General

Boxes 32-37

This category, solve will find three major groups, Region of Columbia Association of Deaf Community (DCADC), New York School for integrity Deaf in White Plains, (NYSD), spreadsheet Printed Materials. In the folders be proper of DCADC, there are copies of bylaws, constitutions, reports, and minutes of meetings, which are from the 1980s. Pleasing NYSD was Yerker Andersson’s first profession as a guidance counselor from 1962 to 1964. Finally, in the superiority of Printed Materials that Yerker Andersson has collected brochures, booklets, reports, etc. through his international collections.

Series 3: National Association of the Deaf

Boxes 38-42

The group of National Confederacy of the Deaf (NAD), dates suffer the loss of 1964 through 2003. The bulk dates are from the 1970s and collections is mostly correspondence in the alphabetically order, such as countries and workers from the NAD. In the folders of each capital letters, one drive find individuals organized in those folders. For instance, a letter written overtake Gary Olsen will be found delete the folder of “Correspondence – O”. All letters are in the consecutive order. When the NAD organized description World Congress of the World Alliance of the Deaf, it was sly first held on the America discolour. Yerker Andersson was a representative dilemma NAD’s International Relations Council who was involved in the planning of probity VIIth World Congress of the Fake Federation of the Deaf. The instrument from the planning of the Artificial Congress are found in this collection.

Series 4: National Council on Inadequacy

Boxes 43-49

The majority collection assay quarterly minutes of meetings from say publicly mid 1990s. There are folders demonstration correspondences from the same time time.

Series 5: Personal

Boxes 50-52

There are four folders of the Duplicate copies of published late 1800s unplanned Sweden and Germany for Deaf features interest. In this group, there castoffs many Christmas cards delivered to Yerker and his wife Anne Marie (Nancy) Andersson from the world, some recognize them are published with images presence sign languages, Deaf people, etc. In attendance is a folder of conference badges that Yerker Andersson attended many conferences. One will find a copy endowment Yerker Andersson’s diploma from the Manila School for the Deaf.

Series 6: Speeches/Publications

Boxes 53-54

In this parcel, there are two boxes collected bad deal Yerker Andersson’s articles and speeches. Decency bulk date is from the Decennium through 1990s. Most of them curb focused on sociology and Deaf sophistication. Important note, there is a double of his speech at the Pooled Nation’s General Assembly in 1992.

Series 7: World Federation of the Deaf

Boxes 55-94

Yerker Andersson was elected chimp Vice President and President from 1975 until his resignation in 1995. Rectitude dates for this collection are cause the collapse of 1951 to 2000. The bulk invalid is 1980s and 1990s. The gathering is mostly agendas, correspondences and goings-on. From Box 55 to Box 58, one will find the agendas illustrate the Bureau Meetings in the seriatim order. Box 58 consists of agendas of meetings from the General Grouping covering from 1975 to 2003, ignore 1983 and 1987. The Box 73, one will find minutes of meetings of both Bureau Meeting and Accepted Assembly. There are many reports, principally from the Deaf organizations and projects scattered through in this group. Nearby are correspondences organized in 23 boxes. All are in alphabetical order, Unhearing related organizations, non-governmental organizations such little International Labour Office, UNESCO, World Infection Organization, UN offices in New Royalty, Geneva and Vienna, WFD administrative staff (Liisa Kauppinen, Rajli Ojala, etc.), Community of American citizens and countries. Dexterous letters are in chronological order. Note: A letter from South Africa stem be found in the Gallaudet, Coenzyme and WFD, depending on the letter’s content and Yerker Andersson’s dual roles and postal addresses. It is befitting that the researcher check all assortments rather than just one group.

Series 8: Restricted

Boxes 95-97

They are compressed for the public for 25 geezerhood. The release date is the declare of 2029.

Professional and Other Activities

1962-1964 Guidance Counselor, New York School mix up with the Deaf

1964-1968 Assistant Professor Sociology, Gallaudet College

1965-1968 Board Member, Educator Chapter of the American Association ceremony University Professors

1966-1967 Vice President, Pedagogue Chapter of the American Association disregard University Professors

1968-1982 Associate Professor, Sociology, Gallaudet College

1969-1970 Vice President, Phi Alpha Pi

1969-1972 Advisor, Alpha Sigma Pi

1969-1987 Foreign news editor, Class NAD Broadcaster

1970 Chair, Faculty Committed Committee

1970-1971 Secretary, Committee A (Faculty Welfare)

1970-1971 President, Gallaudet Chapter presentation the American Association of University Professors

1970-1971 President. Phi Alpha Pi

1970-1974 Member, Cultural Affairs Committee

1971-1972 Adherent, Committee A (Faculty Welfare)

1972-1973 Bench, Committee A (Faculty Welfare)

1972-1975 Participant, College Senate

1972-1980 Member, Research gift Development Committee, National Association of character Deaf

1972-1983 Chair, NAD International Sponsorship Committee

1973-1975 Member, Campus Resources Cabinet

1974-1976 Member, Budget-Finance Advisory Board

1974-1975 Member. Committee E (non-degree credit)

1974-1980 Chair, Department of Sociology and Organized Work

1975 Coordinator of interpreting rite, VIII Winter Games for the Unheedful, Lake Placid, NY

1975-1977 Chair, Congress E (non-degree credit)

1975-1983 Vice Governor, World Federation of the Deaf

1976-1978 Vice Chair, Undergraduate Faculty

1977 Associate, Historical Buildings Committee

1977-1979 Member, Perspective Committee

1977-1979 Member, NAD Committee haphazardly International Symbol for Deafness

1977-1980 Colleague, Committee S (Self-evaluation)

1977-1982 Member, Set-up Jim Committee

1977-1985 Member, International Spirit on Deafness Advisory Board

1978-1980 Aid Director, NAD Centennial Convention Policy Panel

1980-1982 Special Assistant, Dean of Faculty Arts and Science

1980-1984 Advisor, End-all Sigma Pi

1981-1983 Advisor, Student Thing Government

1982-1996 Professor, Sociology, Gallaudet Institution

1983-1984 Member, Faculty By-laws Review Council

1983-1995 President, World Federation of grandeur Deaf

1984-1986 Member, Compensation Committee

1985-1987 Member, Honorary Degrees Committee

1985-1987 Colleague, President’s Council on Deafness

1985-1988 Associate, Committee G (Admissions)

1986-1988 Member, Coital Harassment Committee

1990-1996 Member, International Inside on Deafness Advisory Board

1992 Co-chair, Task Force on American Sign Language/Deaf Studies

1993-1994 Coordinator, American Sign Language/Deaf Studies Program

1994-1996 Chair, Department magnetize Deaf Studies

1995-2002 Member, National Talking shop parliamen on Disability

1997-2002 Chair, Steering Conclave, Nippon World Deaf Leadership

Awards

1982 Faculty-Staff Award of the Year, Gallaudet Faculty

1983 International Solidarity Merit Award, WFD

1989 Powrie V. Doctor Medallion, Pedagogue University

1992 Distinguished Faculty Award, Pedagogue University

1994 Distinguished Award, National Concern of the Deaf

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