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Title: The Deaf At Work by Benjamin M. Schowe, October 22, 1957
Created: October 22, 1957
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe discusses the future of deaf employment and explores why Akron has many deaf employees compared to other cities
Subject: Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Communication--Deaf, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Occupational Training, Lipreading

Title: The Industrial Potential of the Deaf, by Benjamin M. Schowe, April 11, 1954
Created: April 11, 1954
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe writes about the potential of the deaf worker post-war
Subject: World War I, United States. Work Projects Administration, World War II, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Employment--Deaf--United States

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to B.J. Marett, Senior Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation, October 29, 1952
Created: October 29, 1952
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe says Firestone is not encouraging immigration at the time but that work may be found if people come at their own risk
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Job placement--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Boyce R. Williams, April 10, 1955
Created: April 10, 1954
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe addresses the problem of discrimination against deaf workers
Subject: Communication--Deaf, Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Discrimination--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Byron B. Burnes, April 8, 1941
Created: April 8, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe describes his scheme of distributing pamphlets to Burnes.
Subject: Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Job placement--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Marketing channels, Worker's Compensation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to California State Personnel Board, October 3, 1942
Created: October 3, 1942
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe expresses an interest in becoming Rehabilitation Training OFficer for the Deaf.
Subject: Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Occupational Training

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Elwood Stevenson, Superintendent of the California School for the Deaf, Berkeley, October 26, 1942
Created: October 26, 1942
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe asks for advice about the job as Rehabilitation Training Officer for the Deaf
Subject: Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Frank Sullivan, December 21, 1967
Created: December 21, 1967
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe discusses the social construction of deafness as a disability.
Subject: Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Jay Cooke Howard, August 7, 1941
Created: August 7, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe asks Howard about who should be in charge of a labor bureau for the deaf- state or federal?
Subject: Workers' compensation Law and legislation, Job placement--Deaf, Employment--Deaf--United States, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to L.F. Taylor, Field Agent for Vocational Rehabilitation, January 28, 1943
Created: January 28, 1943
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe illustrates employment opportunities for the deaf at Firestone
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Job placement--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to P.G. Sherer, Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation, April 16, 1943
Created: April 16, 1943
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe describes job opportunities available in Akron
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Tom L. Anderson, August 17, 1941
Created: August 17, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe fills in Anderson on what the industrial committee is doing and discusses the work of local placement officers.
Subject: Job placement--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Employment--Deaf--Statistics, Safety and health at work

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Tom L. Anderson, September 20, 1941
Created: September 20, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe says that expectations are unrealistic for the National Association of the Deaf
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf