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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 Deaf Wage-Earners: A Study in Adjustment to Occupation, Benjamin M. Schowe, no date
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Long article about deaf employment by Schowe, includes a lengthy comparsion to deaf employment in Great Britain
Subject: Occupational Training, Segregation, Safety and health at work, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, World War II, Communication--Deaf, War Manpower, Lipreading, Worker's Compensation--Deaf, Vocabulary--Deaf, Sign Language--American, Job placement--Deaf, Oralism vs. manualism debate

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: Manuscript: Professional Status for deaf workers, Benjamin M. Schowe, no date
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe discusses discrimination in employment and issues of communication
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Discrimination--Deaf, Occupational Training, Communication--Deaf

Title: Memorandum from Benjamin M. Schowe to D.W. Carnahan, April 15, 1943
Created: April 15, 1943
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe suggests that foremen talk directly to their deaf employees to boost their morale
Subject: Employee Morale, Communication--Deaf

Title: Notes of Benjamin M. Schowe, December 21
Created: December 21, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Notes
Description: Schowe makes quotations from Malinowski to support his research
Subject: Communication--Deaf, Social evolution

Title: Unrealistic Distinctions, Benjamin M. Schowe, no date
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe focuses on how communication can be facilitated at work between deaf and hearing employees and supervisors.
Subject: Lipreading, Safety and health at work, Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Communication--Deaf, Occupational Training, Segregation