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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 Kreigh B. Ayers, January 18, 1942
Created: January 18, 1942
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe thanks Ayers for an article about job discrimination and discusses vocational training with residency requirements
Subject: Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Occupational Training

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to S.W. Candee, Manager of Industrial Relations, Tidewater Associated Oil Company, May 2, 1951
Created: May 2, 1951
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe makes suggestions on how Candee can incorporate deaf employees at his company
Subject: Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Occupational Training, Safety and health at work, Segregation

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to the NAD Industrial Committee, March 9, 1941
Created: March 9, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe outlines a plan to collect statistics
Subject: Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Occupational Training, Deaf--Unemployment, Deaf--Employment--Statistics

Title: Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Tom L. Anderson, March 18, 1941
Created: March 18, 1941
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Correspondence
Description: Schowe complains of problems with his committee and tries to outline a course of action.
Subject: Occupational Training, Employment--Deaf--United States, Organizations--Deaf--United States, Discrimination in employment--Deaf

Title: Letter from David A. Davidowitz to Members of the N.A.D. Industrial Committee, no date
Creator: Davidowitz, David
Type: Correspondence
Description: Davidowitz argues for and against some proposals made by Schowe
Subject: Organizations--Deaf--United States, Occupational Training, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Employment--Deaf--Statistics, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Insurance--Deaf, Public Relations, Job placement--Deaf

Title: Letter from Guilbert C. Braddock to Benjamin M. Schowe, August 27, 1941
Created: August 27, 1941
Creator: Braddock, Guilbert C.
Type: Correspondence
Description: Braddock discusses the Kenner situation with Schowe and various cases of discrimination and job placements.
Subject: Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Occupational Training, Job placement--Deaf

Title: Report from D.W. Wilson Jr. to Benjamin M. Schowe, no date
Creator: Wilson, D.W.
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Report about the best way to educate and train deaf workers
Subject: Civil Works Administration, Deaf--Employment--Statistics, Occupational Training, Public Works Administration, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Oralism vs. manualism debate

Title: Vocational Association of the Deaf: Committee on Industrial Practices, Progress Report, March 1, 1951
Created: March 1, 1951
Creator: Vocational Association of the Deaf Industrial Practices Committee
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe and the committee discuss vocational training and other aspects of barriers to deaf employment
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Occupational Training, Job placement--Deaf, Vocational Rehabilitation--Deaf, Communication--Deaf, Lipreading, Safety and health at work, Worker's Compensation--Deaf, Discrimination in employment--Deaf

Title: War-Time Evolution of Employment Opportunities For the Deaf, Benjamin M. Schowe, January 3, 1943
Created: January 3, 1943
Creator: Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type: Manuscripts
Description: Schowe describes the difficulties facing the deaf employee in search for jobs but presents some ideas that work to the deaf employee's advantage
Subject: Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States, Discrimination in employment--Deaf, Deaf--Employment--Statistics, Occupational Training