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Building for Tomorrow, Benjamin M. Schowe, August 16, 1940
Created
August 16, 1940
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Manuscripts
Description
Schowe expresses concern about increased discrimination against deaf employees
Subject
Safety and health at work
,
Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States
,
Labor Unions
,
United States. Work Projects Administration
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Discrimination in employment--Deaf
,
Worker's Compensation--Deaf
Title
Civil Works Project for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, January 26, 1934
Created
January 26, 1934
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Letter to ministers from Schowe asking for their assistance in making contacts with the deaf and hard of hearing
Subject
Discrimination--Deaf
,
Unemployment--Deaf
Title
College Degree isn't a license to practice a Career.
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Notes
Description
Schowe illustrates an academic degree as a hunting license- to get a job if you can find one, not a license to a job.
Subject
Degrees, Academic
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Educational Statistics
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
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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
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Communication--Deaf
,
War Manpower
,
Lipreading
,
Worker's Compensation--Deaf
,
Vocabulary--Deaf
,
Sign Language--American
,
Job placement--Deaf
,
Oralism vs. manualism debate
Title
The Deaf War Workers: A Study in Utilization, Benjamin M. Schowe
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Articles
Description
Also includes an extensive examination of deafness and identity
Subject
World War II
,
Employment--Deaf--United States
,
Safety and health at work
,
Discrimination--Deaf
,
Occupational Training
,
Lipreading
,
Segregation
,
Prejudices
Title
The Deaf Worker in Modern Industry, Benjamin M. Schowe, no date
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Manuscripts
Description
Schowe outlines important characteristic traits to possess as a deaf employee
Subject
Occupational Training
Title
Distinction between a job and an occupation
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Notes
Description
Definition of a job and an occupation
Subject
Notes
Title
The Elephant Sneezed And--Benjamin M. Schowe, ca. 1937
Created
January 1, 1937
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Manuscripts
Description
Schowe disagrees about Smaltz's assertions regarding occupational training
Subject
Occupational Training
,
Deaf--Employment--Statistics
Title
The Function of A Fact-Finding Information Center in the Employment of the Deaf, Benjamin M. Schowe, November 13, 1944
Created
November 13, 1944
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Manuscripts
Description
Schowe calls for the establishment of a Bureau of the Handicapped within the Government's Labor Bureau
Subject
Job placement--Deaf
,
Discrimination--Deaf
Title
A Hasty Dissertation on Skid Trucks by Benjamin M. Schowe, March 24, 1941
Created
March 24, 1941
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Manuscripts
Description
Schowe explains the dangers and risks to deaf employees working with skid trucks.
Subject
Safety and health at work
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
The Kingdom of Inquiring Minds
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Notes
Description
Schowe talks about his job in economics which is really all about reading.
Subject
Employment--Deaf--United States
,
Reading
Title
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Andrew Edmiston, December 5, 1942
Created
December 5, 1942
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Schowe assures Edmiston that a number of deaf people have been employed at Firestone and that efforts to place deaf individuals in employment is the policy of Firestone
Subject
Employment Opportunities--Deaf--United States
,
Employment--Deaf--Placement Services
Title
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Brothers Ayers and Robinson, January 3, 1940
Created
January 3, 1940
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Schowe outlines a plan of action to challenge the WPA's decision to exclude the deaf from manual labor
Subject
Discrimination in employment--Deaf
,
United States. Work Projects Administration
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 George W. Winch Jr., January 29, 1934
Created
January 29, 1934
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Schowe asks Winch to turn out a better job
Subject
Performance Standards
,
Deaf--Employment--Statistics
,
Civil Works Administration
Title
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Guilbert C. "General" Braddock, August 7, 1941
Created
August 7, 1941
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Personal letter discussing National Association of the Deaf business, Reunions, and labor pamphlets.
Subject
Employment--Deaf--United States
,
Insurance--Deaf
Title
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to H.G. Watkins, January 29, 1934
Created
January 29, 1934
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Schowe tells Watkins not to rate too highly for lipreading abilities
Subject
Performance Standards
,
Lipreading
,
Civil Works Administration
,
Deaf--Employment--Statistics
Title
Letter from Benjamin M. Schowe to Howard L. Benshoof, September 22, 1941
Created
September 22, 1941
Creator
Schowe, Benjamin M., 1893-1979
Type
Correspondence
Description
Schowe reports to Benshoof some research results regarding discrimination
Subject
Discrimination in employment--Deaf
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