MSS 13
Gallaudet, Herbert Draper, 1876-1944
Papers of Herbert Draper Gallaudet, 1885-1909
 
Gallaudet University Archives

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Gallaudet University Archives
Call No.: MSS 13
Creator:
Title: Papers of Herbert D. Gallaudet, 1853-1941
Quantity: 2.0 Linear Feet (4 document boxes)
Abstract:
Note: This document last updated 2007 September 28.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: The Herbert D. Gallaudet Papers were purchased by the Gallaudet University for the Archives from the Sotheby's. The purchased was made in 2005.
Processed by: Ulf Hedberg. 2007 September 28.
Processing Note:
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open to the public with no restrictions. Photocopies may be made for scholarly research.

Related Material in the Archives:

Deaf Rare
  • We went to war [by] H.D. Gallaudet. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Rare
Small Manuscripts
  • Papers, Herbert Draper Gallaudet, 1894-1945. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: SMSS
  • Papers, Denison Family, 1870-1938. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: SMSS
Vertical Files
  • Herbert Draper Gallaudet. Gallaudet University Archives, Call Number: Deaf Biographical

Biographical Sketch

Herbert Draper Gallaudet was Edward Miner Gallaudet's youngest son. His middle name came from Amos G. Draper, who was a friend of Edward M. Gallaudet. Herbert D. Gallaudet was born in Washington, DC on September 12, 1876. He attended the Friends School and graduated from Yale University. He married Elizabeth Young and had one daughter, Ellen, in 1911. He studied for the ministry in New England and, in 1912, he became the pastor of the First Congregational Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he served until he retired in 1938. He served as an Army captain during World War I. Herbert D. Gallaudet died in Pine Orchard, Branford, Connecticut on June 24, 1944.


Scope and Content

The papers of Herbert D. Gallaudet consist primarily of his letters from his parents Edward Miner Gallaudet and Susan Denison Gallaudet. This collection is dated from 1885 to 1903. Of particular note there are no letters written between 1896 and 1899 from Edward Miner Gallaudet. The folder entitled "Miscellaneous" contains a visit card, a dance card, and four snapshots from circa 1910s and 1920s. Also an albumen print (made in Waterbury, Conn.) showing two ladies named Betty Lamb and Elizabeth Young; and finally a 1900 newspaper clipping from the Deaf Mutes' Journal.

Series Descriptions and Folder Lists
No Series.

Box Folder Title Year
01 01 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1885-1893
01 02 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1894
01 03 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1895
01 04 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1900
01 05 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1901
01 06 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1902
01 07 Letters from Edward Miner Gallaudet 1903, n.d.
02 01 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1894
02 02 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1895 Jan-Feb
02 03 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1895 Mar-Jun
02 04 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1895 Aug-Dec
02 05 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1896 Jan-Jun
02 06 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1896 Aug-Dec
03 01 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1897 Jan-Feb
03 02 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1897 Mar-Apr
03 03 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1897 May-Jun
03 04 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1897 Oct-Dec
03 05 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1898 Jan-May
03 06 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1898 Jun-Dec
04 01 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1899
04 02 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1900
04 03 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1901
04 04 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1902
04 05 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1903 Jan-Apr
04 06 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet 1893 May-Dec
04 07 Letters from Susan Denison Gallaudet n.d.
04 08 Letters from an unknown writer 1909
04 09 Miscellaneous 1900s