Elwood A. Stevenson was the fourth superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1924-1928. He was the hearing son of deaf parents, and his wife, Edith Stevenson, was also a hearing CODA (child of deaf adults). He studied at Gallaudet College to become a teacher of the deaf.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Portrait of the Reverend George Henry Bridgman, Hamline University president, 1883-1912. Prior to coming to Hamline, he was a minister in the Canadian Methodist Conference and principal of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, New York.
Portrait of Helen Sutherland, Hamline University graduate (Class of 1863). She served as the university's preceptress from 1865 to 1867 and taught mathematics and English.
A portrait of Henry O'Keefe in his letter sweater. O'Keefe was a member of the 1905 College of St. Thomas basketball team, winners of the City League trophy.
Howard M. Quigley was the seventh superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1945-1966. He obtained a M.A. degree from the Normal Department at Gallaudet College.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Portrait of the Reverend Jabez Brooks, Hamline University president, 1854-1857 and 1861-1869. Prior to coming to Hamline, he was principal of a seminary in Watertown, Wisconsin, and a professor of Greek and mathematics at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. After leaving Hamline, he became a member of the faculty at the newly opened University of Minnesota.
James N. Tate was the third superintendent of the Minnesota School for the Deaf, and served during 1896-1923. The school's name changed from "Minnesota Institute for Defectives (Deaf, Blind, and Feeble-Minded)" to "Minnesota School for the Deaf" during his administration. The school's Tate Hall was named after him while he was still working at the school, and he resided in its south wing until his death.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum