button, Gallaudet University
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- Description (Brief)
- Gallaudet University was founded in Washington D.C. in 1864 with the purpose of providing secondary education for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. In 1988, after intense advocacy and demonstrations by students on his behalf, I. King Jordan became the first president of Gallaudet University who was deaf or hard of hearing.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund through Pat Wright
- 1988
- ID Number
- 2004.3055.17
- nonaccession number
- 2004.3055
- catalog number
- 2004.3055.17
- Object Name
- button
- disability awareness
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 1/4 in; 7.3025 cm x 7.3025 cm x .635 cm
- overall: 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in; .635 cm x 7.3025 cm x 7.3025 cm
- Associated Place
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Disabilities
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Protest and Civil Disobedience
- Record ID
- nmah_1274594
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-73ef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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