Dr. Robert F. Panara: Deaf Literature Collection

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Deaf Literature

Robert Panara Deaf Characters in Literature Collection in archives (RITDSA.0032). Some titles are available as duplicates-I just included the one title. Many of these titles are also available in our circulating collections. 

Inventory of Books

Box 1
Novels-Fiction

Andrew, Prudence H. 1961. Ordeal by Silence. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Ayrton, Elisabeth. 1964. Silence in Crete. New York, New York: William Morrow & Company.
Bowden, Edwin T. 1961. The Dungeon of the Heart. New York, New York: MacMillan.
Crews, Harry. 1974. The Gypsy’s Curse. New York, New York: Knopf.
Deaver, Jeffery. 1995. A Maiden’s Grave, New York, New York: Viking. Film adaptation is Dead Silence (might be in Newby Ely's collection RITDSA-0037)
Field, Rachel. 1945. And Now Tomorrow. New York, New York: The Macmillan Company. Film adaptation available via Amazon. Movie poster from Newby Ely's collection RITDSA-0037 available. 
Greenberg. Joanne. 1970. In This Sign. New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Film adaptation is Love is Never Silent (in Panara as well as our circulating collection). May also be in Newby Ely's collection-see link above. 
Goulet, John. 1975. Oh’s Profit. New York, New York: William Morrow and Company. Satire

Auto/Bios
Ashley, Jack, MP. 1973. Journey into Silence. London: The Bodley Head Ltd.
Bennett, Hester Parsons. 1973. Road Girl. Long Beach, California: Collins Printing.
Bowe, Frank and Sternberg, Martin. 1973. I’m Deaf Too: 12 Deaf Americans. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Association of the Deaf.
Brooks, Greg. 1976. The Cracked Tune. Torrance, California: AFP Publications.
Chagall, David. 1970. Diary of a Deaf Mute. Plymouth, Great Britain: Clarke, Doble & Brendon Ltd.
Davidson, Margaret. 1965. Helen Keller’s Teacher. Illustrated by Blickenstagg, Wayne. New York, New York: Scholastic Book Services.
Costain, Thomas B.. 1960. The Chord of Steel. New York, New York: Doubleday & Company. Permabook Edition. 
Dinesen, Isak. 1938. Out of Africa. New York, New York: Random House. Film adaptation available (not in our collection--may be in Newby Ely's collection).
Gallaudet College. 1957. Nineteenth Century Humanitarian. Kendall Green, Washington D.C.: Gallaudet Press.
Goldstein, Martin M. 1989. Deaf Canadians: An Insight. Calgary. Alberta, Canada: CAL / OKA Printing.

Mysteries
Biggle, Lloyd, Jr. 1977. Silence is Deadly. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company Inc.
Dexter, Colin. 1977. The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn. New York, New York: St. Martin’s Press. (film adaptation not in our collection, may be in Newby Ely's collection)

Advocacy
Bowe, Frank. 1986. Changing the Rules. Silver Spring, Maryland: T.J. Publishers Inc.

Plays
Bragg, Bernard, and Bergman, Eugene. 1981. Tales from a Clubroom. Kendall Green, Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet College Press. (See Lights On Theatre RITDSA.0002 for info on the play done; a video of the play is available.) https://albert.rit.edu/record=b2946180~S3 

Children's Books and Juvenile LIterature
Cable, Mildred, and French, Francesca. 1937. The Story of Topsy. London, Great Britain: Hodder and Stroughton Ltd.

Cole, Sheila R.. 1974 Meaning Well, Illustrated by Paul Raynor. New York, New York: Franklin Watts, Inc.
Corcoran, Barbara. 1974. A Dance to Still Music, Illustrated by Charles Robinson. New York: Atheneum.

Short Stories
Dickens, Charles. Christmas Stories: From Household Worlds and All the Year Round. New York, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.

Box 2
Novels and Fiction
Huxley, Aldous. 1937. Crome Yellow. Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, Inc.
Kennedy, Margret. 1964. Not in the Calendar. New York, New York: Center for Urban Education.
Marlowe, Stephen. 1972. Colossus: A Novel about a World Gone Mad. New York, New York: The Macmillan Company.
Monsarrat, Nicholas. 1953. The Story of Esther Costello. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf (film adaptation available-might be in Newby Ely's collection)
McCullers, Carson. 1940. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Co. (DVD available https://albert.rit.edu/record=b3750957~S3) 
Horror
King, Stephen, 1978. The Stand.  Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, Inc (film adaptation not in our collection-might be in Newby Ely's collection)

Mysteries
McBain, Ed. 1960. Give the Boys a Great Big Hand. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, Inc.
McBain, Ed. 1960. The Heckler. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster
McBain, Ed. 1973. Let’s Hear it from the Deaf Man. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company.
McBain. Ed. 1959. The 87th Precinct. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster.
McBain, Ed. 1965. Doll. Cavaye Place, London: Pan Books.
Morton, Anthony. 1961. Deaf, Dumb & Blonde. Garden City, New York: Alfred A. Knopf

Education
Hall, Edward T. 1959. Silent Language. Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett World Library.
Kohl, Herbert R. Language and Education of the Deaf. New York, New York: Center for Urban Education.

Plays
Ionesco, Eugene. 1958. Four Plays by Eugene Ionesco. New York, New York: The MacMillan Company..
Medoff, Mark. 1980. Children of a Lesser God; a play in two acts. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White and Co. (film adaptation available https://albert.rit.edu/record=b1407266~S3) 

Law
Lowell J. Myers, J.D..1964. The Law and the Deaf. Washington D.C. : U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Vocational Rehabilitation Administration  Co.

Box 3
Novels/Fiction
Richards, Judith. 1977. The Sounds of Silence. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
Riddell, Florence. 1934. Silent World. New York, New York: J.B. Lippincott Company
Salinger J.D.. 1945. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, Printed by Bantam Books.
Singleton, Ralph H. 1962. Two and Twenty. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. 1963. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. New York, New York: Bantam Books.
Steel, Danielle. 1982. Once in a Lifetime. New York, New York: Dell Publishing. Film adaptation not in our collection. Might be in Newby Ely's collection
Trevor, William. 1969. Mrs. Eckdorf in O’Neill’s Hotel. New York, New York: The Viking Press.
Van Slyke, Helen. 1977. Always is not Forever, New York, New York.: Popular Library.
Williams, Joan. 1961. The Morning and the Evening. New York, New York: Dell Publishing Company.
Wojciechowska, Maia. 1968. A Single Light. New York, New York: Bantam Pathfinder Editions. Film adaptation might be in Newby Ely's collection

Auto/Bios
Tidyman, Ernest. 1974. Dummy. Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown. Film adaptation in our collection. https://albert.rit.edu/record=b3386110~S3
Toole, Darlene. 1980. Courageous Deaf Adults. Beaverton, Oregon: Dormac.
Toole, Darlene. 1979. Successful Deaf Americans. Beaverton, Oregon: Dormac.
Whitestone, Heather. 1997. Listening with my Heart, New York, New York: Doubleday

Mysteries
Queen, Ellery. 1933. Dury Lane’s Last Case. New York, New York: Barnaby Ross. Published by arrangement with Little, Brown Company.
Queen, Ellery. 1959. The XYZ Murders. Philadelphia, New York: J.B. Lippincott. Book Club Edition.
Steward, Dwight. 1973. The Acupuncture Murders. New York, New York: Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.
Yankowitz, Susan. 1976. Silent Witness. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc

Plays-not sure if there are deaf characters 
 Shakespeare, William. 1968. Macbeth. New York, New York: Pocket Books.
Wilder, Thorton. 1968. Our Town, a Play in Three Acts. New York, New York: Harper & Row Publishers.

Children's Books or Juvenile LIterature
Norris, Carolyn Brimley. 1978. Island of Silence. Eureka, California: Alinda Press.
Norris, Carolyn Brimley. 1981. Sign Unseen Sounds Unheard. Eureka, California: Alinda Press.
Robinson, Veronica. 1966. David in Silence. Philadelphia, New York: J.B. Lippincott
Rosen, Lillian. 1981. Just Like Everybody Else. New York, N.Y..: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers.

Short Stories
Peden, William. 1960. Twenty-Nine Stories. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin 
Welty, Eudora. Selected Stories of Eudora Welty: Containing All of a Curtain of Green and Other Stories. New York, New York: The Modern Library.

 

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