Sign-language

Author

a Sister of St. Joseph
Deaf Mute Institute

Files

Description

A dictionary of sign language used in America. The volume contains 76 typewritten leaves and was prepared by a Sister of St. Joseph from the Deaf Mute Institute in St. Louis, Missouri. It is believed to have been circulated "for the use solely of the Jesuit Scholastics" circa 1900.

This early manual contains a general vocabulary and instructions for how to sign, including some distinctively Catholic terms.

Additional words appearing on title page: Ephphetha, "Be Thou Opened"

Publication Date

1900

City

St. Louis, Missouri

Keywords

Deaf -- Means of communication; American Sign Language; Sisters of Saint Joseph; Church work with the deaf -- Catholic Church; Deaf culture; Hearing impaired; Pastoral care of people with disabilities; St. Louis (Mo.)

Disciplines

American Sign Language | Catholic Studies | Disability Studies

Repository Citation

Sign-language by a Sister of St Joseph Deaf Mute Institute, St Louis, MO. (1900). [Publisher not identified].