Voces Novae Volume 6 Article 2 2018 The oblesN t Gift: The aN tional Association of the Deaf Motion Picture Committee Films Casey Hamilton Chapman University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae Recommended Citation Hamilton, Casey (2018) "The oN blest Gift: The aN tional Association of the Deaf Motion Picture Committee Films," Voces Novae: Vol. 6 , Article 2. Available at: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol6/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Chapman University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Voces Novae by an authorized editor of Chapman University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Hamilton: The Noblest Gift: The National Association of the Deaf Motion Pic The Noblest Gift Voces Novae: Chapman University Historical Review, Vol 6, No 1 (2014) HOME ABOUT USER HOME SEARCH CURRENT ARCHIVES PHI ALPHA THETA Home > Vol 6, No 1 (2014) The Noblest Gift: The National Association of the Deaf Motion Picture Committee Films Casey Hamilton A black screen flickers to life in a dark room. Ivory letters appear from the darkness and they waver slightly on the screen as specks of dust and dirt obscure the projection and make the letters seem alive. "The preservation of the Sign Language by George M. Veditz," the cream letters proclaim, and the screen shifts. "Filmed in 1913 by the NAD, Reprinted in 1934." Then, there is a man. He stands on a stage, a dark curtain swoops to his left, and behind him is a dark and scrolling Victorian wallpaper.