Welcome to the
Carolyn White Siegfried & DeFois Hathaway Siegfried Archive Center

The archive center’s mission is to collect, hold, care for, and make available for research, historical documents, photographs, artifacts and other valuable records of Rochester School for the Deaf.

The center is open to members of the RSD community, researchers from academia as well as interested individuals from the private sector. Please contact us to find out how we can help you.

New Collections Online!
We are pleased to announce that many early Rochester Advocate books and RSD photographs are now available online.

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Research at the Archives
Researchers are welcome to submit inquiries by mail, e-mail, or in-person (by appointment).

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History of the Rochester School for the Deaf
The Rochester School for the Deaf has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1876.

Read more about the history of RSD >