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Purdue University. Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1935 -

Historical Information

"The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) was founded in 1935 by Professor M. D. Steer, one of the first doctoral students trained in the then-new discipline of human communication sciences and disorders. Originally located in University Hall, the department's primary function was to provide speech therapy to university students. A year later, an undergraduate academic training program was started. The graduate program began in 1940 and our first doctoral degree was granted in 1948. The SLHS program was one of the first in the country to achieve accreditation in both speech pathology and audiology from the Educational Standards Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association."

Citation:
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. (n.d.). About Us. Purdue University. Retrieved from: https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/slhs/about/index.html

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

David Snow papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20201007

Macalyne Watkins Fristoe papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-013

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20181217
Dates: Majority of material found within 1950 - 2000

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 02

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20180801.1
Dates: Majority of material found within 1953, 2018

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 05

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2022-112

Speech Correction alumna papers, addition 06

 Unprocessed Material — Digital folder 2022-130 Speech Correction alumna papers addition 06
Identifier: 2022-130