Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Records

Collection

Identifier: U096

Staff Only

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Abstract

The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology officially resumed operation under this name in the fall of 1971. The department also opened the University of Denver Speech and Hearing Center in 1974. Due to financial difficulties at the University of Denver, the department closed in 1986.

The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology records contain materials from 1965-1988. They include administrative and financial records, student files, faculty information, course materials, and ledger cards.

Dates

1965-1988

Creator

University of Denver. Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology officially resumed operation under this name in the fall of 1971. The new program offered courses in a wider range of scientific, behavioral and applied aspects of human communication disorders focusing on speech, language and hearing. The program offered undergraduate, graduate and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department also opened the University of Denver Speech and Hearing Center in 1974. Due to financial difficulties at the University of Denver, the department closed in 1986.

Extent

115.0 Linear Feet (118 containers)

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

The collection contains the departmental records for Speech Pathology and Audiology from 1965-1988. Materials include administrative, financial, student files, faculty information, course materials, and ledger cards. The material dated after the department closed in 1986 concerns students who were finishing their degrees.