Voices: Past and Present

Judith Maginnis Kuster
Minnesota State University, Mankato
SID#4 Leadership Conference
Portland, Oregon
July 22-24, 2004

This project, archived at: http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/voices/voices.html is being developed to preserve several classic speeches and interviews in the area of stuttering. It includes audiotapes from some of those professionals who have left an important mark on the field of speech-language pathology, in the area of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. This project gratefully acknowledges the support of a MSU, Mankato Faculty Research Grant, spring semester, 2004, and the help of MSU, Mankato tech staff, especially Christian Andrew Dinger and Agnes Lumenta, and Bill Fabian, Australia, as well as those who shared tapes (Ed Feuer, Jane Fraser, Steve Hood, Lee Reeves, Fred Murray, and Woody Starkweather) and those who gave their permission to put them online.

From the 1957 Panel discussion on "recovery"
ASHA Convention - Cincinnati, Ohio

Charles Van Riper Read more about Charles Van Riper here
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Added June 4, 2003. 		S. Waldo Coleman
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Added July 10, 2003
Joseph Sheehan Read more about Joseph Sheehan here
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Added July 1, 2003.
Charles Bluemel Read more about Charles Bluemel here
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Added July 1, 2003.
John Clancy
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Added July 1, 2003. 		Wendell Johnson Read more about Wendell Johnson here
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Added July 1, 2003.
Dean Williams Read more about Dean Williams here
Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (6.0MB)
Added January 29, 2004.

A few questions were asked of the 1957 panel at the end of their presentation

These are short mp3 files and can be listened to with either Quick Time or Real Audio.

  • Should a psychologist or psychiatrist be a necessary part in the therapy process with a person who stutters?
  • In view of the apparent length and complexity of the treatment process described, what about helping the stutterer in the public schools? Charles Van Riper
  • There was no mention of group therapy in the panel discussion. Does that mean it wasn't important for you? Joseph Sheehan
  • What were the attitudes of your families and the implications of therapy for you? Joseph Sheehan
    Charles Bluemel
    Wendell Johnson

    • From the 1959 Symposium on Stuttering
    sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison

    Carl Rogers - Read more about Carl Rogers here Essential Conditions for Change (35 minutes)
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (19M)

    Questions and Answers - Carl Rogers

    added January 31, 2004     		Carl Rogers - Read more about Carl Rogers here
    What is the process of counseling and therapy? (7 minutes)
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (4.9M)

    Questions and Answers - Carl Rogers

    added February 16, 2004
    Bryng Bryngelson - Read more about Bryng Bryngelson here
    Neuroanatomical and Neurophysiological Considerations of Stuttering (30 minutes)
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (17.5M)

    added April 18, 2004     		Wendell Johnson - Read more about Wendell Johnson here
    The Onset of Stuttering (34 minutes)
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (20.3M)

    added April 28, 2004
    Charles Van Riper - Read more about Charles Van Riper here
    Concepts of Group Therapy (35 minutes) - Part of a lecture at the UW-Madison symposium
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (29.9MB)
    Added May 5, 2004.     		Jon Eisenson - The Case for the Physical Cause of Stuttering (18 minutes) - Part of a lecture at the UW-Madison symposium
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (10.8MB)
    Added May 4, 2004.
    Joseph Sheehan - Read more about Joseph Sheehan here
    Stuttering as a Conflict of Status and Role (27 minutes) - Part of a lecture at the Symposium on Stuttering, UW-Madison, 1959
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (16.8MB)
    Added May 6, 2004     		Oliver Bloodstein - The Nature of Stuttering (25 minutes) - Part of a lecture entitled "An Anticipatory Struggle Concept of Stuttering."
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (15MB)
    Added May 3, 2004 with permission of Oliver Bloodstein.

    From the 1968 Panel discussion on "recovery"
    ASHA Convention, Denver, Colorado

    		 Thomas Alexander -
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    Placed online October 9, 2003, with the permission of Thomas Alexander     		Hugo Gregory
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    Added June 4, 2003, with permission of Dr. Gregory.
    		William Shearer
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    Placed online June 29, 2003, with the permission of Dr. Shearer.
    		Lee Edward Travis Read more about Lee Edward Travis here
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    Placed online August 3, 2003.
    		Albert T. Murphy Read more about Albert T. Murphy here
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (8.6MB)
    Placed online August 3, 2003.

    From the 1977 Panel discussion on "recovery"
    ASHA Convention

    James L. Aten
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    Placed online June 6, 2003, with the permission of Dr. Aten     		Hal Luper Read more about Hal Luper here
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    Placed online June 6, 2003.
    		Gerald Moses
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    Placed online June 6, 2003, with the permission of Dr. Moses.
    		Michael Tebb
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    Placed online July 3, 2003, with the permission of Michael Tebb.
    		Joseph Sheehan Read more about Joseph Sheehan here
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    Placed online June 6, 2003.
    		Fred Murray
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    Placed online June 8, 2003, with the permission of Fred Murray.
    		Dean Williams - Read more about Dean Williams here
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    Placed online October 9, 2003

    From the 1984 Panel tribute in memory of Joseph Sheehan
    ASHA Convention

    George Shames
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    Placed online June 7, 2003, with the permission of Dr. Shames.
    		Kenneth Knepflar
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    Placed online June 8.
    		Eugene Cooper
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    Placed online June 8 with the permission of Dr. Cooper.
    		Oliver Bloodstein
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    Placed online July 8, 2003 with the permission of Dr. Bloodstein.
    		Vivian Sheehan
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    Placed online July 22, 2003 with the permission of Vivian Sheehan.

    From the 1996 Panel discussion on "recovery"
    ASHA Convention, Seattle, Washington

    Walter Manning
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Walt Manning.     		Robert Quesal
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Robert Quesal.
    William Murphy
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Bill Murphy.     		Barry Guitar
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Barry Guitar.
    David Daly
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of David Daly.     		Peter Ramig
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Peter Ramig.
    Ken St. Louis
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    Added July 1, 2003 with permission of Ken St. Louis     		Lois Nelson
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    Added July 2, 2003 with permission of Lois Nelson.

    From the 2003 Panel "Understanding the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering"
    ASHA Convention, Chicago, Illinois

    Robert Quesal
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Robert Quesal.     		Lawrence Molt
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Larry Molt.
    William Murphy
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Bill Murphy.     		Judith Eckhardt
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Judith Eckhardt.
    Kenneth Logan
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Ken Logan.     		Rod Gabel
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    Added February 12, 2004 with permission of Rod Gabel.

    The audio clips in the final two sections are are edited versions of people talking about their ideas at the time of the presentation about the nature of stuttering or demonstrating various treatment programs. Important disclaimer: The speeches are provided here for their historical significance, and reflect different views of stuttering treatment. The professionals were explaining their ideas at one point in time and may or may not reflect what they believed later. It is important that information from these clips not be taken as specific treatment suggestions for individuals who stutter. Determination of treatment for stuttering is best done in face-to-face coordination with a certified Speech-Language Pathologist.

    Various Presentations about the Nature of Stuttering

    Charles Van Riper - 1962, Causes, Nature and Development of Stuttering
    refers to the famous Birch Tree
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (17.8MB)
    Added February 1, 2004 with permission of Luther Sies, who produced and edited the original tape.     		Fred Murray - 1963 presentation to a Stuttering Methods class in Denver, CO
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (17MB)
    February 1, 2004 with permission of Dr. Murray
    Charles Van Riper - Presentation for the Council of Adult Stutterers
    "I am a member of the clan of the Tangled Tongue," November 20, 1966
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (19.6MB)
    Added April 18, 2004.     		Bryng Bryngelson - The Current Status of the Problem of Stuttering - 1963
    Read more about Bryng Bryngelson here
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (17.7MB)
    Added May 9, 2004.

    Various Treatment Philosophies Explained/Demonstrated

    Donald Mowrer - 1975
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (19.1MB)
    Added July 20, 2003 with permission of Donald Mowrer.     		Dean Williams - 1975 - Read more about Dean Williams here
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    Added July 20, 2003.
    Charles Van Riper - 1975 interview by Anders Lundberg and Lennart Larsson from Sweden.
    Read more about Charles Van Riper here
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    Added June 4, 2003.     		Charles Van Riper - Date unknown, Treatment of the Young Stutterer
    Read more about Charles Van Riper here
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    Added February 1, 2004 with permission of Luther Sies, who produced and edited the original tape.
    Florence Yost - 2003 Interview about Experience with Benjamin Bogue School of Stammering
    Indianapolis, IN
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (4.9MB)
    Added February 4, 2004.
    Bryng Bryngelson - 1963 - Speech Improvement for Stutterers - Children and Adults (35 minutes)
    Read more about Bryng Bryngelson here
    Listen with Quick Time or Real Audio (20.9M)
    Added May 8, 2004