Joy Lewis - papers concerning speech therapy, 1939-1951, 2004

MLMSS 7531

fonds

1939 - 1951, 2004

446192

1 box - 0.18 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (typescript)

Joy Lewis graduated as a speech therapist in 1939 at the age of 22. Initially run by the Hospitals Commission, the course was taken over by the Department of Education. She was secretary of the Australian College of Speech Therapists for several years and worked in speech clinics at various suburban public schools from 1944 to 1946.

FOLDER 1 - Dept. of Education
1944-46; Correspondence between the medical Branch of the Department of Education and the Speech Therapist at the following schools where speech clinics were established - Burwood, Willoughby, Blackfriars, North Newtown, Canterbury, Lakemba.
1945-1947; Dept. of Education Medical Branch: letters, statistics supplied. Matters concerning schools where Joy Lewis conducted speech therapy clinics. Letters from teachers and principals.
1945-46; Letters from parents of children at Speech Therapy Clinics at various schools.
FOLDER 2 - Hospitals Commission
undated; Particulars of Course of Training for the Diploma in Speech Therapy
1939; Mid-Year Examination Papers
ca. 1939; Notes from some lectures forming part of the Speech Therapy Course
ca. 1939; Various lectures and exercises and case histories
1939; Various papers regarding the Speech Therapy Course
undated; Rhymes and verses for children with speech defects
undated; 'From Adelaide Conference'
FOLDER 3 - Certificates
1940; Diploma in Speech Therapy awarded to Joy Lewis (copy)
1951; Certificate admitting Joy Lewis as a Licentiate of the Australian College of Speech Therapists (copy)
2004; Autobiographical notes