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Department of Special Education records
Collection
Identifier: 07.SE
Abstract
The Department of Special Education was founded at Michigan State Normal College in 1914, and today is the oldest and one of the largest special education programs in the United States. The department is now administered by the College of Education, and has expanded its curriculum to include Occupational, Hearing, Sight, and Speech Therapies. Records range from 1914-2014 and include course instruction materials, teaching and assessment kits, department history, pamphlets, brochures, and...
Dates:
1919 - 2014
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Occupational Therapy records
Collection
Identifier: 08.OT
Abstract
The teaching of Occupational Therapy began as part of the Special Education program at the Michigan State Normal College in 1941. By 1942, the curriculum was evaluated by the American Medical Association and found to meet the requirements for accreditation, and its first graduating class was in 1944. Today, the program is part of the Eastern Michigan University College of Health and Human Services and offers both undergraduate and master degree programs. The ...
Dates:
1941 - 2011
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Occupational Therapy Student Organizations records
Collection
Identifier: 08.OTSO
Abstract
Eastern Michigan University has several Occupational Therapy Student Organizations. Beatrice Ward, the director of the Occupational Therapy program, created the Occupational Therapy Club in December 1941 for the mutual support of students enrolled in the program. Pi Theta Epsilon is an Occupational Therapy honor society, and the Eastern Michigan University chapter was established in the 1960s. The Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) was...
Dates:
1942 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1988
Found in:
Eastern Michigan University Archives