Title: Janice D. Stovall Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1984

Creator:

• Stovall, Janice D., 1917-

Call Number: M88-304; DD 666; DD 667; DD 668; DD 669; DD 670; DD 671; DD 672; DD 673; DD 674; DD 675; DD 676

Quantity: 3.2 cubic feet (8 archives boxes), 39 photographs, 674 transparencies, 118 tape recordings and 18 films

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Janice D. Stovall, a hearing and speech consultant who was also an administrator with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and executive director of HEAR (Hearing, Education and Rehabilitation), a non-profit service agency for the deaf in Madison, Wisconsin. The collection documents Stovall's professional career working with the deaf and hearing impaired, including children and the elderly.

Note:

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

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Janice Jean DeBower Stovall was born on January 7, 1917 in Dane, Wisconsin. She received both a Bachelor of Science (1938) and a Master of Science (1949) from the University of Wisconsin with a major in speech pathology and audiology and a minor in health education. In 1939, she married William D. Stovall Jr., the son of the director of the State Laboratory of Hygiene and a member of a prominent medical family. Janice and William Stovall had two daughters: Tamara Jean and Victoria Ann.

After graduation, Janice Stovall worked for the State Department of Handicapped Children in Ashland, Wisconsin, where she taught in a school for the deaf and hearing impaired. She spent a brief period of time in Indiana and then returned to Madison in 1941 to work as a junior clerk in publicity for the State Board of Health. In 1946, Stovall worked for the American Red Cross in San Diego, California, but returned again to Madison in 1947; this time she worked as an health educator for the State Board of Health.

In 1956, Stovall joined HEAR Incorporated (Hearing Education And Rehabilitation) as executive director. HEAR was a private agency which provided services to the deaf and hard of hearing. HEAR had been established by Mrs. Ralph Immell in 1954 after a local survey established the needs of the local deaf and hard of hearing. With a grant from the federal government, Stovall developed an experimental 20-program television series to teach lip reading and life skills to the hearing impaired. In 1959, HEAR Inc. merged with the Speech and Rehabilitation Center at the University of Wisconsin and at this time Stovall returned to the State Board of Health as a health education specialist with the Division of Chronic Disease and Aging. She later headed this office which was reorganized first as the Patient Care Section and the as the Facilities Assistance Section. After her retirement, Stovall moved to Roseville, Minnesota, where she resided as Janice J. Stovall-Bannen.

Some papers pertain to her oversight of the care of the elderly in nursing homes as chief of the Facilities Assistance Section of the Department of Health and Social Services. The papers emphasize a communication status chart Stovall developed to test brain injured persons, hearing tests for the elderly, and workshops for nursing home training, which are also documented by sound recordings and 35mm color slides. The collection also contains scripts, films and lesson plans produced by HEAR with a grant from the federal government to teach lip reading via television. The films were broadcast on WISC-TV in 1958. Other papers document a visual aid project to promote health education among rural Wisconsin school children in the late 1940s, and her work with deaf children during the 1930s.

Access Restrictions

Some materials on the Communication Status Chart and the hearing screening of geriatric patients may be confidential information according to Wisconsin Statues 156.82. As a result, researchers wishing to use Boxes 3 and 4 must sign the Use of Confidential Materials form by which they agree not to release personally identifiable information.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the estate of Janice Stovall via Middleton Medical Library, 1988. Accession Number: M88-154, M8-304, M89-218, M91-106

Processing Information

Processed by Valerie Nye (archives intern), 1996.

M88-304	Stovall Professional Papers
	Early career
Box   1 Folder   1	Children with speech problems, 1938
Box   1 Folder   2	“Picnic skit,” 1934
	Teaching materials
Box   1 Folder   3	Flash cards, undated
	Homemade visual aids
Box   1 Folder   4	Undated visual aids
Box   1 Folder   5-8	Units I-XXX, undated
Box   2 Folder   1	Units XXXI-XXXIX, undated
	Board of Health, Junior Clerk for publicity
Box   2 Folder   2	Training, 1942
Box   2 Folder   3	General departmental papers, 1943-1944
	Press releases
Box   2 Folder   4	General, 1943
Box   2 Folder   5	“Wisconsin's Health,” by Carl N. Neupert, 1943-1944
	Red Cross, San Diego
Box   2 Folder   6	Draft press materials, 1946
Box   2 Folder   7	Script, 1947
	Health education, maternal and child health
Box   2 Folder   8	Health care for children, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   9	General administrative papers, 1949-1950
Box   2 Folder   10	Help Them Hear teachers' guide, drafts and correspondence, 1949-1950
Box   2 Folder   11	Resignation, 1950
	Visual aid project
Box   2 Folder   12	Correspondence, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   13	Elkhorn, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   14	Field reports, 1948-1949
Box   2 Folder   15	Rock County, 1948-1949 Note: Includes photocopies of photographs.
	Education
Box   2 Folder   16	“Program of Education for Parents and Teachers Designed to Aid Community Hearing Conservation Projects,” 1949
Box   2 Folder   17	Education 299 compositions, undated
Box   3 Folder   1	Class notes
	Chronic Disease and Aging, Division of
Box   3 Folder   1A	Adult Continuing Education, form revision, 1973
Box   3 Folder   2	Adult reading materials, undated
	Aphasia
Box   3 Folder   3	General materials, undated
Box   3 Folder   4	Tests and notes, 1960-1964
Box   3 Folder   5	Speeches and reports, circa 1960
Box   3 Folder   5A	Brochures, undated
Box   3 Folder   5B	Case histories for presentation, 1973
	Communication status chart
Box   3 Folder   6	Correspondence, 1964-1970
Box   3 Folder   7	Drafts, 1962-1976
Box   3 Folder   8	Evaluations, 1964-1974
Box   3 Folder   9	Functional status charts, 1963-1974
Box   3 Folder   10	Instructions, circa 1968-1969
Box   3 Folder   11	Notes, 1964-1974
Box   3 Folder   12	Proposals and objectives, 1966-1970
Box   3 Folder   13	“Communicative Impairment of the Brain-damaged adult,” telelecture series Note: See also Transparencies and Audio recordings.
	Correspondence
Box   4 Folder   1	Patient Care Practices Section, departmental memoranda, 1974
Box   4 Folder   1A	Miscellaneous
Box   4 Folder   2	“Mulrooney, Mrs. Daisy, Iowa County District 1,” 1970
Box   4 Folder   3	Salmon, Rita speech and hearing consultant, District 4, 1970
Box   4 Folder   3A	Deafness, governor's committee on, 1979
Box   4 Folder   4	Film strips, undated
Box   4 Folder   5	Geriatric dental health, 1970
	Geriatric hearing
Box   4 Folder   6	Screening correspondence, 1975-1977
Box   4 Folder   7	Marquette County, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   8	Notes and proposals, 1974-1977
Box   4 Folder   9-11	Tests, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   12	Regulatory correspondence, 1966-1976
Box   4 Folder   13	Word lists and tests, 1964-1977
Box   4 Folder   14	Health Fair exhibit for 1962
Box   4 Folder   15	Health and Social Services performance planning and development manual, 1979
Box   4 Folder   15A	“Lake Delton Document” on patient care policies, 1974
Box   4 Folder   15B	Mental Health Concepts for the Elderly conference, 1967
Box   4 Folder   16	Multiple Sclerosis is a Family Affair, 1971
	Nursing homes
Box   5 Folder   1	Evaluation manual of the Facilities Assistance Section, 1974
Box   5 Folder   2	Patient care workshop materials, 1974
Box   5 Folder   3	Rehabilitation Demonstration Project, Brown County, 1958-1960
Box   5 Folder   4	Social interaction index, 1977
Box   5 Folder   5	Survey forms, undated
	Training material for nursing home personnel
Box   5 Folder   6	General, undated
Box   5 Folder   7	“Breaking the Silence Barrier,” 1980
Box   5 Folder   8	“Overcoming the Communication Problems of the Stroke Victim,” draft paper by Stovall
	Papers by others
Box   5 Folder   9	“Extension Staffing,” by William L. Blockstein, undated
Box   5 Folder   9	“Speech and Multiple Sclerosis,” by Stanley Ewanowski, 1970
Box   5 Folder   9	“Speech and Multiple Sclerosis,” by Ruth B. Leff, 1967
Box   5 Folder   10	Parkinson's Disease information, undated
Box   5 Folder   10A	Regulations, 1974
Box   5 Folder   11	Report on Chronic Disease Program by Paul G. O'Connor, 1967
	Seminar participation
Box   5 Folder   12	American Speech and Hearing Association, 1967-1969
Box   6 Folder   1	Oral linguistics notes, 1963
Box   6 Folder   2	Oral paralysis notes and training brochures, undated
Box   6 Folder   3	Papers and correspondence regarding presentations, 1962-1977
Box   6 Folder   4	Speech therapy seminar #910, 1967
Box   6 Folder   4A	Single idea instruction, 1968
Box   6 Folder   5	Speech and hearing evaluations, 1960s
Box   6 Folder   6	Standards for speech and hearing pathologists, 1965-1980
Box   6 Folder   7	Survey of speech and hearing, 1967
Box   6 Folder   8	Speech for Brodhead Career Day, 1951
	Strokes
Box   6 Folder   9	Stroke patient rehabilitation project proposal, circa 1968
Box   6 Folder   10	Workshop materials, 1973-1976
Box   6 Folder   11	Visual aid workshop, 1967
Box   6 Folder   11A	Tape transcripts concerning oral paralysis, left and right hemiplegia
Box   6 Folder   11B	Veteran's Administration consultancy, 1973-1974
Box   6 Folder   11C	Violations of nursing home regulations, 1977
Box   6 Folder   11D	Wheelchairs
Box   6 Folder   12	Wisconsin Audiology Conference, 1966-1971
Box   6 Folder   13	Wisconsin Public Health Association correspondence, 1970-1971
Box   6 Folder   14	Wisconsin Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1984
	Hear, Inc. Papers
	Administrative papers
Box   6 Folder   15	Case history and fee charts, undated
Box   6 Folder   16	Classes and workshops, 1957
Box   6 Folder   17	Correspondence, 1965-1961
Box   6 Folder   18	Grant application, 1959
Box   6 Folder   19	Memorial trust fund, undated
Box   6 Folder   20	National hearing week/month materials, 1957-circa 1959
Box   6 Folder   21	Newsletters, “Have you Heard”, 1956, 1957
Box   6 Folder   22	Newspaper clippings, 1956-1960
Box   9 Folder   1	Photographs, circa 1956
Box   7 Folder   1	Quizzes for audiologist certification, undated
Box   7 Folder   2	Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Center, 1960
	Lip reading program
	Correspondence
Box   7 Folder   3	Hedgecock, Leroy, consulting audiologist, 1957
Box   7 Folder   4	Pilot program, 1957
	Films Physical Description: Black and white with sound, 16 mm kine positive
DD 666	Pilot; Goals of the series; Sounds-p, b, and m; Foods Physical Description: 1004 feet, poor sound quality
DD 667	#2: Seeking help from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Sounds-p, b, and m; Foods Physical Description: 890 feet
DD 668	#3: What the [disabled] person can do for himself; Sounds-f and v; Things found on a farm Physical Description: 1075 feet
DD 669	#4: Communication; Sounds-th; Common insects Physical Description: 950 feet
DD 670	#6: The employer's role in hiring the hearing [disabled]; Sounds-a, i, and e; Pets Physical Description: 1043 feet
DD 671	#7: Rough tests for hearing [disabled]; Sounds-u, ah, and long and short oo; Wood and its various uses Physical Description: 1063 feet
DD 672	#8: The family's role in the problems of the hearing [disabled]; Vowel sounds-o, i, a, ow, and oy; Creatures found in the sea Physical Description: 1062 feet
DD 673	#10: Checking with a doctor before purchasing a hearing aid; Problem of a conductive type hearing loss; Sounds-r; Birds Physical Description: 1037 feet, some sound distortion
DD 674	#10: Same as previous film but a different lip reading lesson; Dogs Physical Description: 1000 feet
DD 675	#11: Hearing aids; Review of material in previous lessons Physical Description: 1020 feet, poor sound
DD 676	#12: The evolution of the hearing aid; Sounds-s and z; Stars Physical Description: 1001 feet
Box   7 Folder   5	Films from other sources, correspondence
Box   7 Folder   6	Grant budget planning, 1957
Box   7 Folder   7	Notes
	Scripts
Box   7 Folder   8	Experimental scripts, #2a-2b, 1957
Box   7 Folder   9-12	Programs 1-20, 1957
Box   7 Folder   13	Promotional spot
Box   7 Folder   14	Publicity, 1957-1958
Box   7 Folder   15	Report, 1962
Box   7 Folder   16	Television equipment, 1957
Box   7 Folder   17	Volunteers, 1957
Box   7 Folder   18	Workbook, 1958
	Lesson plans
Box   8 Folder   1	Animals
Box   8 Folder   2	Articulation tests and forms
Box   8 Folder   3	Auditory training, undated
Box   8 Folder   4	Baseball [Milwaukee Braves]
Box   8 Folder   5	Boats
Box   8 Folder   6	Cartoons
Box   8 Folder   7	Christmas
Box   8 Folder   8	Colors
Box   8 Folder   9	Dogs
Box   8 Folder   10	Easter
Box   8 Folder   11	Games
Box   8 Folder   12	Halloween
Box   8 Folder   13	Letters and sounds
Box   8 Folder   14	Miscellaneous lessons
Box   8 Folder   15	Thanksgiving
Box   8 Folder   16	Word lists
	Photographs and Transparencies
Box   9	Nursing home caregiver training presentations
	Audio recordings Physical Description: Cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes
Box   10-11	Nursing home caregiver training presentations