Hi Paul --

I'm delighted that you are compiling this information! I can't help you with anything in the time frame you mention, since the first langlab I directed was in 1962, a high-school audio lab using Wollensak tape recorders, but later I worked in the Language Learning Laboratory at the University of Illinois which used the original PLATO system (i.e., before Control Data bought it and ruined it); there we had interactive audio on 12' floppy discs as well as banks of audio tapes connected to departmental phone lines .... If anything along these lines is useful to you, don't hesitate to contact me.

I was president of IALLT 1996-1999, and although I've been retired for 12 years now I still care a great deal about the field --

Nina Garrett

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On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 9:40 AM Paul Sebastian <sebastianpl@appstate.edu> wrote:

Dear colleagues,

I'm looking to gather information regarding the early language laboratories. I would be very grateful if you could send me any historical information regarding your labs and centers as in when they began and/or pictures you might have on hand. Letters, memos, captions and other sources that support the dates and stories would be even more helpful! I'm particularly interested in centers that date back to the early 20th century, say within the first three or four decades 1900-1930 or 1940.

Cheers,

--
Paul Sebastian
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Director of the Language Acquisition Resource Center
Languages, Literatures & Cultures
Appalachian State University

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