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Contact information: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.contact
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2021619508
DACS was used as the primary description standard.
Collection materials are in Efik, English, French, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, and Welsh.
Source and date of acquisition unknown.
No further accruals are expected.
The Language manuals from the Linguaphone Institute collection were processed by Michelle Dubert-Bellrichard in 2021.
Sound recordings from the Linguaphone Institute collection have been incorporated into the sound recording collections of the Library of Congress Recorded Sound Section. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing material included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
The Linguaphone Institute collection is open to research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [Container number, eg., Box 3], Linguaphone Institute collection, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress.
Founded in 1901 by Jacques Roston, the Linguaphone Institute was established as a self-study, language program that utilized a listen and speak methodology via sound recordings and written text. The Linguaphone Institute expanded operations internationally, as their popularity grew, opening schools and training centers around the world.
The Linguaphone Institute collection spans the years of approximately 1950-1959. The collection is organized into one series, alphabetically by language. Series 1, Language Manuals, highlights the methodology of the Linguaphone Institute.
The Linguaphone Institute collection is organized in 1 series:
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.