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These syllabi, reading lists, and course outlines within the Sociology, 1932-1945, subseries reflect the mutual relationship between IHA and the Department of Sociology. The efforts to establish a Master's Degree program in sociology are documented in correspondence and meeting summaries.

The Visible Speech Project, 1943-1949, subseries documents a joint effort of the IHA Speech Clinic and the Rackham Graduate School to effect speech rehabilitation for those with hearing impairment. Experiments in sound translation and speech training methods were conducted in the Clinic, often in conjunction with a dissertation. "Correspondence" files indicate the establishment and progress of the project. A photograph of the equipment is included. "Reports" include experimental data and progress reports and indicate the scope of the project.

The Speech Clinic, which had opened in 1937, provided diagnostic surveys and treatment to individuals suffering from speech deviations, handicaps, or hearing loss.

Budget information and brochures within the Speech Clinic, 1938-1950, subseries provide information on the early years of the Clinic. Correspondence with Ollie Backus, the Clinic Manager, and Harlan Bloomer, a staff member, includes administrative detail both routine and substantive.

Contracts with the Veterans Administration within the Speech Clinic - Veterans Administration, 1938-1948, subseries resulted in accounting and reporting detail not found elsewhere, particularly regarding numbers of patients and treatment received. "Contracts," "Cost of Services," "Reports," and "Statistics" are file headings to use for this information. "Memoranda" includes extensive statements of program and project objectives.