Guide to the S.O.S. Program Collection
ARS.0053
Finding aid prepared by Franz Kunst
Archive of Recorded Sound
Braun Music Center
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305-3076
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Descriptive Summary
Title: S.O.S. Program Collection
Dates: 1963-2004
Collection number: ARS.0053
Creator:
Moltzen, Sally
Collection size:
1 box
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Abstract: Lecture recordings and transcripts from the S.O.S. Program, a pioneering divorce therapy group founded in Palo Alto, California
in 1963 by Sally Spray (now Sally Moltzen).
Language of Material:
English
Access
Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Contact the Archive for
assistance.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the creators or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Preferred Citation
S.O.S. Program Collection, ARS-0053. Courtesy of the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Scope And Contents
The S.O.S. Program Collection consists of recordings, transcripts and supporting material documenting the S.O.S. Program,
a series of public service lectures and discussion groups for people undergoing divorce, founded by Sally Spray (presently
Sally Moltzen) in Palo Alto, California in 1963. The S.O.S. Program, which according to Moltzen was "the first organized professionally-led
discussion group in the country," provided some of the first access to mental health professionals by persons with marital
problems outside of private practice. Their successful model for divorce group therapy inspired many similiar groups around
country. A more detailed list of collection contents, including the names of speakers, is available.
Arrangement
Both the tape recordings and their transcripts reside in a single container. A list is enclosed which describes the contents
of the tapes.
Sponsor
This finding aid was produced with generous financial support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Indexing Terms
Moltzen, Sally
Parents without Partners, inc..
Divorce therapy
Box 1
Series 1. Lecture recordings
1963-1969
Physical Description:
32 open reel tapes (one 5" and thirty-one 10" reels) ; 3 audiocassettes
Box 1
Series 2. Documentation
1963-2004
Physical Description:
3 folders
1. Publicity files: contents list ; programs ; fliers (some photocopies) ; list of board members ; list of publicity 1966-1969
; article reprints
3. Parents Without Partners Kit