The nature of the problem / John C. Snidecor -- The surgery of cancer of the larynx with especial reference to subtotal laryngectomy / Joel Jay -- First experiences with the asai technique for vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy / Alden H. Miller -- Surgery and speech, the pseudoglottis, and respiration in total standard laryngectomy / Evelyn Robe Finkbeiner -- Time and rate in superior esophageal speech / John C. Snidecor -- Acoustical measurement and pitch perception in alaryngeal speech / E. Thayer Curry -- Loudness and quality in esophageal speech and the artificial larynx / Alan C. Nichols -- Asai speech : a special case of phonation after total laryngectomy and laryngoplasty / John C. Snidecor -- Airflow in esophageal speech / Nobuhiko Isshiki -- How effective can an esophageal speaker be? : The charging and expulsion of esophageal air : Basic considerations in learning to speak again : Speech therapy for those with total laryngectomy : Speech therapy for subtotal laryngectomy and related cases : The artificial larynx / John C. Snidecor.