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BYU Studies (Firm)

 Organization

administrative history

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, website viewed Dec. 2, 2010 (BYU Studies; created 1959; under the College of Humanities, 1982-1993; journal editor; editorial board; advisory board; under the Associate Academic Vice President's office 1993-2006; under the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2006-; chief editors: Clinton Larsen (1959 to 1967), Charles D. Tate, Jr., (1968 to 1983), Edward A. Geary, Jr. (1984-1991), and John W. Welch (1992- ).)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

BYU Studies administrative papers, 1967-1987

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197227659569], Folder: 6-20
Identifier: UA 1019 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains files concerning the publishing of BYU Studies including publicity plans, subject files, and employment information, 1967-1987.

Dates: 1967-1987

BYU Studies administrative records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1019
Scope and Contents

Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence written to and from the BYU Studies office, files concerning the publishing of BYU Studies including publicity plans, subject files, and employment information. It also contains yearly department budget reports, agendas, notes, and minutes of meetings relating to BYU Studies, 1967-1983.

Dates: 1967-1983

BYU Studies correspondence, 1970-1983

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1019 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence written to and from the BYU Studies office, 1970-1983.

Dates: 1970-1983

BYU Studies correspondence, 1958-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1211 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes department and author correspondence for BYU studies, 1959-2006.

Dates: 1958-1994

BYU Studies financial reports, 1970-1983

 Series — Box 6: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197227659379], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 1019 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains yearly department budget reports, 1970-1983.

Dates: 1970-1983

BYU Studies manuscripts and publication records, 1967-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1211 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts considered for publication in BYU Studies, book reviews of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints literature, and design and layout plans for BYU Studies manuscripts. Includes materials for The Joseph Smith Papers Project, "Masada," "The First Mormon Temple," "The Truth, the Way, the Life," "Opening the Heavens," and other manuscripts, 1993-2005.

Dates: 1967-2006

BYU Studies meeting files, 1965-1983

 Series — Box 6: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197227659379], Folder: 11-22
Identifier: UA 1019 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains agendas, notes, and minutes of meetings relating to BYU Studies, 1965-1983.

Dates: 1965-1983

BYU Studies records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1211
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence concerning BYU Studies, manuscripts considered for publication in BYU Studies, book reviews of literature of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, design and layout plans for BYU Studies manuscripts, research materials, slides of artifacts, budgets, manuscripts, and other materials relating to the BYU Studies department. The collection also includes edits, correspondence, proofs of articles, and records on David Paulsen's book on Mormonism and Theology.

Dates: 1958-2006

Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History correspondence, 1992-2005

 Sub-Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233286472], Folder: 46-52
Identifier: MSS 8009 Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains both internal and external correspondence of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute on topics including publications, symposia, BYU Studies, the Eliza R. Snow project, outreach plans, and Executive Committee correspondence. Also includes Richard Bushman correspondence, chair of the Advisory Committee, relating to symposia and faculty, as well as Derr's correspondence relating to paper publications, symposia, copyrights, personal correspondence, and the transition following the...
Dates: 1992-2005

Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History records on BYU Studies, 1992-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8009 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains records from BYU Studies relating to the Joseph Fielding Smith Insitute (JFSI) and its role as the institute's primary publisher. Materials include book lists, invoices, a review of the organization including its aims and objectives, JFSI publication projects, memorandums and correspondence about the relationship between the JFSI and BYU Studies, proposals and publication procedures, and newsletters from both organizations. Also contains correspondence, edited articles, book review...
Dates: 1992-2005

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