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Education Week

 Organization

Administrative History

Brigham Young University Education Week (1922-) is a continuing education program held on Brigham Young University campus.

Education Week began in 1922, and it is now thought to be the largest continuing education program of its type. Each year, more than 200 presenters teach over 1,000 classes. It covers a variety of topics including education, religion, marriage and family, the arts, history, genealogy, communication, youth classes, and others. The program is designed primarily for adults, however anyone over 14 years old can join.

Citation:
BYU Continuing Education, via WWW, Oct. 16, 2014 (About Campus Education Week; began in 1922; thought to be largest continuing education program; 200 presenters; 1000 classes; topics such as edu., religion, marriage and family, arts, history, geneology, communication, youth classes; for adults, anyone over 14 can join)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Division of Continuing Education collection of histories, 1921-1973

 Sub-Series — Box A 4: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231215739]
Identifier: UA 547 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains copies of histories of the Division of Continuing Education. Includes A Historical Study of Adult Education Programs of BYU, 1921-1966, by Keith L. Smith; Authorization for Adult Education and Extension Services by the Policy Making Groups of BYU, by George S. Haslam; and The History of Continuing Education at BYU, 1875-1973, by Richard Henstrom.

Dates: 1921-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records / Division of Continuing Education reports and comprehensive histories

Division of Continuing Education reports and comprehensive histories, 1921-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the reports, surveys, and historical studies and histories of the Extension Division, Adult Education and Extension Service, and the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1921 from 1977.

Dates: 1921-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records

Education Week histories and research notes, 1923-1980

 Series
Identifier: UA 788 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

This series contains research and histories of Campus Educational week.

Dates: Other: 1923-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 788, Education Week records

Education Week records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 788
Abstract

Files include histories and research notes, subject files relating primarily to Education week programs , printed programs, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, ephemera and photographs.

Dates: 1923-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Education Week records

Evening School history, 1965

 Sub-Series — Box L 1: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231218642], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a History of Evening Schools, 1965.

Dates: 1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records / Evening Classes Department records

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