Brigham Young University. Adult Education and Extension Services
Organization
Administrative History
Adult Education and Extension Services (1957-1964) was the unit at Brigham Young University responsible for coordinating distance education and extension work.
The division of Adult Education and Extension Services was established in 1957 in a reorganization of the earlier Extension Division. The unit was charged with providing educational services to groups outside the normal day enrollment of the university. Harold Glen Clark served as the dean of the division from its establishment until its reorganization in 1964 as the Division of Continuing Education.
Citation:
BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2013: Adult Education and Extension Services (est. 1957; previously known as Extension Division; provided educational services to groups outside the normal day enrollment of the university; Harold Glen Clark served as dean, 1957-1964; renamed Division of Continuing Education in 1964)Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Adult Education and Extension Services director additional papers and faculty terminations, 1952-1970
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1952 to 1970.
Dates:
1952-1970
Extension Division director records, 1921-1954
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contain the papers of Lowry Nelson, first director of the Extension Division, who served from 1921-1936. The papers encompass the period of 1921-1931 only. Some routine letters of requests and acknowledgments were weeded from the collection. Annual reports issued by Nelson, 1921-1936, appear in the first section of the register under the heading Division Reports and Comprehensive Histories. Also correspondence and reports relative to Leadership Week, 1922-1936, appear in the Education Week...
Dates:
1921-1954