Brigham Young University. Indian Education Program
Dates
- Existence: 1955 - 1964
Administrative History
The Indian Education Program (1955-1964) was a student assistance program for Native Americans at Brigham Young University.
The Indian Education Program was established in 1955 under the direction of the Indian Students Committee at Brigham Young University. The program was chaired by S. Lyman Tyler, and coordinated with programming offered by Robert F. Gwilliam of Student Personnel Services. The program assisted Native American students in a variety of ways, including tuition waivers, loaning textbooks, employment placement, housing students, and providing college preparatory courses.
In 1964 the program was renamed the American Indian Education Program.
Citation:
Brigham Young University organizational history, via WWW, May 6, 2020 (Indian Education Program; est. 1955; renamed American Indian Education Program in 1964, and formalized as the Indian Education Department in 1966; managed by the Indian Students Committee at Brigham Young University; S. Lyman Tyler, chair; Robert F. Gwilliam as Advisor to Indian Students, member; established to assist Indian students, including tuition waivers, loaning textbooks, employment placement, housing students, and providing college preparatory courses)Brigham Young University. Indian Education Program. Records, 1956-1959
Brigham Young University. Indian Education Program. For the independence of a people, 197-
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Indian Education Program records
Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, tribal membership, and reports on Indian issues outside of campus, 1956-1959.
Student Personnel Services records
Contains correspondence, reports, procedures, statistics, memoranda, and minutes concerning student organizations, activities, academic standards, orientations, discontinuances, housing, Indian program, traffic violations, accidents, veterans affairs, and security reports. Materials date from between 1955 and 1965.
Treasurer's Office records
Collection includes correspondence, checks, and receipts between the Brigham Young University treasurer's office and Uintah and Ouray Indian Agency, and invoices from the Student's Supply Association regarding financial assistance given to four Brigham Young University students. 24 items.