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Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie, Hawaii)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1963-

Administrative History

The Polynesian Cultural Center (est. 1963) is a living history park in Laie, Hawaii. The park provides work-study employment opportunities for students at Brigham Young University--Hawaii.

Citation:
Data from CINE for The Aloha experiment [MP] 1978 (subj.) (Polynesian Cultural Center; mentions cooperative work-study program with Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus)

Brigham Young Univ.-Hawaii Campus. General catalog, 1977/78: p. 98 (BYU-HC is building relationship with its cultural-educ. neighbor, the Polynesian Cultural Center)

Encyc. of assns., 1978: p. 598 (Polynesian Cultural Center; Laie, Oahu; operated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Miracle in the Pacific, 2012: title page (Polynesian Cultural Center) page 46 (On August 14, 1963, Wendell Mendenhall and Edward Clissold were instructed to formally organize the Polynesian Cultural Center as a nonprofit organization)

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System, 1987-1988

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains correspondence with various subsets of the Church Educational System including LDS Business College, BYU-Hawaii, Ricks College, Utah Technical College, MTC, Polynesian Cultural Center, and seminaries and institutes. Covers project funding, management reports, accreditation reviews, and financial information. Also includes information on policy enforcement, award nominees, and faculty records. Materials date from 1979-1989.

Dates: 1987-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System

Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System, 1988-1989

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains correspondence with various subsets of the Church Educational System including LDS Business College, BYU-Hawaii, Ricks College, Utah Technical College, MTC, Polynesian Cultural Center, and seminaries and institutes. Covers project funding, management reports, accreditation reviews, and financial information. Also includes information on policy enforcement, award nominees, and faculty records. Materials date from 1979-1989.

Dates: 1988-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System

Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System, 1979-1981

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains correspondence with various subsets of the Church Educational System including LDS Business College, BYU-Hawaii, Ricks College, Utah Technical College, MTC, Polynesian Cultural Center, and seminaries and institutes. Covers project funding, management reports, accreditation reviews, and financial information. Also includes information on policy enforcement, award nominees, and faculty records. Materials date from 1979-1989.

Dates: 1979-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System

Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System, 1981-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains correspondence with various subsets of the Church Educational System including LDS Business College, BYU-Hawaii, Ricks College, Utah Technical College, MTC, Polynesian Cultural Center, and seminaries and institutes. Covers project funding, management reports, accreditation reviews, and financial information. Also includes information on policy enforcement, award nominees, and faculty records. Materials date from 1979-1989.

Dates: 1981-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System

Unified Church School System records on Church College of Hawaii, 1958-1964

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 535 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, articles, and other information on the Church College of Hawaii. Includes information on college administrators and their functions, as well as the Polynesian Cultural Center. Materials date from between 1958 and 1964.

Dates: 1958-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Unified Church School System records

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