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Brigham Young University. Center for Family & Community History

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1985 - 1990

Biography

The Center for Family & Community History (1985-1990) was a research institute at Brigham Young University. It was responsible for coordinating genealogical academic programs, as well as conducting research and promoting family history work.

Citation:
Community history series ; no. 86-A. Walden, D.M. Protestant and Catholic churches of Provo, 1986: CIP t.p. (Center for Family & Community History, Brigham Young University) t.p. verso (copyr. Center for Family and Community History, Brigham Young University)

Brigham Young University Organizational History Project, via WWW, August 11, 2023 (Center for Family and Community History, Family and Community History Center; est. 1985; previously named Center for Family and Local History; part of the College of Family, Home, and Social Science, and associated with the Department of History; coordinating genealogical instruction, conducted research on community history, organized conferences to promote family history work; abolished 1990)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Center for Family & Community History administrative records, 1973-1990

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1191 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative records, mostly created by G. Wesley Johnson, including notes, lists, clippings, reports, and other records, particularly dealing with the opening of the Center for Family & Community History and the development of the family history curriculum. Dated 1973 to 1990.

Dates: 1973-1990

Center for Family & Community History project records, 1866-1989, bulk: 1960-1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 1191 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains project records from the Center for Family & Community History and its predecessor, the Department of Family and Local History Studies. Includes materials on conducting oral histories, project records on various religions found in the Provo and Orem areas of Utah, and Mormon Outmigration Leadership History Project records. Materials dated 1866 to 1989 (bulk of materials created between 1960 and 1989).

Dates: 1866-1989; Majority of material found within 1960-1989

Center for Family & Community History project records on churches of Provo, 1866-1987, bulk: 1960-1987

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1191 Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains project records on various religions found in the Provo and Orem areas of Utah, and how they began in Utah. Includes clippings, notes, drafts, photographs and negatives, typed historical essays, and other material. Dated 1965 to 1987.

Dates: 1866-1987; Majority of material found within 1960-1987

Center for Family & Community History records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1191
Scope and Contents Contains administrative records such as letters, agendas, minutes, reports, and financial, event, and publishing records, particularly dealing with the opening of the Center for Family & Community History and development of family history curriculum and related university events; and documenting the activities of G. Wesley Johnson, who was instrumental in building and then directing the Center. Also contains project records from the Center for Family & Community History and its...
Dates: 1866-1991; Majority of material found within 1960-1991

Center for Family & Community History scrapbooks, 1980-1990

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1191 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains a scrapbook on the Center for Family & Community History. Includes clippings, fliers, schedules, brochures, and programs. Dated 1980 to 1990.

Dates: 1980-1990