Brigham Young University. Center for Family & Community History
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
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.
Center for Family & Community History project records, 1866-1989, bulk: 1960-1989
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).
Center for Family & Community History project records on churches of Provo, 1866-1987, bulk: 1960-1987
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.
Center for Family & Community History records
Center for Family & Community History scrapbooks, 1980-1990
Contains a scrapbook on the Center for Family & Community History. Includes clippings, fliers, schedules, brochures, and programs. Dated 1980 to 1990.