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 1 Collection or Record:
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