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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. General Church Board of Education

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1888 - 1953

Administrative history

General Church Board of Education (1888-1953) governed the various schools and academies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The General Church Board of Education governed the educational programs of the Church, including seminaries, institutes, and elementary and secondary schools. For institutions of higher education, the board worked in conjunction with the boards of trustees for each of the institutions.

In its infancy, the General Church Board of Education was directed by a Superintendent of Church Schools. The position of Superintendent was eventually changed to Commissioner of Church Education in 1905.

Citation:
Encyclopedia of Mormonism, viewed Mar. 19, 2013 (General Church Board of Education 1888-; govern various schools and academies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; CES governed by the Church Board of Education for seminaries, institutes, and elementary and secondary schools, and by boards of trustees for each of the institutions of higher education; Board members include the First Presidency, three members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Senior President of the Seventy, the Relief Society general president, and the Young Women general president; directed by a Superintendent of church Schools, Commissioner of the Church Education 1905)

Church History Library catalog, via WWW, October 26, 2022 (Board of Education (General Church : 1888-1953); succeeded by the Unified Church School System in 1953)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

General Church Board of Education certificate

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342260]
Identifier: MSS 260
Scope and Contents

Printed and handwritten certificate. The item is a license which authorizes Hyrum H. Anderson to teach religion classes for the Mormon Church in Provo, Utah. The item was signed by the president of the Mormon Church, Wilford Woodruff, and by George Reynolds and Karl G. Maeser.

Dates: 1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / General Church Board of Education certificate

General Church Board of Education minutes

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1376
Scope and Contents

Contains a mixture of volumes and folders, both bound and loose papers, of the General Church Board of Education meeting minutes from 1879 to 1970.

Dates: 1879-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / General Church Board of Education minutes

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