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Woodruff, Asahel D. (Asahel Davis), 1904-1994

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1904 - 1994

Biographical History

Asahel D. Woodruff (b. 1904) was Dean of Brigham Young University Graduate School, 1949-1952; dean, College of Education, BYU, 1952-1961; and dean College of Education, University of Utah.

Citation:
Teaching the gospel, 1958: t.p. (Asahel D. Woodruff)

OCLC, Sept. 17, 2004 (hdg.: Woodruff, Asahel Davis, 1904-; Woodruff, Asahel D. (Asahel Davis), 1904-; usage: Asahel D. Woodruff, Asahel Davis Woodruff)

FamilySearch, July 16, 2019 (Asahel Davis Woodruff; born 21 October 1904 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; died 20 January 1994 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; son of Elias Smith Woodruff and Nellie Maria Davis; grandson of Wilford Woodruff and Emily Jane Smith; married Eva Mildred Stock (1904-1969) on 14 April 1930; married Dorothy Jane Nelson (1909-1996) on 12 March 1972; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1936; M.S., Brigham Young University, 1937; Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1941; Director, L.D.S. Institute, Ogden, Utah, 1941-1942; Professor, Educational Psychology, Cornell University, 1942-1949; Dean, Graduate School, Brigham Young University, 1949-1952; Associate Director, Human Resources Research Office, US Army Research, George Washington University, 1952-1954; Dean, College of Education, Brigham Young University, 1954-1960; Dean, State College of Education, University of Utah, 1960-1966; Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Utah, 1966-1973)

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

College of Education records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 559
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, comparative graphic charts, booklets, manuals, studies, catalogues, student publications, policy statements, memoranda, bulletins, news clippings, and payroll schedules.

Dates: 1876-1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / College of Education records

College of Education reports, 1966-1967

 Series — Box 43: Series 28 [Barcode: 31197233257986]
Identifier: UA 559 Series 28
Scope and Contents

Contains a series of Educational Experimental Program and Laboratory School reports (#3-7 and 9) produced by the college.

Dates: 1966-1967
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 559, College of Education records

College of Education source files for centennial history, 1876-1973

 Series — Box 49: Series 30 [Barcode: 31197233258109]
Identifier: UA 559 Series 30
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of source material used for the production of the centennial history of the College of Education.

Dates: 1876-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 559, College of Education records

College of Education working papers, 1941-1964

 Sub-Series — Box 32: Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233257887], Folder: 4-6
Identifier: UA 559 Series 18 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains working papers for teacher load, department enrollment and degree statistics, and assorted comparative graphic charts related to graduates, enrollment, and certification.

Dates: 1941-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 559, College of Education records / College of Education dean records

Doctoral Admissions and Standards Committee minutes, 1958-1970

 Sub-Series — Box 35: Series 21 [Barcode: 31197233257911], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: UA 559 Series 21 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of Doctoral Admissions and Standards Committee meetings.

Dates: 1958-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 559, College of Education records / College of Education dean records

George H. Hansen albums, 1914-1963

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains scenes from Hansen's mission in England, travels and studies in Mexico, Texas, and California, geology trips, visit to Indonesia to establish a geology department at Gadjah Mada University, and his college years and service in the Utah State ROTC; Afton Allred Hansen's mission to the Eastern States in the 1920s; Bessie Hansen and her family and friends in Richfield, Utah, her nursing work, on camping trips and other vacations; Mildred Allred with her friends and family, on trips to...
Dates: 1914-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains photographs of George on his mission to England, on geology field trips, on his visit to Indonesia, in the ROTC; of Afton Allred Hansen on his mission to the Eastern States; of Bessie Hansen in Richfield, on vacations, and with her family and friends; of Mildred Allred on her mission to California; of the Greco family (George's aunt); of George's family while he was growing up in Richfield; of the Utah Agricultural College Fair; of Afton as a teacher, missionary, and mother; of...
Dates: 1900-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

George H. Hansen negatives, 1896-1972

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains negatives of George Hansen at Utah State, family trips, and geology; Bessie Hansen with her family and friends; George's mission to England; findings of fossils, arrowheads, and interesting rocks; the trip to Indonesia; redistricting studies; fishing trips; artifacts from a trip to Mexico; Utah maps and documents; Utah gas and oil studies, soil profiles.

Dates: 1896-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains slides of George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, and Turkey.

Dates: 1915-1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

George H. Hansen photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1628
Abstract

This is primarily a collection of original Hansen prints, slides, and negatives and also includes photographic albums belonging to George Hansen, Afton Allred Hansen, and Bessie Hansen.

Dates: approximately 1896-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George H. Hansen photograph collection

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