Department of Independent Study Programs records
Collection
Identifier: UA 979
Scope and Contents
Contains records and information from the Department of Independent Study Programs. Includes reports, correspondence, minutes, notes, outlines, catalogs, calendars, scrapbooks, and manuals dated 1957 to 2009.
Dates
- 1957-2009
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Independent Study Programs (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 50 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Restriction Policy. Requests to access restricted materials in the University Archives should be submitted to the University Archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Department of Independent Study Programs records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
Brigham Young University Independent Study (1979- ) is a department at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Independent Study Programs was established in 1979. It was previously known as Home Study. Independent Study is under the supervision of a director who reports directly to the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. The directors of the department are as follows: Orson B. Roper (1981-1982), Richard C. Eddy (1982-1985), Ralph A. Rowley (1985-1994), R. Dwight Laws (1994-2009), and Justin K. Johansen (2009- ).
Through its Independent Study program, BYU offers more than 300 college-level credit courses, providing practical and convenient solutions for students with scheduling problems and for working students, armed forces personnel, and others who cannot take all their classes in residence.
The Department of Independent Study Programs was established in 1979. It was previously known as Home Study. Independent Study is under the supervision of a director who reports directly to the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. The directors of the department are as follows: Orson B. Roper (1981-1982), Richard C. Eddy (1982-1985), Ralph A. Rowley (1985-1994), R. Dwight Laws (1994-2009), and Justin K. Johansen (2009- ).
Through its Independent Study program, BYU offers more than 300 college-level credit courses, providing practical and convenient solutions for students with scheduling problems and for working students, armed forces personnel, and others who cannot take all their classes in residence.
Extent
58 boxes (29 linear ft.)
6 oversize folders (0.5 linear ft.)
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains materials from the Department of Independent Study Programs. The materials include reports, correspondence, minutes, notes, outlines, catalogs, calendars, scrapbooks, and manuals dated 1957 to 2009.
Arrangement
Arranged into twelve series: 1. Administrative records, 1972-1978. 2. Seminar records, 1972-1978. 3. Syllabi, 1975-1979. 4. Development records, 1957-1995. 5. Secretarial notes, 1957-1991. 6. Handbooks, 1959-1991. 7. Course and instructor records, 1975-1995. 8. Catalogs, 1973-1994. 9. Educator resource guide, 2006-2007. 10. High school records, 1974-2006. 11. Calendars, 2006-2009. 12. Scrapbook, 1971, 1978.
The materials have been left in the original order in which they were found. This order appears to be grouped by subject with some materials being chronological or alphabetical.
The materials have been left in the original order in which they were found. This order appears to be grouped by subject with some materials being chronological or alphabetical.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA979.xml
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in installments between 2002 and 2009. Additional materials found in the University Archives added to the collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; June 2002.
Transferred; Records Management; October 2006.
Transferred; Independent Study; September 2008.
Transferred; Records Management; June 2009.
Found; University Archives; July 2009.
Transferred; Records Management; October 2006.
Transferred; Independent Study; September 2008.
Transferred; Records Management; June 2009.
Found; University Archives; July 2009.
Appraisal
Department records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; J. Gordon Daines III and Brian Shull; June 2002.
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; October 2006.
Revised; Elizabeth West; September 2008.
Processed; Elizabeth West; September 2008.
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; June and July 2009.
Processed; Kayla Quinney; August 2009.
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; October 2006.
Revised; Elizabeth West; September 2008.
Processed; Elizabeth West; September 2008.
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; June and July 2009.
Processed; Kayla Quinney; August 2009.
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Independent Study Programs (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Register of Department of Independent Study Programs records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Leavitt
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States