Missionary Training Center records on language training, 1967-2017

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 5545 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains Missionary Training Center records on language training, contains language training materials such as textbooks, audio and video materials, pamphlets, and reference guides for 52 different languages. Materials dated 1967-2017.

Dates

Creation: 1967-2017

Creator

Missionary Training Center (Provo, Utah) (creator, Organization)

Language of Materials

Contains materials in 52 languages, including Japanese and Spanish.

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Missionary Training Center records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

The Missionary Training Center (1978-) in Provo, Utah, trains missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before they depart to their specific assignments around the world.

The Missionary Training Center began operation in 1978 to replace the Language Training Mission. The campus can house up to 4,000 missionaries at a time. Approximately fifty languages are taught at the MTC by staff composed mostly of returned missionaries.

Extent

4 cartons

2 boxes

3 media boxes

Additional Description

Arrangement

In Part 4 (the newest acquisition), materials are arranged chronologically (for general language training), or alphabetically and then chronologically (for specific languages). Arrangement in other accessions is unknown.