School of Library and Information Sciences curriculum materials
Scope and Contents
Contains curriculum materials produced for classes taught by Wright in the School of Library and Information Sciences. Includes articles that were either written by Wright or used in research by him. Also included are books, slides, and reports related to his research.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2002
Creator
- Brigham Young University. School of Library and Information Sciences (creator, Organization)
- Wright, H. Curtis (Herbert Curtis), 1928-2012 (contributor, Person)
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 School of Library and Information Sciences curriculum materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The School of Library and Information Sciences (1976-1993) was a graduate program at Brigham Young University.
The School of Library and Information Sciences was established by Brigham Young University in 1976. Organized with the intent to better train librarians for the university, the school educated students so that they could use their abilities for better efficiency areas such as learning resource centers, instructional media centers, libraries, and information centers. In 1993, the school was closed by the university.
Biographical History
H. Curtis Wright (1928-2012) was a professor at Brigham Young University.
Herbert Curtis Wright was born on February 19, 1928 to Herbert Emir Wright and Frances Minerva Curtis Wright. He served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1948 and then went on a Mormon mission to the Navajo reservation from 1948 to 1950. Wright received three master's degree in library science and Semitic languages before earning his PhD in Library Science and Greek Literature from Case Western University in 1969. In 1969 he began to teach in the School of Library and Information Sciences at Brigham Young University. He worked there until his retirement in 1993.
In 1957 Wright married Jeannene Dowding and together they had five sons. After Jeannene died in 1996, Wright married Jean Bates, though she too passed away in 2009. Wright died after a brief illness on June 28, 2012.
Extent
3 cartons (3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Retained in original order, which appears to be grouped by like subject.
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in March 2009. Additional materials found in the University Archives workroom were added to the collection in May 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; March 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; May 2009.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; March and May 2009.
Subject
- Brigham Young University. School of Library and Information Sciences -- Curricula (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Register of School of Library and Information Sciences curriculum materials
- 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. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US