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Department of Counseling Psychology ;&amp Special Education records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1051

Scope and Contents

Contains departmental records including correspondence, faculty files, department files, National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification files, National Commission on Accreditation of Teacher Education files, and general files, self-studies, and reports. Materials dated 1968 to 2006.

Dates

  • 1968-2006

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from the Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The Department of Counseling Psychology & Special Education is a department within the David O. McKay School of Education that offers minors, undergraduates, and graduate degrees in Counseling Psychology and Special Education. It was established in 2000. It was formerly known as the Department of Counseling and Special Education. The department was housed within the David O. McKay School of Education.

It operated under a chairman who reported to the dean of the school. Chairmen have included: Ronald D. Bingham (2000-2003), Mary Anne Prater (2004-2010), and Timothy Smith (2010- ). This department administered undergraduate and graduate courses in the fields of Counseling Psychology and Special Education. Degrees offered were an MS in School Counseling Psychology and Special Education, and a PhD in Counseling Psychology. A minor in Special Education was offered until 2003, whereupon it was changed to a BS in Special Education.

Extent

18 boxes (9 linear ft.)

6 folders (0.06 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged into seven series: 1. Department of Educational Psychology correspondence, 1980-1987. 2. Department of Educational Psychology faculty records, 1968-1989. 3. Department of Educational Psychology exhibit records, 1972-1989. 4. National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification records, 1981-1987. 5. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education records, 1987-1989. 6. Department of Counseling and Special Education general records, 1968-2000. 7. Department of Counseling Psychology & Special Education self-study and other reports, 1984-2006.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1051.xml

Custodial History

Transferred from Records Management in June 2003.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred; Records Management; June 2003.

Appraisal

Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).

General

A more detailed inventory is available in the case file.

Processing Information

Processed; J. Gordon Daines III and Linda S. Roberts; June 2003.

Processing Information

Processed; Elizabeth West; April 2011.

Title
Register of the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education records
Status
Under Revision
Author
J. Gordon Daines III and Linda S. Roberts
Date
2003 June
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.

Revision Statements

  • 2011 April: Addendum by Elizabeth West. Addition of 4 cartons of records, 1987-2002.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US