Asian Studies Program records on official organizations, 1968-1974

Series — Box: 4, Folder: 7-9

Identifier: UA 551 Series 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Administrative files of the Asian Society, Royal Asiatic Society and Social Science Council, including correspondence, chairmen's reports, seminar addresses, newsletters, and grant requests.

Dates

Creation: 1968-1974

Creator

Brigham Young University. Asian Studies Program (creator, Organization)
Palmer, Spencer J. (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

The bulk of material was created under the leadership of Spencer Palmer.

The department of Asian Studies in the College of Social Sciences was organized in the fall of 1962 under Paul Hyer. Its purpose was to give students a foundation for careers and advanced work in the Far East. In 1968 Spencer Palmer became department head; he was a Professor of Religion and History specializing in Korean Studies and Christianity in Asia. For the next seven years Palmer served as head until being replaced in 1975 by Russell Horiuchi, professor of Geography at BYU.