Department of Mechanical Engineering records
Scope and Contents
Contains files regarding the Engineering CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) Lab, including financial records, correspondence, budgets, annual reports, time card records, and awards.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1982
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Mechanical Engineering (creator, Organization)
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. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Administrative History
In 1956, the BYU Board of Trustees authorized the creation of three new departments, breaking the Engineering Department into the departments of Civil Engineering Science, Electrical Engineering Science, and Mechanical Engineering Science. By 1963, the Department of Mechanical Engineering was firmly established.
Extent
1 carton (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; 2007.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
- Title
- Register of Department of Mechanical Engineering records
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 9
- 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