Robert F. Driggs correspondence
Scope and Contents
Contains material from Robert F. Driggs' tenure as Administrative Assistant to the President, an office he held from 1977-1979. Some correspondence from his predecessor is also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1970-1979
Creator
- Driggs, Robert F. (creator, Person)
- Brigham Young University. Assistant to the President (contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 70 years from the end date of the administration, 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 Robert F. Driggs correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
After serving as Mission President, Robert F. Driggs was recruited by BYU to help administer the business affairs of the University. From 1977-1979, Driggs was Administrative Assistant to President Oaks. Driggs then served as Assistant Vice-President of Business with Robert Smith from 1979-1983. In 1983, he became Assistant Executive Vice-President, serving with Rolf Kerr. Driggs was responsible for the University Press, the BYU Farm, the Computer Guidance Council, and the Motion Picture Studio. In 1984 Robert Driggs left the University to serve as the Chief Financial Officer for Evans and Sutherland in Salt Lake City.
Extent
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA683.xml
Custodial History
Materials were transferred from BYU Administration.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Robert F. Driggs.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; University Archives; 2002.
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- History (Organization)
- Driggs, Robert F. -- Correspondence (Person)
- Title
- Register of the Robert F. Driggs correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2002
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US