Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence
Scope and Contents
Includes files concerning university budget, the Church School System, campus colleges and departments, faculty, staff, fund-raising, administrative meetings, students, Treasurer's Office, New World Archaeological Foundation, and athletics. Also includes files relative to Church schools in Mexico and in the Pacific, and some of Bentley's personal files. Includes significant amounts of correspondence with Ernest L. Wilkinson (president of BYU) and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-1969
Creator
- Brigham Young University (creator, Organization)
- Bentley, Joseph T., 1906-1993 (contributor, Person)
- Wilkinson, Ernest L., 1899-1978 (correspondent, Person)
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph T. Bentley (1906-1993) was an accounting professor and financial administrator. He held the following positions at Brigham Young University: instructor in accounting, 1953-1955; dean of Accounting Department, 1955-1956; administrative assistant to university president, 1957-1959; comptroller for BYU and Unified Church School System beginning in 1959. Retired, 1972.
Extent
158 boxes (89 linear ft.)
31 volumes (7.75 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available in repository.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Subject
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Pacific Area -- History (Organization)
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Mexico -- History (Organization)
- Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) -- History (Organization)
- New World Archaeological Foundation -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Students -- History (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Sports -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Brigham Young University comptroller correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 7
- 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
- 2023 February 21: Updated title, added note for former entry; Cory Nimer.
- 2024 October 21: Migrated file-level descriptions from XML; Cory Nimer.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US