Rex A. Wadham personal papers
Scope and Contents
The Rex A. Wadham Collection is a collection of the personal papers, original writings, and original illustrations of Dr. Rex A. Wadham. The majority of the papers included in the collection are the original writings and illustrations made by Dr. Wadham for use in the classes that he taught in the School of Education and the Department of Religion during his tenure as a professor at Brigham Young University. Also included are other personal works including but not limited to documents relating to Professor Wadham's work on an early computer system called TICOR and an unbound copy of his dissertation. In addition, class documents (i.e. syllabuses, course calendars, etc.), select student evaluations, and select student work is also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1986
Creator
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Personal papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Rex A. Wadham was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1931. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated with B. S. in commercial art and was hired as a full-time special instructor in audio-visual media in the College of Education. He eventually received a Master of Library Science degree from Brigham Young University and a Ph. D. in educational psychology from the University of Utah. He spent his teaching career at Brigham Young University.
Extent
11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Sherry Wadham.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. College of Education (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Rex A. Wadham personal papers
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 22
- 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 Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States