Contains Brigham Young University wide administrative memos, records of financial acquisition and maintenance, department faculty, student records, administrative records pertaining to department courses and other administrative records for Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology. Materials dated 1941-1978.

Contains correspondence to and from the chairman of Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, published papers, and faculty information from the chairman's office. Records detail the administrative moves of the department's chairman. Materials dated from 1955-1976.

Contains on and off-campus correspondence of Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology with its faculty on the creation of the department, with government agencies on projects, pertaining to the programs of the department, between other BYU departments, and with job inquires and offers. Materials dated 1947-1978.

Contains the reminiscences of John L. Sorenson, including correspondence, reports, and other papers. Published articles are related to the Book of Mormon and archaeology in the Americas. Business correspondence relates to his professional activities at Brigham Young University and with the New World Archaeological Foundation. Dated from 1950 to 2019.

Bound compilation of student papers on the history and theory of archaeology. The papers were written as part of the requirements for Jakeman's Archaeology 500 class taught at Brigham Young University during the Fall Semester of 1964.