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Brigham Young University. Department of Conferences and Workshops

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1979-

Administrative History

The Department of Conferences and Workshops is an administrative and teaching unit at Brigham Young University.

The department was previously known as the Department of Special Courses and Conferences, and took its current name in 1979. It is charged with offering and supporting credit-bearing and non-credit courses and programs for on-campus and distance students, as well as the general public. Directors have included Bert Gividen (1981-1989), R. Dwight Laws (1989-1994), Steven W. Taggart (1994-2013), and Robert Holcombe (2013- )).

Citation:
Family history & genealogical research syllabus, 1979, c1980 (a.e.) t.p. (Brigham Young University, Department of Conferences and Workshops; Conferences and Workshops)

BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Feb. 3, 2014 (Department of Conferences and Workshops; previously known as Department of Special Courses and Conferences, renamed in 1979; part of Division of Continuing Education; offers and supports credit and non-credit programs for on-campus and non-student audiences; directors: Bert Gividen (1981-1989), R. Dwight Laws (1989-1994), Steven W. Taggart (1994-2013), Robert Holcombe (2013- ))

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Adult Education and Extension Services director additional papers and faculty terminations, 1952-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1952 to 1970.

Dates: 1952-1970

Audio Visual Center chairman community education correspondence, 1949-1966

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 9 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1949 to 1966.

Dates: 1949-1966

Audio Visual Center chairman community education financial and other reports, 1954-1964

 Sub-Series — Box J 4: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231219657], Folder: 4-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 9 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other reports. Dated from 1954 to 1964.

Dates: 1954-1964

Audio Visual Center chairman community education meeting minutes, 1959-1964

 Sub-Series — Box J 1: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231219541], Folder: 1-11
Identifier: UA 547 Series 9 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain meeting minutes from Community Education. Dated from 1959 to 1964.

Dates: 1959-1964

Audio Visual Center chairman records, 1949-1966

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, correspondences, newsletters, films and filmstrips, financial reports, community education reports, and other records from when L. R. Lindeman was chairman of Audio Visual Center. Dated from 1949 to 1966.

Dates: 1949-1966

Business program records, 1969-1978

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 19: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264123], Folder: 12-15
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 4

Church Educational System (CES) records, 1964-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 9: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264024]
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files on Seminary and Institute, different subsections and departments of CES, and other records. Dated from 1964 to 1989.

Dates: 1964-1989

Community Education chairman records, 1939-1968

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when R. Wayne Shute was chairman of Community Education. Dated from 1939 to 1968.

Dates: 1939-1968

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean correspondence and other material, 1958-1962

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Phileon B. Robinson was assistand Dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1958 to 1962.

Dates: 1958-1962

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean memorandums, minutes, and other material, 1955-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Phileon B. Robinson was assistant dean of the Divison of Continuing Education. Dated from 1955 to 1970.

Dates: 1955-1970

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  • Subject: Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History X
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Archival Object 63
Collection 1
 
Subject
Minutes (Records) 34
Reports 24
Memorandums 23
Records 17
Files (Records) 11