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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

Audio Visual Center chairman additional community education reports and other material, 1960-1962

 Sub-Series — Box J 6: Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231219673]
Identifier: UA 547 Series 9 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains Audio Visual Communications final and monthly reports, and handbook. Dated from 1960 to 1962.

Dates: 1960-1962

Division of Continuing Education general records, 1960-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 13
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain general administrative files, including handbooks, research, curricula, programs, course catalogs, and other records. Dated from 1960 to 1989.

Dates: 1960-1989

Home Study Department general material, 1954-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including catalogs, faculty information, exams, lessons, contracts, handbooks, policy and procedures, and other records. Dated from 1954 to 1970.

Dates: 1954-1970

Home Study Department records, 1936-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Materials contain progress reports, statistics, meeting minutes, correspondences, administrative files such as catalogs, exams, lessons, handbooks, policies, prison inmate applications and samples and requests from the Home Study Department. Dated from 1936 to 1973.

Dates: 1936-1973

Latin American program records on Bolivia, 1970-1980

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files on Bolivian literacy projects (progress reports, tutorial manuals, financial records, correspondence), Bolivian health studies and other records. Dated from 1970 to 1980.

Dates: 1970-1980

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Catalogs 3
Financial records 1
Minutes (Records) 1
Reports 1
Statistics 1