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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Continuing Education program records, 1969-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including program proposals, workshop and seminar information, course materials, lectures, project notes, and other records. Dated from 1969 to 1989.

Dates: 1969-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records / Division of Continuing Education collection addendum / Division of Continuing Education general program records

Division of Continuing Education general program records, 1969-1989

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files such as literacy program proposals and reports, information on workshops, lectures, and other general program records. Dated from 1969 to 1989.

Dates: 1969-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records / Division of Continuing Education collection addendum

Los Angeles Center 'Know Your Religion' series records, 1973-1974

 Sub-Series — Box Q 9: Series 16 [Barcode: 31197231218790], Folder: 16-17
Identifier: UA 547 Series 16 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain manuscripts of lectures submitted for publication, with some correspondence. Dated from 1973 to 1974.

Dates: 1973-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 547, Division of Continuing Education records / Los Angeles Center records

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