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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 65 Collections and/or Records:

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

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1957-1971

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Richard Henstrom was the assistant dean of the Divison of Continuing Education. Dated from 1957 to 1971.

Dates: 1957-1971

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1952-1959

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other materials when Lynn Hilton was the Divison of Continuing Education's assistant dean. Dated from 1952 to 1959.

Dates: 1952-1959

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1955-1970

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

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

Dates: 1955-1970

Division of Continuing Education collection addendum, 1960-2002

 Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1960 to 2002.

Dates: 1960-2002

Division of Continuing Education communique records, 1986-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 42: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264354], Folder: 11-12
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 3

Division of Continuing Education correspondence and other material, 1965-1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1965 to 1973.

Dates: 1965-1973

Division of Continuing Education dean records, 1963-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files, meeting minutes, reports, correspondences, and other records when Stanly A. Peterson was the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1963 to 1973.

Dates: 1963-1973

Division of Continuing Education financial records, 1965-1988

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain files on fees and honoraria, federal funds, overhead, salaries, contracts and grants, tuition, audits, and other records. Dated from 1965 to 1988.

Dates: 1965-1988

Division of Continuing Education general correspondence, 1969-1988

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain correspondence of specific individuals, as well as of various unpspecified chairmen, boards, and other records. Also financial correspondence, Salt Lake Center and Washington Seminar items, and other records. Dated from 1969 to 1988.

Dates: 1969-1988

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Type
Archival Object 63
Collection 2
 
Subject
Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History 64
Minutes (Records) 35
Reports 24
Memorandums 23
Records 17