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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 103 Collections and/or Records:

Division of Continuing Education workshops and programs records, 1982-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1982 to 1989.

Dates: 1982-1989

Evening Classes Department minutes, 1957-1970

 Sub-Series — Box L 1: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231218642], Folder: 2-4
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain minutes from staff meetings, 1957-1970.

Dates: 1957-1970

Evening Classes Department printed materials, 1950-1969

 Sub-Series — Box L 3: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231218667], Folder: 7-8
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain Evening Class schedules and bulletins, and Evening School newsletter. Dated from 1950 to 1969.

Dates: 1950-1969

Evening Classes Department records, 1950-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains a history of the Evening school, minutes, administrative files, budgets, reports, surveys, and Evening school schedules, bulletins, and newsletters. Dated from 1950 to 1970.

Dates: 1950-1970

Evening Classes Department reports, 1955-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including budgets, reports, enrollment summaries, surveys, faculty loads, and other records. Dated from 1955 to 1970.

Dates: 1955-1970

Evening School history, 1965

 Sub-Series — Box L 1: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231218642], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a History of Evening Schools, 1965.

Dates: 1965

Extension Division director records, 1921-1954

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contain the papers of Lowry Nelson, first director of the Extension Division, who served from 1921-1936. The papers encompass the period of 1921-1931 only. Some routine letters of requests and acknowledgments were weeded from the collection. Annual reports issued by Nelson, 1921-1936, appear in the first section of the register under the heading Division Reports and Comprehensive Histories. Also correspondence and reports relative to Leadership Week, 1922-1936, appear in the Education Week...
Dates: 1921-1954

General Latin American program records, 1972-1974

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 20: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264131], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain records on tutorial training in Latin America, and genealogy in Spanish. Dated from 1972 to 1974.

Dates: 1972-1974

Home Study Department general correspondence, 1954-1965

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence, memos, and other records. Dated from 1954 to 1965.

Dates: 1954-1965

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

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  • Subject: Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History X

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Type
Archival Object 102
Collection 1
 
Subject
Reports 42
Minutes (Records) 34
Memorandums 32
Records 17
Files (Records) 11