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Brigham Young University. Security Office

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1952 - 1975

Biography

The Security Office (1952-1975) was a department of Brigham Young University created to protect students and faculty.

Brigham Young University Security Office was founded in 1952 in for the purpose of protecting BYU students and faculty. The Security Office also regulated parking and vehicles. In 1956, Security Office began a campus lost and found service. The Security Office also acted as a liason between BYU and the local police, providing fingerprinting services and running the campus ambulance service. The Security Office had three administrators: Leonard E. Christensen (1952-1961), Swen C. Nelson (1961-1974), and Robert W. Kelshaw (1974-1975). The Security Office was abolished and replaced by Security/Police in 1975.

Citation:
Register to the records of the BYU Security Office, 198-?: t.p.

BYU Organizational History website, via WWW, August 2019 (Brigham Young University Security Office; est. 1952; abolished 1972; created to protect students and faculty; office also regulated parking and vehicles; 1956, began a campus lost and found office; acted as liason between BYU and the local police; provided fingerprinting services, ran the campus ambulance service; administrators included Leonard E. Christensen (1952-1961), Swen C. Nelson (1961-1974), and Robert W. Kelshaw (1974-1975))

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Student Personnel Services director correspondence, 1952-1953

 Series
Identifier: UA 183 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, publications, and agendas. Materials deal with a range of topics addressed by the Special Services and Student Personnel Services divisions led by Lloyd, including admissions and credits, assemblies, athletics and the athletic council, discontinuance of students, orientation, attendance and scholarship, budget, buildings and grounds, counseling services, food service, foreign students, health services, the honor code, housing,...
Dates: 1952-1953

Student Personnel Services director records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 183
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, publications, and agendas. Materials deal with a range of topics addressed by the Special Services and Student Personnel Services divisions led by Lloyd, including admissions and credits, assemblies, athletics and the athletic council, discontinuance of students, orientation, attendance and scholarship, budget, buildings and grounds, counseling services, food service, foreign students, health services, the honor code, housing,...
Dates: 1931-1961

Student Personnel Services director records on enrollment and scholarships, 1946-1960

 Series
Identifier: UA 183 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, publications, and agendas. Materials deal with a range of topics addressed by the Special Services and Student Personnel Services divisions led by Lloyd, including admissions and credits, assemblies, athletics and the athletic council, discontinuance of students, orientation, attendance and scholarship, budget, buildings and grounds, counseling services, food service, foreign students, health services, the honor code, housing,...
Dates: 1946-1960

Student Personnel Services director records on Student Union, 1953-1959

 Series
Identifier: UA 183 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, publications, and agendas. Materials deal with a range of topics addressed by the Special Services and Student Personnel Services divisions led by Lloyd, including admissions and credits, assemblies, athletics and the athletic council, discontinuance of students, orientation, attendance and scholarship, budget, buildings and grounds, counseling services, food service, foreign students, health services, the honor code, housing,...
Dates: 1953-1959

Student Personnel Services director subject files, 1931-1954

 Series
Identifier: UA 183 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, pamphlets, reports, publications, and agendas. Materials deal with a range of topics addressed by the Special Services and Student Personnel Services divisions led by Lloyd, including admissions and credits, assemblies, athletics and the athletic council, discontinuance of students, orientation, attendance and scholarship, budget, buildings and grounds, counseling services, food service, foreign students, health services, the honor code, housing,...
Dates: 1931-1954

Student Personnel Services records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 182
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, procedures, statistics, memoranda, and minutes concerning student organizations, activities, academic standards, orientations, discontinuances, housing, Indian program, traffic violations, accidents, veterans affairs, and security reports. Materials date from between 1955 and 1965.

Dates: 1955-1965