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Education Week

 Organization

Administrative History

Brigham Young University Education Week (1922-) is a continuing education program held on Brigham Young University campus.

Education Week began in 1922, and it is now thought to be the largest continuing education program of its type. Each year, more than 200 presenters teach over 1,000 classes. It covers a variety of topics including education, religion, marriage and family, the arts, history, genealogy, communication, youth classes, and others. The program is designed primarily for adults, however anyone over 14 years old can join.

Citation:
BYU Continuing Education, via WWW, Oct. 16, 2014 (About Campus Education Week; began in 1922; thought to be largest continuing education program; 200 presenters; 1000 classes; topics such as edu., religion, marriage and family, arts, history, geneology, communication, youth classes; for adults, anyone over 14 can join)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Education Week photographs, approximately 1950s-1979

 Series
Identifier: UA 788 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Photographs, negatives and slides from Campus Education Week.

Dates: approximately 1950s-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 788, Education Week records

Latin American program records on Mexico, 1971-1979

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain project Mexico files, including news clippings, proposals, participant lists and photos, correspondence, meeting files, ESL files, Mexican Education Week files, and other records. Dated from 1971 to 1979.

Dates: 1971-1979
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 records on Latin American program

Photographs of Leadership Week, 1920-1959

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15; Series 16 [Barcode: 31197233282521], Folder: 15-20
Identifier: UA 1070 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of Brigham Young University Leadership Week (an older derivative of Education Week), including the participants, the administration, and various events, 1920-1959.

Dates: 1920-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1070, Collection of Brigham Young University photographs

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