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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 115 Collections and/or Records:

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

Home Study Department meeting minutes, 1955-1969

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including meeting minutes, workshop notes and minutes, conference materials, and other records. Dated from 1955 to 1969.

Dates: 1955-1969