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Brigham Young University. Institute of American Indian Services and Research

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1971 - 1989

Administrative History

The Institute of American Indian Services and Research (1971-1989) provided Native Americans with educational opportunities and resources.

The Institute of Lamanite Research and Services, also known as the Institute of American Indian Studies and Research, was renamed the Institute of American Indian Services and Research in 1971. Spencer W. Kimball suggested the name change in order to shift the program's emphasis from researching or studying Native Americans to serving them. The Institute remained affiliated with Brigham Young University, but in 1972 it was transferred from the General College to the Division of Continuing Education, where it continued to extend educational opportunities to Native Americans in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Brigham Young University replaced the institute with Native American Educational Outreach Programs on September 1, 1989. The original program broke off from the university and now operates independently as American Indian Services, a non-profit charity organization.

Citation:
BYU Continuing Education website, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2018 (Institute of American Indian Services and Research; Institute of American Indian Services; American Indian Services; American Indian Services and Research Center; replaced the Institute of American Indian Studies and Research because Spencer W. Kimball advised that a word change would reflect a shift from studying Native Americans to serving them; transferred from General College to Division of Continuing Education in 1972; serviced United States, Canada, and Mexico; Institute replaced by Native American Educational Outreach Programs on Sep. 1, 1989)

American Indian Services, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2018 (Institute of American Indian Studies and Research; at BYU; currently operates independently as a non-profit charity under the name American Indian Services)

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Institute of American Indian Services and Research financial records, 1968-1978

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1968-1978

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general financial records, 1968-1973

 Sub-Series — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231239648]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains check requisitions and approvals, travel applications and reimbursements, and telephone bills.

Dates: 1968-1973

Institute of American Indian Services and Research general missionary records, 1964-1974

 Sub-Series — Box 15: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231243723]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Indian education ideas, reports and papers on peyotism, fimlstrip scripts, talk notebook, travel schedules, Zone Conference and Mission Presidency meeting materials, Lamanite Programs materials, correspondence, missionary ideas, mission addresses, papers from a Professional Development workshop, suggestions for married coupls, Lamanite Priesthood Conference materials, missionary reunion papers, and the history of the Southwest Indian Mission.

Dates: 1964-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1974

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239689]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 2

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 4

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1975

 Sub-Series — Box 11: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239721], Folder: 1-6
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 6

Institute of American Indian Services and Research incoming correspondence, 1976

 Sub-Series — Box 12: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231239739], Folder: 7-10
Identifier: UA 623 Series 3 Sub-Series 8

Institute of American Indian Services and Research missionary records, 1961-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 623 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.

Dates: 1961-1974

Institute of American Indian Services and Research newspaper articles on Native Americans, 1962-1968

 Series — Box 19: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231243772]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles.

Dates: 1962-1968

Institute of American Indian Services and Research office records, 1968-1976

 Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231239630]
Identifier: UA 623 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains workshop records, conference agendas, programs, minutes, memos, and sample CPOs.

Dates: 1968-1976