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Brigham Young University. School of Family Life

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1999-

Administrative History

The School of Family Life (est. 1999) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The School of Family Life was created in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Family Sciences in 1999. Operating as part of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, the school is responsible for undergraduate and graduate instruction in the areas of Home and Family/Home Economics, Home Economics Education, Marriage, Family, and Human Development with the emphases of Family or Human Development. Directors have included James M. Harper (1999-2007), Richard B. Miller (2007-2012), and Dean M. Busby (2012- ).

Citation:
Strengthening our families, c2000: t.p. (School of Family Life, Brigham Young University)

BYU Organizational History website, via WWW, Sept. 29, 2014 (School of Family Life; est. 1999, previously Department of Family Sciences; administered by College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in areas of Home and Family/Home Economics, Home Economics Education, Marriage, Family, and Human Development with the emphases of Family or Human Development; directors, James M. Harper (1999-2007), Richard B. Miller (2007-2012), and Dean M. Busby (2012- ))

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

School of Family Life marriage and family therapy faculty minutes, 1998-2003

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197232583275], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: UA 5442 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty meeting minutes of Brigham Young University's Marriage and Family Therapy masters' program of the School of Family Life detailing next moves for the program from 1998-2003.

Dates: 1998-2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5442, School of Family Life records on marriage and family therapy

School of Family Life records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5432
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from the School of Family Life from 1938 through 2005. The materials include minutes, correspondence, reports, and articles.

Dates: 1938-2005
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / School of Family Life records

School of Family Life records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1206
Scope and Contents

Contains annual reports of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program, correspondence, meeting minutes, admissions information, and student records.

Dates: 1978-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / School of Family Life records

School of Family Life records on National Council of Family Relations, 1938-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5432 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, newsletters, and papers by the National Council on Family Relations from 1938 to 1988.

Dates: 1938-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5432, School of Family Life records

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