Brigham Young University. Department of Travel Study
Dates
- Existence: 1951 - 2004
Biography
The Department of Travel Study (1951-2004) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Travel Study was created in 1951 to allow patrons to travel to different countries and parts of the United States in order to combine academic, spiritual, and intercultural goals in a unique way. The program was designed for anyone who wanted to participate, even those who were not full-time BYU students and for BYU students who could not go on Study Abroad or to the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. The Division of Continuing Education ended the Department of Travel Study in 2004 because of the precarious state of world travel and for financial reasons.
Citation:
Robert C. Taylor papers, 1969-1995 (international and domestic destinations)Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Apr. 6, 2009 (Department of Travel Study; est. 1951; abolished in 2004; part of the Division of Continuing Education)
Brigham Young University directory, 1989 (Travel Study)
Department of Travel Study records, 1965-1973 (Department of Travel Study; BYU Travel Study)
Undergraduate catalog 2000–2001 (Division of Continuing Education; Department of Travel Study; est. 1951; combined academic, spiritual, and intellectual goals; designed for all participants)
UPB files, May 28, 2014 (Department of Travel Study; program ended in 2004)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies administrative records, 1961-1998
Contains administrative records for the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies collected by Robert C. Taylor, dated 1961-1998. Includes financial records, letters, memorandums, proposals, reports, clippings, minutes and agendas, and various booklets, pamphlets, and other publications, as well as journals and histories. Topics include the academic development of the center, BYU Travel study programs, development of a film on Abraham, and diplomatic relations in Israel.
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies development records, approximately 1950-1995
Contains the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies development records collected by Robert C. Taylor. Includes many publications surrounding fundraising for the Center, including cruises, tours, and other Department of Travel Study trips, travel itineraries, brochures, and pamphlets, and administrative records such as letters, memorandums, lists, notes, and clippings. Materials dated approximately 1950-1995.
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies minutes, 1983-1988
Contains agendas, minutes, and memorandums of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies Committee, later called the Jerusalem Center Academic Coordinating Committee. Materials discuss the creation of curriculum and faculty selection for the center. Collected by Robert C. Taylor. Materials dated 1983-1988.
Robert John Evans slides and other material on Brigham Young University Travel Study, 1983-1985
Contains 618 slides taken between 1983 and 1985 while Robert John Evans was on Brigham Young University Travel Study tours to England, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Hungary, and other places in Eastern Europe. Materials dated 1983 to 1985.