Brigham Young University. Department of Family and Local History Studies
Dates
- Existence: 1978 - 1985
Biography
The Department of Family and Local History Studies was a research and teaching institute at Brigham Young University. It was formed in 1978 from the Institute of Genealogical Research in the College of Social Sciences. The department taught classes on genealogical research and prepared students to conduct family history work. In 1985, it became the Center for Family and Community History.
Citation:
Family history & genealogical research syllabus, 1979, c1980 (a.e.) t.p. (Brigham Young University, Department of Family and Local History Studies)Daily Universe, December 5, 1986, p. 5 (Dr. G. Wesley Johnson, director of the Center for Family and Community History)
Daily Universe, August 10, 1978 (Ben Bloxham, Director of Family and Local History Studies)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Center for Family & Community History correspondence, 1974-1991
Letters sent to and from the Department of Family and Local History Studies, mainly to students and faculty regarding the programs, classes and services offered by the department. Also includes letters and memorandums sent to and from G. Wesley Johnson. Dated 1974 to 1991.
Center for Family & Community History event records, 1974-1990
Contains materials on various events attended or run by G. Wesley Johnson, such as family history conferences, workshops, events on the BYU campus related to the Department of History or Center for Family & Community History, the Family History and Heritage Symposium, and BYU Education Week. Includes programs, speaker files, schedules, reports, correspondence, fliers, and other planning records. Dated 1974 to 1990.
Center for Family & Community History records
Department of Family and Local History Studies records
Contains oral histories on audiocassette related to the migration from members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as records on the operations of the Department of Family and Local History Studies. Materials date from between 1982 and 1988.