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Brigham Young University. Multicultural Education Department

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1981 - 1985

Administrative History

The Multicultural Education Department (1981-1985) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Multicultural Education Department was established in 1981, in a merger of the earlier Indian Education Department and Minority Education, and operated as part of Nonmajor Programs in Student Life. The unit provided tutoring, counseling, financial assistance counseling, career and curriculum advisement, housing assistance, minority clubs, and personalized education to minority students. In September 1985, the unit was renamed and restructured as Multicultural Programs.

Citation:
The eagle's eye, Sept. 1982: p. 2 (Multicultural Education Department, Brigham Young University)

BYU Organizational History website, via WWW, May 29, 2014 (Multicultural Education Department; Department of Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education; est. in 1981 in a merger of earlier Indian Education Department and Minority Education; associated with the Multicultural Education Center; provided tutoring, counseling, financial assistance counseling, career and curriculum advisement, housing assistance, minority clubs, and personalized education to minority students; Gail S. Halvorsen was the Acting Director (1982-1983), Virgus Con Osborne chairman (1983-1985); September 1985, renamed and restructured as Multicultural Programs)

Indian education at Brigham Young University, 1993: p. 144 (Multicultural Programs begun in Sept. 1985; director, Max Swenson, reported to Assistant Dean Ryan Thomas in Student Life; advisement and support, no curricular offerings)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Multicultural Education Department administrative records, 1968-1985

 Series
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the administrative records of the Multicultural Education Department, dated 1968 to 1985. Includes memorandums, letters, admission lists, financial records, and publications. Topics include BYU's Navajo Indian scholarship program, Lamanite Generation performance group, interaction with the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and various student life programs for Native Americans at BYU, including conferences and student organizations.

Dates: 1968-1985

Multicultural Education Department audio-visual materials

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains documents, photographs, and tapes depicting multicultural programs at Brigham Young University. It focuses mainly on Native American activities and consists of files outlining loans and scholarships of students.

Dates: 1957-1985

Multicultural Education Department photographs, approximately 1971-1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, negatives, contact sheets, and a few slides of images gathered for yearbooks and from student multicultural activities. Also contains yearbook layouts and a copy of the 1971-1972 Tribe of Many Feathers yearbook. Materials are dated approximately 1971 to 1989.

Dates: approximately 1971-1989

Multicultural Education Department program records, 1965-1981

 Series
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative materials related to various Multicultural Education Department programs and events, such as Indian Week, conferences, workshops, award banquets, performing groups, scholarships, tours, the Miss Indian BYU Pageant, and other programs related to student life and well-being. Includes letters, memorandums, publications, clippings, planning and conference materials, schedules, and lists. Materials dated 1965 to 1981.

Dates: 1965-1981

Multicultural Education Department records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1225
Scope and Contents

Contains documents, photographs, and tapes depicting multicultural programs at Brigham Young University. It focuses mainly on Native American activities and consists of files outlining loans and scholarships of students.

Dates: 1957-1985

Multicultural Education Department reports, 1958-1983

 Series
Identifier: UA 1225 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Multicultural Education Department reports, class schedules, surveys, and statistics and raw data lists. Topics center on Native American enrollment rates, types of classes taken, and their success rates compared to other student populations. Materials dated 1958 to 1983.

Dates: 1958-1983

Multicultural Programs alumni magazines, 1984-1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 5435 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of the periodical Eagle's Eye. Eagle's Eye is a publication of the Multicultural Student Services that keeps the multicultural alumni informed of campus activities. Materials dated 1984 to 1989.

Dates: 1984-1989

Multicultural Programs photographs, 1960-1990

 Series
Identifier: UA 5435 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, contact sheets, slides, and negatives of images of events conducted by Multicultural Programs. Includes images from the Miss Indian BYU scholarship pageant, Tribe of Many Feathers, Lamanite Generation, and other student organizations. Also includes images featured in the Eagle's Eye. Materials dated 1960 to 1990.

Dates: 1960-1990

Multicultural Programs records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5435
Scope and Contents

Contains department scrapbooks, photographs, including slides, contact sheets and negatives, of events conducted by the department and student organizations, and copies of the periodicals Eagle's Eye and Buffalo Hide. Materials dated 1960 to 1990.

Dates: 1960-1990

Multicultural Programs scrapbooks, 1971-1988

 Series
Identifier: UA 5435 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks and loose scrapbook material such as letters, programs, clippings, and issues of The Eagle's Eye and Buffalo Hide. Materials related to departmental multicultural events, activities, and student organizations. Materials dated 1971 to 1988.

Dates: 1971-1988