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Brigham Young University. Department of Special Courses and Conferences

 Organization

Administrative History

The Department of Special Courses and Conferences (1966-1979) was an administrative and teaching unit at Brigham Young University.

The department was established in 1966 as part of the university's Division of Continuing Education, and was charged with providing courses and programs for on-campus and distance students, as well as the general public. Department chairmen included Thomas A. James (1966-1970), Sterling R. Church (1972-1973), and Phillip D. Harris (1973-1979). In 1979 the department was reorganized as the Department of Conferences and Workshops.

Citation:
BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Jan. 31, 2014 (Department of Special Courses and Conferences; est. 1966 in Division of Continuing Education; provided courses and programs for on-campus and distance students, as well as the general public; department chairmen: Thomas A. James (1966-1970), Sterling R. Church (1972-1973), and Phillip D. Harris (1973-1979); reorganized as Department of Conferences and Workshops, 1979)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Conferences and Workshops program planner records, 1994-1996

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Collection of trophy brochures, women runners tape, newspaper articles, sports programs, medals, camp lists, registration, schedules, food orders, state championship programs, Cougar sports, and sports publications.

Dates: Other: 1994-1996

Department of Conferences and Workshops records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1237
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes, administrative, participation, policy, employment, and financial records, correspondence, and memoranda, concerning the Native American Outreach and other conferences and workshops. Materials date from between 1968 and 1999.

Dates: 1968-1999

Native American Outreach conferences and workshops records, 1972-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials concerning Native American Outreach, including meeting minutes and gift and donation records. Materials date from between 1972 and 1999.

Dates: Other: 1972-1999

Special Courses and Conferences Department chairman records, 1956-1972

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 15 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Sterling Church and Tom James were chairmans of the department. Dated from 1956 to 1972.

Dates: 1956-1972

Special Courses and Conferences Department chairman records, 1970-1977

 Sub-Series — Box P 6: Series 15 [Barcode: 31197231218741]
Identifier: UA 547 Series 15 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, statistics, projections, and other records from when Phillip Harris was the chairman of the department. Dated from 1970 to 1977.

Dates: 1970-1977

Special Courses and Conferences Department records, 1956-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files such as correspondences, memos, meeting minutes, statistics and other reports from the office of chairman Phillip Harris, Sterling Church, and Tom James, and Special courses and youth programs files. Dated from 1956 to 1977.

Dates: 1956-1977

Special Courses and Conferences Youth Programs department records, 1962-1974

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 15 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1962 to 1974.

Dates: 1962-1974

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