Brigham Young University. Department of Special Courses and Conferences

Organization

Staff Only

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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Conferences and Workshops financial records, 1968-1980

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 1237 Series 5

Scope and Contents

Collection of general department financial records, and annual budgets.

Dates: Other: 1968-1980

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1237, Department of Conferences and Workshops records

Department of Conferences and Workshops general department financial records, 1971-1980

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 1237 Series 5 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents note

Collection of daily deposits, CPO, telephone bills, travel advance/ reimbursements, registration aide records, automobile expenses, purchase order-off campus, invoice, releases of accountability, fee and honorarium schedules, seminary and institute tuition vouchers, Mexico caravan correspondence, CE-1 and CE-2, older department accounting system, grants and funding, old financial forms, dishonored checks, and computer sheet charges.

Dates: Other: 1971-1980

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1237, Department of Conferences and Workshops records / Department of Conferences and Workshops financial records

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