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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 4 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Conferences and Workshops general organization, administrative, and university policy papers, 1968-1981

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, organizational charts, articles, forms, correspondence, agendas, outlines, guides, schedules, programs, manuals, reports, inventories, and other materials concerning joint planning management, university goals and calendars, policy, conflict of interest, university standards on dress and grooming, safety, honesty, and integrity, general services, university press and archives, tour guide instructions, conferences and workshops, division committees and...
Dates: Other: 1968-1981

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 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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