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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 17 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Special Courses and Conferences annual budgets, 1968-1979

 Sub-Series — Carton 13: Series 2; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197227664494]
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Annual budgets of the department, dating from between 1968 and 1979.

Dates: Other: 1968-1979

Department of Special Courses and Conferences employment records, 1975-1979

 Series — Carton 10: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197227664627]
Identifier: UA 1237 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Collection of job descriptions, responsibilities, applications, terminations, and graphics area information for staff positions and part-time help.

Dates: Other: 1975-1979

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

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 16
Collection 1
 
Subject
Workshops -- Utah -- Provo 11
Congresses and conventions -- Utah -- Provo 8
Minutes (Records) 7
Letters 6
Memorandums 6