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Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1970?-

Administrative History

The Department of Seminaries and Institutes is an administrative unit within the Church Educational System. It is responsible for the seminary and institute religious education programs in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
nuc86-90489: Presidentes de la Iglesia, 1981 (hdg. on UU rept.: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Church Educational System. Dept. of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion; usage: Departamento de Seminarios e Institutos de Religión)

notfound: The quest [SR] p1977: label (Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

J. Wyley Sessions papers on career and full-time church assignments, 1919-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 156 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains papers regarding his profession and church service. Includes materials related to missions he served as the president of, his service with the Institute program, his work at Brigham Young University, and other papers regarding his career.

Dates: 1919-1978

J. Wyley Sessions papers on civic activities, 1949-1965

 Series
Identifier: UA 156 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, notes, and other materials related to civic and business activities by Sessions. Materials date from between 1949 and 1965.

Dates: 1949-1965

J. Wyley Sessions papers on Institutes of Religion, 1927-1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 156 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, notes, and other materials related to his service with the Institutes of Religion.

Dates: 1927-1976

J. Wyley Sessions papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 156
Scope and Contents Collection includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence, newsclippings (photocopies), financial reports and budgets, certificates, documents, poems, articles and speeches concerning his education, career, Church assignments, business pursuits, genealogy and personal and family history. Also includes three reel-to-reel audio tapes with memoirs and advice to posterity. Considering the extent, variety and significance of J. Wyley Sessions' activities and vocations the collection is very...
Dates: 1885-1977

Unified Church School System records

 Collection — Box 10: [Barcode: 31197231023182]
Identifier: UA 535
Scope and Contents

Includes reports, charts, correspondence and publications of the various schools and units under the Unified Church School System. Only a few of the records apply to Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1939-1965

Unified Church School System records on college guidance centers for Mormon students, approximately 1960

 Series — Box 2: Series 3; Series 2; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231023349], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 535 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains information on counseling services for Mormon youth.

Dates: approximately 1960