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Brigham Young University. Admissions and Records

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1956 - 2001

Administrative History

The Admissions and Records Office (1956-2001) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

Admissions and Records was established in 1956 and was designed to help students from their first inquiry about Brigham Young University. The unit also worked with faculty, parents, university administration, and agencies that require information about student records. Responsibilities were divided into eleven supervised areas. These include the Admissions Adviser Program, High School and Junior College Relations, Financial Aids, Admissions Office, Registrar, Evaluation--Transfer and Graduation, Data Collection and Analysis, Microfilm Services, Academic Advisement, and cooperating with the Educational Information and Guidance Center.

Admissions and Records was under the direction of a dean and administered regularly over the Admissions Office, Records Office, and Registrars. Over some periods it also was over the Admissions Advisers Program, the Coordinator of Financial Aids, and the Statistics and Veterans officer. The office of Admissions and Records was under the direction of these deans: Bliss H. Crandal (1956-1959), Alma P. Burton (1959-1964), William R. Siddoway (1964-1972), Robert W. Spencer (1974-1991), Erlend D. Peterson (1992-2001).

Admissions and Records was renamed Student Academic and Advisement Services in 2001.

Citation:
Student Academic and Advisement Services advisement records, 1965-2005

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Mar. 27, 2009 (Admissions and Records Office; reorganized as Student Academic and Advisement Services, ca. 2002)

Brigham Young University catalog, via WWW, 1998 (Admissions and Records)

A statement of regulations, 1959: t.p. (Admissions and Records Office of Brigham Young University)

Brigham Young University Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Aug. 1, 2011 (Admissions and Records Office established, 1956; worked with students, faculty, and parents; BYU administration and agencies that require information about student records; eleven supervised areas:Admissions Adviser Program, High School & Junior College Relations, Financial Aids, Admissions Office, Registrar, Evaluation—Transfer and Graduation, Data Collection and Analysis, Microfilm Services, Academic Advisement, and cooperating with the Educational Information and Guidance Center; dean and administered regularly over the Admissions Office, Records Office, and Registrars; Admissions Advisers Program, the Coordinator of Financial Aids, and the Statistics and Veterans officer; deans: Bliss H. Crandal (1956-1959), Alma P. Burton (1959-1964), William R. Siddoway (1964-1972), Robert W. Spencer (1974-1991), Erlend D. Peterson (1992-2001); renamed Student Academic and Advisement Services in 2001)

Financial Aid records, 1967-2001 (Admissions and Records)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Admissions and Records Office dean records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 918
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memoranda of William R. Siddoway during his tenure as Dean of Admissions and Records.

Dates: 1964-1965

Admissions and Records Office records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 583
Scope and Contents

Contains records and correspondence produced by the director of Admissions and Records, Bruce L. Olsen. Materials produced between 1957 and 1973.

Dates: 1957-1973

Admissions and Records Office records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5356
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, student and computer registrations, student finances, and conferences. Includes information on registration guidelines, student registration, and computer registration from other universities, as well as conference materials from American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Materials date from between 1969 and 1985.

Dates: 1969-1985

Admissions and Records Office records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1156
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, audio and video recordings, transparencies, slides, photographs, and other materials created and collected by the office. Includes information on university admissions, technology, international relations, commencement, financial aid, scholarships, spring and summer programs, freshmen students, undergraduate students. Also contains information on professional organizations for college registrars. Materials date from between 1963 and 2001.

Dates: 1963-2001

L. Lee Bartlett collection of Office of the President records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5601
Scope and Contents Contains the e-mails written to and the responses from the Brigham Young University President's Page. Started in 2000, the President's Page was an opportunity for students, community members, and alumni to have more direct contact with the President of Brigham Young University. The materials include e-mails from Presidents Merrill J. Bateman (President from 1996-2003) and Cecil O. Samuelson (President from 2003-). The e-mails include a wide range of subjects including thank you...
Dates: 2000-2006

John T. Bernhard papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 881
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence and subject files concerning university administration, admissions and records, AFROTC, Alumni Association, assemblies, Auxiliary Services, biographical information, businesses and companies, Brigham Young University committees, church, civil defense, colleges, comptroller, contributions, faculty, federal aid to education, government, institutes, Placement Bureau, policies, public relations, publications, speeches, Student Personnel Services, and other...
Dates: 1948-1963

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5453
Scope and Contents Contains general correspondence of the International Vice President's office, records of international relations events held at Brigham Young University, statistics and admissions reports for international students and students with international experience, performing arts tours records, photographs and photo albums of international political leaders associated with the International Vice President's office, minutes and graduate records for international students, financial records, records...
Dates: 1985-2012

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 933
Scope and Contents

Administrative files of W. Rolfe Kerr, executive vice president at BYU, 1980-1984. Includes files relating to athletics; special events; student leadership, clubs, and dress-and-grooming standards; public relations; campus security; Media Services; KBYU (radio and television); and other topics. Includes correspondence, reports, and other information, some predating Kerr's appointment.

Dates: 1976-1983

Office of the President records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1073
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with university vice presidents and deans of colleges, General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the president of Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and others. Major subjects include university relations, admissions and records, athletics, the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, the honor and dress codes, and other related issues. Also includes minutes to Board of Trustees meetings.

Dates: 1996-2003

Student Academic and Advisement Services records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5479
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, minutes, correspondence, slides, and audiotapes from the Student Academic and Advisement Services dated 1976 to 2005. The materials pertain to department history and department policies and procedures.

Dates: 1976-2005