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Peterson, Stanley A.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1938-

Biographical History

Stanley A. Peterson (born 1938) was an educational administrator in Utah.

Stanley Arthur Peterson was born on April 20, 1938 in Sacramento, California to Oscar Henry Peterson and Bessie Viola Steinagel. He earned his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1960, and then returned to California to earn a master's degree at California State University, Los Angeles in 1964. After graduation he worked for the Church Educational System at the University of Southern California before being recruited by Ernest L. Wilkinson to run the BYU-California Center. Two years later he moved to Utah to become the associate dean, and then dean of the university's Continuing Education Division.

In 1976, Peterson was appointed by Church Commission of Education Jeffrey R. Holland to serve as the associate commissioner for religious education, and elementary and secondary education. He served in this position until his retirement from the Church Educational System in 2001.

Citation:
Brigham Young University Division of Continuing Education records, 1921-1988 (Stanley A. Peterson)

Religious Studies Center website, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2014 (Stanley A. Peterson; administrator of religious education and elementary and secondary education, Church Educational System; had been at the University of Southern California; recruited to BYU by Ernest Wilkinson; served as dean of continuing education for six years; moved to CES when Jeffrey Holland became commissioner of church education; released 2001)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2014 (Stanley A. Peterson; b. Apr. 20, 1938)

Brigham Young High School website, via WWW, Apr. 1, 2014 (Stanley A. Peterson; graduated from BY High in 1955)

UPB files, Apr. 1, 2014 (Stanley A. Peterson; Stanley Arthur Peterson; b. in Sacramento, Calif.; parents: Oscar Henry Peterson and Bessie Viola Steinagel; m. Anna Marie Josephson Peterson, four children; bachelor's degree, Brigham Young University, 1960; master's degree, California State University, Los Angeles, 1964; worked two years as chairman of the BYU-California Center; served as a bishop in Calif. and at BYU)

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Division of Continuing Education records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547
Scope and Contents

Contains files of the Deans and Directors. Includes records for Education week, leadership conferences, Travel Study, Home Study, evening classes, Special Courses and Conferences, community education, Salt Lake Center, and a brief history of the Division. Dated from 1921 to 2002.

Dates: 1921-2002

Division of Continuing Education records on American Indian Services, 1983-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 42: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264354], Folder: 9-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 2

Division of Continuing Education records on Latin American program, 1970-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Materials contain records on Guatemala, Mexico, Bolivia, enrichment files, program files, and other material on the Latin American program. Dated from 1970 to 1982.

Dates: 1970-1982

Division of Continuing Education records on Native American program, 1974-1983

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain program records (material genres unspecified). Dated from 1974 to 1983.

Dates: 1974-1983

Division of Continuing Education records on physical facilities and centers, 1962-1986

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials contain general files, and physical facility files on the California Center, Idaho/Ricks College, and Salt Lake Center. Dated from 1962 to 1986.

Dates: 1962-1986

Division of Continuing Education reports, 1921-1977

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain major reports (annual, statistical, financial) and histories of the Extension Division, Adult Education and Extension Service and the Division of Continuing Education 1921 to 1977.

Dates: 1921-1977

Division of Continuing Education reports, 1973-1992

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 30: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264230], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative reports on self-studies, creative works, exterior studies, vacation and sick time, and accidents; also annual and division items, and other records. Dated from 1973 to 1992.

Dates: 1973-1992

Division of Continuing Education reports and comprehensive histories, 1921-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the reports, surveys, and historical studies and histories of the Extension Division, Adult Education and Extension Service, and the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1921 from 1977.

Dates: 1921-1977

Division of Continuing Education satellite campuses records, 1982-1989

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 43: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264362], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files for the Salt Lake, California, Ogden, and Idaho centers. Dated from 1982 to 1989.

Dates: 1982-1989

Division of Continuing Education Travel Study records, 1965-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 18
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including student reports, tour reports, questionnaires, correspondence, financial papers, syllabi and other course materials, itineraries, and other records. Dated from 1965-1987.

Dates: 1965-1987