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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 34 Collections and/or Records:

Division of Continuing Education assistant dean records, 1955-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records from when Phileon B. Robinson was the assitant dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1955 to 1970.

Dates: 1955-1970

Division of Continuing Education collection addendum, 1960-2002

 Series
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1960 to 2002.

Dates: 1960-2002

Division of Continuing Education correspondence and other material, 1965-1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4 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 1965 to 1973.

Dates: 1965-1973

Division of Continuing Education dean records, 1963-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials contain administrative files, meeting minutes, reports, correspondences, and other records when Stanly A. Peterson was the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. Dated from 1963 to 1973.

Dates: 1963-1973

Division of Continuing Education meeting and committee records, 1971-1987

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain committee files and meeting minutes, filed by department or committee in no particular order. Dated from 1971 to 1987.

Dates: 1971-1987

Division of Continuing Education memorandums and other material, 1963-1972

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, lists, procedures, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1963 to 1972.

Dates: 1963-1972

Division of Continuing Education workshops and programs records, 1982-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other records. Dated from 1982 to 1989.

Dates: 1982-1989

Evening Classes Department minutes, 1957-1970

 Sub-Series — Box L 1: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231218642], Folder: 2-4
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain minutes from staff meetings, 1957-1970.

Dates: 1957-1970

Evening Classes Department records, 1950-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains a history of the Evening school, minutes, administrative files, budgets, reports, surveys, and Evening school schedules, bulletins, and newsletters. Dated from 1950 to 1970.

Dates: 1950-1970

Home Study Department meeting minutes, 1955-1969

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including meeting minutes, workshop notes and minutes, conference materials, and other records. Dated from 1955 to 1969.

Dates: 1955-1969