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Robinson, Phileon B. (Phileon Benjamin), 1923-2003

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1923 - 2003

Biographical History

Phileon B. Robinson (1923-2003) was an academic administrator in Utah.

Phileon Benjamin Robinson was born August 20, 1923 in Wilder, Idaho. He recieved his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1945. He received his MBA from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, in 1946. From 1947 to 1950 he served a mission in Finland for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After his return, in 1952 he married Hortense Burton. Then two years later in 1954 he returned to Finland with his family to serve as mission president there. In 1970 he received a doctorate from the University of Nebraska in Adult Education. He served 30 years as part of the Brigham Young University community, spending 20 years as an administrator in the Division of Continuing Education, after which he became the founding director of the Gerontology Center.

Robinson died September 13, 2003 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch, via WWW, April 30, 2015 (Phileon B. Robinson; b. August 20, 1923; d. Sept. 13, 2003)

Deseret news, via WWW, April 30, 2015 (Obituary: Phileon B. Robinson, Jr.; b. Wilder, Idaho; BA recieved BYU 1945; 1947-1950 Finland mission; 1952 married Hortense Burton; 1954 Finland mission president; MBA Northwestern University 1946; 1970 doctorate University of Nebraska in Adult Education; served 30 years BYU; 20 years Division of Continuing Education administrator; founding director of Gerontology center)

Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:

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

Home Study Department records, 1936-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Materials contain progress reports, statistics, meeting minutes, correspondences, administrative files such as catalogs, exams, lessons, handbooks, policies, prison inmate applications and samples and requests from the Home Study Department. Dated from 1936 to 1973.

Dates: 1936-1973

Home Study Department reports, 1936-1973

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain progress reports, annual, statistical, and quarterly reports, annual reports to the President, inventories, and other records. Dated from 1936 to 1973.

Dates: 1936-1973

Home Study Department samples and requests, 1957-1965

 Sub-Series — Box M 1: Series 12 [Barcode: 31197231218675], Folder: 1-7
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a sampling of Home Study student's problems and requests reflecting policy and procedure, correspondence, prison inmate applications, and other records. Dated from 1957 to 1965.

Dates: 1957-1965

Latin American program records on Bolivia, 1970-1980

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files on Bolivian literacy projects (progress reports, tutorial manuals, financial records, correspondence), Bolivian health studies and other records. Dated from 1970 to 1980.

Dates: 1970-1980

Latin American program records on Guatemala, 1973-1982

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files on literacy projects, correspondence, reports, and Project Guatemala legal papers, final reports, insurance, and general records. Dated from 1973 to 1982.

Dates: 1973-1982

Latin American program records on Mexico, 1971-1979

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain project Mexico files, including news clippings, proposals, participant lists and photos, correspondence, meeting files, ESL files, Mexican Education Week files, and other records. Dated from 1971 to 1979.

Dates: 1971-1979

Latin American Women lesson enrichment records, 1971-1978

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 20: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264131], Folder: 3-5
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain women lesson enrichment general records. Dated from 1971 to 1978.

Dates: 1971-1978

Los Angeles Center classes and offerings records, 1960-1966

 Sub-Series — Box Q 3: Series 16 [Barcode: 31197231219459], Folder: 10-34
Identifier: UA 547 Series 16 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence and memos, enrollment, outlines, notes and handouts, and other records. Dated from 1960 to 1966.

Dates: 1960-1966

Los Angeles Center financial reports and statistics, 1959-1965

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 16 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 1959 to 1965.

Dates: 1959-1965

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Archival Object 102
Collection 3
 
Subject
Colleges and Universities 103
Education 103
Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History 103
Reports 42
Minutes (Records) 34