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Henstrom, Richard H.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928

Biographical History

Richard H. Henstrom (born 1928) was an academic administrator in Utah.

Richard H. Henstrom was born on June 26, 1928 in Provo, Utah. He began working at Brigham Young University's Divison of Continuing Education in 1957 as the chairman of off-campus programs. He worked in adult and continuing education for more than 36 years and retired in 1993. He pioneered the first Education Weeks held in off-campus location. Henstrom was also involved in planning and establishing Study Abroad centers and programs worldwide and degrees through the Independent Study program.

Citation:
nuc88-137612: His Education for the eternities, 1986 (hdg. on UPB rept: Henstrom, Richard H.; usage: Richard H. Henstrom)

FamilySearch, via WWW, April 28, 2015 (Richard H. Henstrom; b. June 26, 1928 in Provo, Utah)

Deseret news, via WWW, April 28, 2015 (Y. Associate Dean Wins Adult-Education Award; associate dean for BYU's Divsion of Continuing Education; began working in 1957; worked for more than 36 years; retired in 1993; pioneered first education weeks on off-campus locations; helped in study abroad programs and centers)

Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:

Executive Council meeting minutes, 1981-1993

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1016 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains meeting minutes of the Division of Continuing Education Executive Council maintained by Henstrom. Also includes meeting minutes from the dean's staff meetings. Materials date from between 1981 and 1993.

Dates: 1981-1993

Extension Division director records, 1921-1954

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contain the papers of Lowry Nelson, first director of the Extension Division, who served from 1921-1936. The papers encompass the period of 1921-1931 only. Some routine letters of requests and acknowledgments were weeded from the collection. Annual reports issued by Nelson, 1921-1936, appear in the first section of the register under the heading Division Reports and Comprehensive Histories. Also correspondence and reports relative to Leadership Week, 1922-1936, appear in the Education Week...
Dates: 1921-1954

General Latin American program records, 1972-1974

 Sub-Series — Box Addendum 20: Series 20 [Barcode: 31197233264131], Folder: 1-2
Identifier: UA 547 Series 20 Sub-Series 7 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain records on tutorial training in Latin America, and genealogy in Spanish. Dated from 1972 to 1974.

Dates: 1972-1974

Home Study Department general correspondence, 1954-1965

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including correspondence, memos, and other records. Dated from 1954 to 1965.

Dates: 1954-1965

Home Study Department general material, 1954-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 547 Series 12 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain administrative files, including catalogs, faculty information, exams, lessons, contracts, handbooks, policy and procedures, and other records. Dated from 1954 to 1970.

Dates: 1954-1970

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

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

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Type
Archival Object 108
Collection 2
 
Subject
Education, Higher -- Utah -- Provo -- History 103
Reports 42
Minutes (Records) 40
Memorandums 32
Records 17