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Albert L. Winkler faculty papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9371

Scope and Contents

Contains Albert Winkler's ancient and modern civilization teaching materials, class syllabi and exams, and student class evaluations. Also contains Winkler's research files on the handcart pioneers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and floppy disks with his cataloging work, class materials, and other documents. Materials dated 1989-2013.

Dates

  • 1989-2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Albert Lynn Winkler was born on November 22, 1949, to Wendell A. Winkler and Leota Brady, and was raised in Tooele, Utah. He attended Snow College and completed a bachelor's degree from Utah State University (USU) in 1973. He received a master's degree from USU in 1976 and joined the faculty of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University in 1979. Winkler continued his studies after his appointment, earning another master's degree from the Catholic University of America in 1980, a master's of library science from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1981, and a Ph.D. in history from BYU in 1982. He previously worked as a manuscripts cataloger and became a history subject librarian in 2013. In December 2019, Winkler retired from Brigham Young University.

Extent

8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged in five series: 1. Albert Winkler papers on History / Honors 201, 2002-2009. 2. Albert Winkler papers on History / Honors 202, 2000-2009. 3. Albert Winkler papers on other courses, 2003-2013. 4. Albert Winkler research papers on handcart pioneers, approximately 2000s. 5. Albert Winkler personal files, 1989-2003.

Custodial History

Created and donated by Albert Winkler in June and July 2019.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Albert L. Winkler; June-July 2019.

Appraisal

21st Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection Development Policy, IV., a., ii. Major Faculty Research Interests.

Processing Information

Processed; Myles Larsen; 2019.

Title
Register of Albert L. Winkler faculty papers
Status
In Progress
Author
Myles Larsen
Date
2019 August 19
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States