Women's Research Institute records
Scope and Contents
Contains information gathered by the Women's Research Institute at Brigham Young University regarding women and their social, legal, economic, and educational statuses. Also included is information regarding organizations and conferences on the topics listed above, 1973-1992.
Dates
- 1973-1992
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Women's Research Institute (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Women's Research Institute records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Women's Research Institute (1978-2009) was created at Brigham Young University to provide resources and educate female students and facilities on women's issues and areas of research within.
The Women's Research Institute was established under the direction of President Dallin H. Oaks and Dr. Marilyn Arnold, president's assistant on women's issues, in 1978. The institute existed to educate female students regarding gender-related personal challenges; provide women throughout the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with opportunities to learn about and discuss women's issues particularly as they pertain to spiritual development; improve the professional life for female faculty members at Brigham Young University; and promote the scholarly study of women's development and contributions to families, communities, and societies. The institute was abolished in 2009.
Extent
45 boxes (22.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Contains three series: 1. Women's Research Institute records on conditions of women, 1973-1992. 2. Women's Research Institute records on employment and education for women, 1974-1989. 3. Women's Research Institute records on organizations and conferences, 1973-1989.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1332.xml
Custodial History
Found in the University Archives stacks, March 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; University Archives stacks; 2007.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; Amanda Jo Carter; April 2007.
- Title
- Register of Women's Research Institute records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Jo Carter
- Date
- 2007 April
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2011 October 24: Series added and descriptions revised.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US