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Department of Sociology records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1251

Scope and Contents

Contains department meeting minutes, faculty class schedules, and faculty load reports, along with other miscellaneous reports, self-studies, and correspondence. Also includes part-time faculty files.

Dates

  • 1955-1989

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Administrative History

When it was first developed, the Department of Sociology was a part of the College of Social Sciences, now the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. In 1961 the Department of Sociology was renamed the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Today it is again known as the Department of Sociology.

Extent

17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1251.xml

Other Finding Aids

Finding aid available online and in the Special Collections Reference area.

Custodial History

Transferred from Records Management, February 2006

Appraisal

Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).

Title
Register of Department of Sociology records
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Frank
Date
2011 July 1
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. University Archives Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US