Department of Germanic and Slavic languages records
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, memorandums, and financial records from the department. The correspondence files cover the time period from 1978-1990, and contain mainly letters and memos sent and received by Donald K. Jarvis. The AATSEEL and ACTR files are also letters and memos between the two corresponding organizations and the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages, sent and received by Jarvis from 1988-1991. Finally, the general department files contain records of correspondence, general business, trips, funds, and research of the department between 1978 and 1991.
Dates
- 1976-1991
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages had its beginnings in the fall of 1964 when Russian Studies became part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. The Program now offers training in Russian, German, and many of the Slavic languages of Eastern Europe, including Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian and Ukrainian. The department concentrates on all aspects of communication, with particular attention paid to colloquial speech, effective writing, and listening skills. Students become experienced in Russian culture, literature, and the structure of the Russian language. Recent changes in the political and economic structure of Russia have made the Russian language a valuable tool in many researching fields, international business and law, for studies in politics, economics, sociology and history.
Extent
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in four series: 1. Correspondence, 1978-1990. 2. American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL), 1983-1989. 3. American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR), 1988-1991. 4. General department files, 1978-1991.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1049.xml
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2024. Finding aid updated with file and item level inventory.
- Title
- Register of Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 30
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US