Dean of Students films on Native Americans
Scope and Contents
Contains three motion pictures that were used as information resources by the Dean of Students' Office. Includes a documentary on Mexican Indians entitled "The Tarahumara" done by James Dearden for the Multicultural Educational Department; a documentary entitled "Beauty Before Me: Navajo Weavers" done by Michael Van Wagenen and Shaun Jorgensen; and a drama entitled "A Different Drum" done by Wetzel Whitaker.
Dates
- 1974-1984
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Dean of Students (collector, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 70 years from the end date of the administration, 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 the Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Administrative History
The Dean of Students is an advocate for students' development, issues, and needs. As such, he sponsors and supports education which is outside of the academic classroom. The Dean is available for student consultation, mediation, and problem-solving.
Extent
3 film reels (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Dean of Students Office, 1998.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
- Title
- Register of Dean of Students films on Native Americans
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 April 12
- 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