Domestic Department records
Scope and Contents
Contains minutes of meetings and lists of students involved. The 1884-1885 volume also includes minutes of the missionary meetings and the general theology class, 1879-1900.
Dates
- 1879-1900
Creator
- Brigham Young Academy. Domestic Department (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 Domestic Department records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Domestic Department, created by Karl G. Maeser, concerned itself with regulating student life through a self-policing system. It concentrated on curfew times, boarding house regulations and adherence to the Word of Wisdom.
Extent
6 volumes
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
- Brigham Young Academy -- Faculty
- Brigham Young Academy -- Housing
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Maeser, Karl G.
- Minutes (Records)
- Title
- Register of Domestic Department records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 July 15
- 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