Foreign Language Houses memoranda
Scope and Contents
Contains memorandums from program administrators and staff to head residents, coordinators, and others, concerning policies and procedures in the foreign language houses for students, located adjancent to the campus. Memos address such issues as rent and other fees; approval of a new housing complex, 1990; and house rules.
Dates
- 1986-1990
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Foreign Language Houses (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 Foreign Language Houses memoranda must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Foreign Language Houses (1978-1991) were Brigham Young University student houses designed to aid in foreign language instruction.
The Foreign Language Houses were established in 1978 to provide an immersive foreign language instruction experience for students. The first two houses were for Russian and Italian; over the years, language offerings have included French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Scandinavian languages, German, Arabic, Navajo, and Chinese. Initially, they were individual houses that were seperated by a considerable distance. In 1991, the program was moved from these individual houses to a residential complex, and the name was changed to Foreign Language Student Residence to reflect the new arrangement.
Coordinators of the Foreign Language Houses included Keith L. Roos (1983-1986) and Hans W. Kelling (1986-1991).
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Received in University Archives from Records Center July 30, 1998. Brian Reeves, University Archivist, separated this material from files that were scheduled for destruction.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
- Brigham Young University -- Student housing
- Brigham Young University -- Students
- Education
- Memorandums
- Second language acquisition
- Student Life
- Title
- Register of Foreign Language Houses memoranda
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 September 6
- 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