R. Lanier Britsch papers
Scope and Contents
Includes resumes, letters of recommendation, and correspondence while at the university as well as grades, old class rolls, reading lists, and other class material. Education Week and Kennedy Center records are included. Also includes Britsch's dissertation, drafts of other writings, and faculty addresses.
Dates
- 1957-2002
Creator
- Britsch, R. Lanier (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the R. Lanier Britsch papers must be obtained from the Permissions & Licensing Office of the University and the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
R. Lanier Britsch (b. 1938) was a history professor and academic administrator in Utah and Hawaii.
R. Lanier Britsch was born on November 16, 1938 in Provo, Utah. Britsch attended Brigham Young University from 1958-1964 where he earned his B.A. in Asian Studies and M.A. in History. He then went on to receive his Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate University, also in Asian Studies. His professorship at BYU started in 1966 where he taught history until his retirement in 2002. His teaching career in Provo was interrupted, however when he accepted the position of Vice President for Academics at BYU-Hawaii from 1986-1990 as well as taking other developmental leaves. Britsch has been published in numerous books and magazines as well as writing his own works. In each case his research has been extensive and widely-used by other scholars. Britsch is an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has held many different positions therein. In 1961 he married JoAnn Murphy in the Salt Lake Temple. They have six children.
Extent
16 boxes (8 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in eight series: 1. Writings of R. Lanier Britsch, 1959-1989; 2. R. Lanier Britsch professional assignments files, 1959-1989; 3. R. Lanier Britsch course development materials, 1972-2002; 4. R. Lanier Britsch travel applications, reimbursements, itineraries, and pamphlets, 1978-2000; 5. R. Lanier Britsch association, society, conference, and workshop files, 1970-2000; 6. R. Lanier Britsch correspondence, 1967-2002; 7. R. Lanier Britsch colleague and associate correspondence; and 8. R. Lanier Britsch miscellaneous articles, papers, and newsclippings, 1957-1996.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA959.xml
Custodial History
Transferred from the History Department in 2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; History Department; 2002.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; J. Gordon Daines III and Natalie Clark; June, 2002.
- Articles
- Asia
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty
- Brigham Young University. Department of History
- Britsch, R. Lanier -- Archives
- Business records
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Colleges and Universities
- Conference papers and proceedings
- David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies
- Dissertations, Academic
- Drafts (Documents)
- Education
- India
- Japan
- Letters
- Notes
- Printed ephemera
- Reports
- Research (Documents)
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- Student records
- Title
- Register of the R. Lanier Britsch papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- J. Gordon Daines III and Natalie Clark
- Date
- 2002 June
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US