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Department of Independent Study Programs records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 979

Scope and Contents

Contains records and information from the Department of Independent Study Programs. Includes reports, correspondence, minutes, notes, outlines, catalogs, calendars, scrapbooks, and manuals dated 1957 to 2009.

Dates

  • 1957-2009

Creator

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 Department of Independent Study Programs records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

Brigham Young University Independent Study (1979- ) is a department at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Independent Study Programs was established in 1979. It was previously known as Home Study. Independent Study is under the supervision of a director who reports directly to the dean of the Division of Continuing Education. The directors of the department are as follows: Orson B. Roper (1981-1982), Richard C. Eddy (1982-1985), Ralph A. Rowley (1985-1994), R. Dwight Laws (1994-2009), and Justin K. Johansen (2009- ).

Through its Independent Study program, BYU offers more than 300 college-level credit courses, providing practical and convenient solutions for students with scheduling problems and for working students, armed forces personnel, and others who cannot take all their classes in residence.

Extent

58 boxes (29 linear ft.)

6 oversize folders (0.5 linear ft.)

2 cartons (2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged into twelve series: 1. Administrative records, 1972-1978. 2. Seminar records, 1972-1978. 3. Syllabi, 1975-1979. 4. Development records, 1957-1995. 5. Secretarial notes, 1957-1991. 6. Handbooks, 1959-1991. 7. Course and instructor records, 1975-1995. 8. Catalogs, 1973-1994. 9. Educator resource guide, 2006-2007. 10. High school records, 1974-2006. 11. Calendars, 2006-2009. 12. Scrapbook, 1971, 1978.

The materials have been left in the original order in which they were found. This order appears to be grouped by subject with some materials being chronological or alphabetical.

Other Finding Aids

A more detailed finding aid is available in the repository.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA979.xml

Custodial History

Transferred from Records Management in installments between 2002 and 2009. Additional materials found in the University Archives added to the collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred; Records Management; June 2002.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred; Records Management; October 2006.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred; Independent Study; September 2008.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred; Records Management; June 2009.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found; University Archives; July 2009.

Appraisal

Department records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).

Processing Information

Processed; J. Gordon Daines III and Brian Shull; June 2002.

Processing Information

Processed; Matthew Leavitt; October 2006.

Processing Information

Revised; Elizabeth West; September 2008.

Processing Information

Processed; Elizabeth West; September 2008.

Processing Information

Processed; Matthew Leavitt; June and July 2009.

Processing Information

Processed; Kayla Quinney; August 2009.

Title
Register of Department of Independent Study Programs records
Status
Completed
Author
Matthew Leavitt
Date
2009
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.

Revision Statements

  • 2013 October 14: Revised for DACS compliance by Sarah Flinders.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US