Clyde E. Sullivan faculty papers
Scope and Contents
Contains the faculty papers of Clyde E. Sullivan during his time as a professor in the psychology department at Brigham Young University. Includes reports, correspondence, and other papers dealing with his studies in penal systems, correctional psychology, addiction recovery, and other related studies. Materials date from 1943 to 1994.
Dates
- approximately 1943-1994
Creator
- Sullivan, Clyde E. (Clyde Everett), 1922-2016 (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from the Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Clyde Everett Sullivan was born on October 14, 1922, to Harvey Clyde and Irene Weil Sullivan in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married Nola Eloise de Jong in the Salt Lake Temple on May 1, 1944, with whom he had three children. He served in the United States Navy during World War II teaching hand-to-hand combat. Afterwards, he attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his masters and doctoral degrees in psychology. He was one of the founding administrators and professors of the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey, and was an executive director of the Children's Psychiatric Center of New Jersey. At Brigham Young University, he served as the director of the Counseling and Development Center from 1986 to 1990, the director of the Career Education Program from 1984 to 1990, a chairman and coordinator of the Department of General Studies from 1986 to 1990, and the director of Counseling and Personal Services from 1983 to 1986, as well as serving as the Associate Dean of Student Life and a Professor of Psychology. He lost his sight in the early 1990s. He died of natural causes in his home on January 25, 2016.
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
1 half box (0.25 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Previously owned and collected by Nola deJong Sullivan who was the wife to Clyde and mother of Michael Sullivan. Donated by Michael G. Sullivan, son of Clyde Everett Sullivan, in 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Michael G. Sullivan; September 2019.
Appraisal
Professional Papers Program collection development policy, V., b., v., 4.
Processing Information
Processed; Blaise Myers; 2020.
- Publications, including articles, pamphlets, and reports that feature Sullivan only partially or are duplicates.
- Title
- Register of Clyde E. Sullivan faculty papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Blaise Meyers
- Date
- 2020 March 9
- 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 Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States