Department of Evening Classes records
Scope and Contents
Contains self-study reports, department histories, class listings and schedules, and a department scrapbook.
Dates
- 1953-1990
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Evening Classes (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University (contributor, 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 Department of Evening Classes records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Department of Evening Classes began as a part of the Extension Division organized in 1921. It was called the Bureau of Lectures and Entertainments and its main purpose was to provide learning experiences, such as evening lectures, for the community around Brigham Young University, especially for groups from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1949 an official policy concerning registration of evening classes, most of which involved learning about recreational pastimes. The first classes for academic credit were offered in 1953. In 1956 an independent Department of Evening School was formed in the Extension Division, which was renamed as the Division of Continuing Education in 1964. The Department of Evening School was renamed the Department of Evening Classes in 1960. The department has grown from offering just three classes for academic credit in 1953 to presently offering hundreds of classes.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1039.xml
Custodial History
Transfer from Records Management, June 2003.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
- Title
- Register of Department of Evening Classes records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrea Wyss
- Date
- 2011 May 13
- 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