David O. McKay Institute records
Scope and Contents
Contains information from the David O. McKay Institute.
Dates
- 1965-1983
Creator
- David O. McKay Institute (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 David O. McKay Institute records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The David O. McKay Institute functions under the direction of the University's Research Division. The Research Division was created by President Franklin S. Harris in April 1921. The McKay Institute has two main missions: Service and Research, and other creative activity. The Institute is to serve the University, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the College of Education by promoting research that improves teaching programs and plans.
Extent
103 boxes (51.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series: 1. McKay Institute History File (1973-1981) is located in box one and contains a brief history of the institute. 2. Reports and Project Files (1965-1983) is located in boxes 1-90 and contains reports and projects from people within the department. 3. Subject and Reading Files (1979-1982) is located in boxes 90-91 and contains information on varied course subjects. 4. Director's Files (1968-1974) is located in boxes 91-96 and contains files from the directors of the institute. 5. Correspondence and Files (1970-1983) is located in boxes 97-103 and contains correspondence from faculty members in the institute.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1306.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Records Management, November 2006.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
- Title
- Register of David O. McKay Institute records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 August 29
- 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.
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Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US