Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Indian Education Dept."
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| − | The American Indian Education Department was organized in 1966 as a part of the General College | + | The American Indian Education Department was organized in 1966 as a part of the General College and a formalized department following the American Indian Education Program. It was a department for both Indian students and those students preparing to work among Indian people. Claude B. Duerden (1966-1968) and Royce P. Flandro (1966-1973) served as faculty adviser and chairman, respectively. In 1973 the Department of General Curriculum merged with American Indian Education Dept. and moved under the College of General Studies. John Raymond Maestas served as chairman from 1974-1979. In 1979 it moved under Nonmajor Programs with Virgus Con Osborne serving as chairman until 1981 when he merged the Indian Education Dept. with Minority Education. |
==Variant names== | ==Variant names== | ||
| − | + | Department of American Indian Education | |
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| + | Dept. of American Indian Education | ||
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| + | Dept. of Indian Education | ||
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| + | American Indian Education | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Established: [[established in::date::1966]] | Established: [[established in::date::1966]] | ||
| − | Abolished: [[abolished in::date:: | + | Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1981]] |
| − | Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1966]]-[[date:: | + | Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1966]]-[[date::1981]]) |
==Functions== | ==Functions== | ||
| − | The American Indian Education Department functioned to assist in preparing Indian college students for successful living and employment as well as students planning to work with Indian people. The programs listed under the department consisted of Vocational, Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate. Each Indian student had the aid of an adviser to assist in working out each individual program. | + | The American Indian Education Department functioned to assist in preparing Indian college students for successful living and employment as well as students planning to work with Indian people. The programs listed under the department consisted of Vocational, Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate. Each Indian student had the aid of an adviser to assist in working out each individual program. In 1973 the Dept. evolved their functions to assist Indian students from North, Central, and South American and students from the Pacific Islands to thrive in college work. The department was divided into three areas: Indian Student Activities, Indian Personal Services, and Indian Academic Services. In the early 1970s, Maestas and Osborne led the Native American Studies (NAS) program which was created to offer support to America Indians. in the 1980s, the NAS program grew so much that it received academic credibility and became a minor in the department of History. In 1979, the department added a fourth area, the Native American Studies Minor. |
==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ||
| − | The American Indian Education Department functioned under the administration of a chairman under a college dean. | + | The American Indian Education Department functioned under the administration of a chairman under a college dean. In 1973 the American Indian Education Dept. moved under the College of General Studies when the Department of General Curriculum merged with it. In 1979 the department moved under Nonmajor Programs. In 1981 the department dissolved into Multicultural Education. |
==Associated Units== | ==Associated Units== | ||
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. General College]] ([[date::1966]]-[[date::1973]]) | Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. General College]] ([[date::1966]]-[[date::1973]]) | ||
| − | + | Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of General Studies]] ([[date::1973]]-[[date::1979]]) | |
| − | + | Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. Nonmajor Programs]] ([[date::1979]]-[[date::1981]]) | |
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| + | Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of General Curriculum]] ([[date::1966]]) | ||
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| + | Associated unit: [[associated with::Brigham Young University. Indian Education]] ([[date::1966]]-[[date::1973]]) | ||
==Associated Archival Materials== | ==Associated Archival Materials== | ||
| − | + | Ernest Wilkinson papers (UA 1086 Bx 63 Fol. 2) | |
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| + | Suggested summer correlation program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Indian students (BX 8608 .A1a no.3223) | ||
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| + | For the independence of a people: Indian education, Brigham Young University (BX 8608 .A1a no.3272) | ||
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| + | Brigham Young University Dean of Students records, 1962-1997 (UA 1314) | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1968-1970: p. 105 (Royce P. Flandro, chairman; functioned to prepare college students who are Indians for employment and living, also to prepare students to work successfully among Indians; three programs: Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate) | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1968-1970: p. 105 (Royce P. Flandro, chairman; functioned to prepare college students who are Indians for employment and living, also to prepare students to work successfully among Indians; three programs: Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate) | ||
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| + | Brigham Young University Faculty-Staff Telephone Directory 1966-67 (UA 1104): p. 1 (Royce P. Flandro for American Indian Education) | ||
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1972-1973: p. 85 (Department of American Indian Education, variant name) | Brigham Young University General Catalog 1972-1973: p. 85 (Department of American Indian Education, variant name) | ||
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| + | Brigham Young University General Catalog 1973-1974: p. 321 (functioned to help students thrive in college work; department divided into three areas: Indian Student Activities, Indian Personal Services, and Indian Academic Service) | ||
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| + | Brigham Young University General Catalog 1974-1975: p. 563 (John Raymond Maestas, chairman) | ||
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| + | Brigham Young University General Catalog 1979-1980: p. 54 (Dept. of American Indian Education, variant name; Osborne chairman; fourth area: Native American Studies Minor) p. 271 (Virgus C. Osborne) | ||
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| + | Indian Education at Brigham Young University 1965-1985, 1993 (the Department of General Curriculum and the American Indian Education Department merged) (MSS 2256, SCM 1379) | ||
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| + | Web page "A Brief History of the Native American Studies Minor at BYU", accessed March 10, 2011. (Native American Studies (NAS) program became a minor in the department of History) | ||
==Maintenance Information== | ==Maintenance Information== | ||
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Record ID: EAC-2009-00483 | Record ID: EAC-2009-00483 | ||
| − | Creator: | + | Creator: UPB |
Latest revision as of 15:59, 29 May 2014
The American Indian Education Department was organized in 1966 as a part of the General College and a formalized department following the American Indian Education Program. It was a department for both Indian students and those students preparing to work among Indian people. Claude B. Duerden (1966-1968) and Royce P. Flandro (1966-1973) served as faculty adviser and chairman, respectively. In 1973 the Department of General Curriculum merged with American Indian Education Dept. and moved under the College of General Studies. John Raymond Maestas served as chairman from 1974-1979. In 1979 it moved under Nonmajor Programs with Virgus Con Osborne serving as chairman until 1981 when he merged the Indian Education Dept. with Minority Education.
Contents
Variant names
Department of American Indian Education
Dept. of American Indian Education
Dept. of Indian Education
American Indian Education
Description
Established: 1966
Abolished: 1981
Location: Provo, Utah (1966-1981)
Functions
The American Indian Education Department functioned to assist in preparing Indian college students for successful living and employment as well as students planning to work with Indian people. The programs listed under the department consisted of Vocational, Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate. Each Indian student had the aid of an adviser to assist in working out each individual program. In 1973 the Dept. evolved their functions to assist Indian students from North, Central, and South American and students from the Pacific Islands to thrive in college work. The department was divided into three areas: Indian Student Activities, Indian Personal Services, and Indian Academic Services. In the early 1970s, Maestas and Osborne led the Native American Studies (NAS) program which was created to offer support to America Indians. in the 1980s, the NAS program grew so much that it received academic credibility and became a minor in the department of History. In 1979, the department added a fourth area, the Native American Studies Minor.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The American Indian Education Department functioned under the administration of a chairman under a college dean. In 1973 the American Indian Education Dept. moved under the College of General Studies when the Department of General Curriculum merged with it. In 1979 the department moved under Nonmajor Programs. In 1981 the department dissolved into Multicultural Education.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. General College (1966-1973)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of General Studies (1973-1979)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Nonmajor Programs (1979-1981)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of General Curriculum (1966)
Associated unit: Brigham Young University. Indian Education (1966-1973)
Associated Archival Materials
Ernest Wilkinson papers (UA 1086 Bx 63 Fol. 2)
Suggested summer correlation program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for Indian students (BX 8608 .A1a no.3223)
For the independence of a people: Indian education, Brigham Young University (BX 8608 .A1a no.3272)
Brigham Young University Dean of Students records, 1962-1997 (UA 1314)
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1966-1968: p. 101 (Claude B. Duerden, faculty adviser; vocational program)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1968-1970: p. 105 (Royce P. Flandro, chairman; functioned to prepare college students who are Indians for employment and living, also to prepare students to work successfully among Indians; three programs: Technical and semiprofessional, undergraduate and graduate)
Brigham Young University Faculty-Staff Telephone Directory 1966-67 (UA 1104): p. 1 (Royce P. Flandro for American Indian Education)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1972-1973: p. 85 (Department of American Indian Education, variant name)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1973-1974: p. 321 (functioned to help students thrive in college work; department divided into three areas: Indian Student Activities, Indian Personal Services, and Indian Academic Service)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1974-1975: p. 563 (John Raymond Maestas, chairman)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1979-1980: p. 54 (Dept. of American Indian Education, variant name; Osborne chairman; fourth area: Native American Studies Minor) p. 271 (Virgus C. Osborne)
Indian Education at Brigham Young University 1965-1985, 1993 (the Department of General Curriculum and the American Indian Education Department merged) (MSS 2256, SCM 1379)
Web page "A Brief History of the Native American Studies Minor at BYU", accessed March 10, 2011. (Native American Studies (NAS) program became a minor in the department of History)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00483
Creator: UPB