Westminster University Finding Aids (EAD)

Guide to the Westminster College Dean of Faculty's Office. Faculty handbooks

Table of Contents

Collection Overview

Collection Inventory+/-

Biographical Note/Historical Note

Content Description

Collection Use

Administrative Information

Subjects

Collection Overview +/-

Title: Westminster College Dean of Faculty's Office. Faculty handbooks
Dates: 1950-2001 (inclusive)
Collection Number: ACC-044
Summary: This collection consists of the handbooks issued 1950-2001 for the faculty of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. The handbooks contain the policy, procedures, and expectations of faculty members.
Repository: Westminster College, Giovale Library
Address:
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
Phone: (801) 832-2250

Collection Inventory +/-

box 1, folder 1: 1950-1951
box 1, folder 2: 1952-1953
box 1, folder 3: 1958
box 1, folder 4: 1961 May
box 1, folder 5: 1966 undated, circa 1966
box 1, folder 6: 1983 revision
box 1, folder 7: 1984 September
box 1, folder 8: 1989 Fall
box 1, folder 9: 1992 Fall
box 1, folder 10: 1996 revisions
box 1, folder 11: 2000-2001 revisions

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Over the years, the title of the chief academic officer of Westminster College has changed. From 1901-1976, 16 men served as the Dean (of the College) charged with overseeing faculty affairs as part of their duties. Beginning in 1981, the title changed to "Academic Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty", and in 2003 to "Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs".

Sheldon Jackson College (Salt Lake City, Utah) was in existence from 1895-1901. Robert Gibson McNiece was the Dean from 1897 through the 1901 transition to Westminster College, thus serving as the first dean of Westminster College from 1901-1913. Below is a partial list of the various men who have served as the chief academic officer:

Dean of the College

  • 1897-1913 McNiece, Robert G. (1st Dean)
  • 1914-1917 Sweazey, George B. (2nd Dean)
  • 1917-1926 McKirahan, Walter Wilbert (3rd Dean)
  • 1926-1933 Stevenson, Perry L. (4th Dean)
  • 1931-1932 Brainard, Paul Porter (5th Dean)
  • 1934-1941 Barker, Lincoln (6th Dean)
  • 1941-1942 Fisher, J. Elliott (7th Dean)
  • 1942-1944 Myers, Walter F., Jr. (8th Dean)
  • 1945-1953 Boughton, Jesse Scott (9th Dean)
  • 1953-1956 Watkins, Warren O. (10th Dean)
  • 1956-1957 Uemura, Joseph Norio (11th Dean)
  • 1957-1961 Ballenger, Milton C. (12th Dean)
  • 1961-1965 Bosch, Allen M. (13th Dean)
  • 1965-1968 McDonald, Curtis C. (14th Dean)
  • 1968-1973 Boyack, James D. (15th Dean)
  • 1973-1976 Hofmann, Helmut P. (16th Dean)

Academic Vice-President and Dean of Faculty

  • 1980-1983 Steeples, Douglas M.
  • 1983-1987 Kuusisto, Allan
  • 1987-1990 Gershowitz, Michael
  • 1988-2003 Baar, Steve

Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs

  • 2003- Seidelman, James "Cid"

Content Description +/-

This collection consists of the handbooks issued 1950-2001 for the faculty of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. The handbooks contain the policy, procedures, and expectations of faculty members.

The handbooks were issued by the chief academic officer of the college. From the 1950s until 1976 this was the Dean of the College. Since 1980 the title of this officer has been the Academic Vice-President and Dean of Faculty or the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. The handbooks in this collection were issued during the years the following deans served as the chief academic officer: Jesse Scott Boughton, Milton C. Ballenger, Allen M. Bosch, Curtis C. McDonald, Allan Kuusisto, Michael Gershowitz, and Steve Baar.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on Access:

Open to public research.

Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Twenty-four hours advance notice is encouraged.

Restrictions on Use:

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material must be obtained from the director of the Giovale Library.

Preferred Citation:

Guide to the Westminster College Dean of Faculty's Office. Faculty handbooks, 1950-2001, ACC-044, Giovale Library Archives, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically by year.

Processing Note:

Minimally processed in May 2007.

Creator:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1902-1983). Dean of Faculty's Office

Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Dean of Faculty's Office

Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1998- ). Dean of Faculty's Office

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Quantity:

0.3 linear feet

Language of the Finding Aid:

English.

Author of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written by Patricia Lyn Scott; expanded with biographical/historical note written June 2012 by Sarah Shaw.

EAD Creation Date:

2011 April 18 by Sarah Shaw

Standard:

Describing Archives : A Content Standard (DACS)

Subarea:

Archives

Related Material:

Related collections and photographs in Giovale Library Archives:

Subjects +/-

Corporate Names:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1902-1983)--Administration
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1902-1983)--Faculty
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1902-1983). Dean of Faculty's Office--Archives
Westminster College of Salt Lake City--Administration
Westminster College of Salt Lake City--Faculty
Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Dean of Faculty's Office--Archives
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1998- )--Administration
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1998- )--Faculty
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1998- ). Dean of Faculty's Office--Archives

Subject Terms:

College administrators--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges--Faculty.
Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Form or Genre Terms:

Employees' manuals
Handbooks