Descriptive SummaryMSS 848Church Schools Papers: Joseph T. Bentley,
Assistant Administrator: Finance,
1962-1970Bentley, Joseph T., 1906-L. Tom Perry Special Collections40 boxes (17 linear feet)Assistant administrator
of finance of the Mormon Church educational system.Correspondence, reports, budget requests
and other financial records. The materials relate to the Mormon Church schools,
institutes, and seminaries, not including those at Brigham Young
University.ProvenanceThe records in this collection come from the files of Joseph T.
Bentley, Assistant Administrator for the Church School System of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They are records created in the development
of 1968 - 1970 budgets for those organizations which are under the direction of
the Church School System. Gift of Joseph T. Bentley, 1975.
AccessThere are no restrictions on use.
Conditions of UseIt is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from Church Schools Papers: Joseph T.
Bentley, Assistant Administrator: Finance must be obtained from the Supervisor
of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of
Curators. The literary rights reside with Neal Maxwell, Comissioner of
Education for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Preferred CitationInitial Citation: MSS 848; Church Schools
Papers: Joseph T. Bentley, Assistant Administrator: Finance; 20th-21st Century
Western and Mormon Americana; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee
Library, Brigham Young University.
Following Citations: MSS 848, LTPSC.
Biographical HistoryJoseph T. Bentley was born in Juarez, Mexico in the Mormon Colonies.
He attended the church schools in Mexico until 1924 when he entered Brigham
Young University. He graduated from B.Y.U. in 1928 with a B.S. degree and
returned to Mexico where he taught school at the Juarez Academy from 1930 -
1935. He returned to Utah in 1940 and became principal of Roosevelt High School
in Roosevelt, Utah. He did graduate work at Columbia University, The National
University of Mexico and Brigham Young University where he was awarded in 1954
M.S. in accounting. After graduation he remained at B.Y.U. where he taught
accounting and was chairman of that department from 1955 - 1956. In 1958 he was
made an Administrative Assistant to President Wilkinson and Comptroller of both
B.Y.U. and the Unified Church School System. In September of 1966 he was
appointed Assistant Administrator of the new Church School System under Harvey
L. Taylor.
Professionally he has been active in a number of jobs and
organizations. He has been Chief Clerk for American Smelting and Refining
Company in Mexico: Auditor of the Western Division of American Smelting and
Refining Company in the United States and Vice President and Treasurer of Look
and Company in Mexico. He has served the Mormon Church in a number of varied
positions including a membership in two stake high councils, a member of the
Roosevelt Stake Presidency and a member of the original stake presidency
organized on the B.Y.U. campus in 1956. In June of 1956 he was called to be
president of the Northern Mexican Mission. Upon his return he was called in
1958 to be the General Superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement
Association of the Church and General Manager of theImprovement
Era. After being released from this position he became a councilor in
the B.Y.U. First Stake later becoming its President. In 1973 he left Provo and
became the first President of the newly formed Northern Argentine Mission.
Returning in 1976 he was called to be the first councilor in the Provo Temple
Presidency.
The Church School System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints was administered by Brigham Young University until 1965 when it was
reorganized into two units: Brigham Young University under President Ernest L.
Wilkinson and the Church Schools under Harvey L. Taylor. Taylor, with his two
assistants, Keith R. Oakes and Joseph Bentley were responsible for the
functioning of the Church Educational Programs throughout the world. They were
supervised by the Board of Education consisting of the First Presidency, The
Council of the Twelve Apostles with five other General Authorities serving as
members. In 1968 the System operated 208 released-time seminaries and 1,820 non
released-time classes. They operated seventy-three full-time and 136 part-time
institutes of religion on the college level. They also supervised The Church
College of Hawaii, Ricks College, L.D.S. Business College, Schools in Mexico,
Chile, New Zealand, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and an Elementary
School in Tahiti. Joseph T. Bentley as an Assistant to Harvey L. Taylor was
responsible for all financial operations.
Scope and Content NoteLetters, Budget Proposals, Working Papers for Budgets, Payroll lists,
Special Projects Budgets, Purchase Orders.
The records found in this collection were created while compiling the
budget for the Church Educational System for the years 1968 - 1970. Earlier
records of the System may be found in two different collections. Since Brigham
Young University administered the School System up to 1965, those records are
found in the B.Y.U. Archives. The 1966 - 67 records were turned over the the
B.Y.U. Manuscripts Collection and are found under the number MSS 848.
The records of this collection are much less complete than the earlier
records in the B.Y.U. Archives and Manuscript collections. Much of the
correspondence and working papers involved with the financial records of the
Church School System did not come with the collection. Instead of sending all
that was available only a sample was left with the collection. However the
essential budget information is in the collection.
Subject TracingsInstitutionsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Church
Schools--History--SourcesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Church
Schools--Finance--History--SourcesChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints--Education--History--SourcesGenre/FormLettersReportsContainer ListFinancial Records and Correspondence SeriesFinancial Records and Correspondence1966-1967,
1967-1968General Correspondence & Reports Sub-seriesGeneral Correspondence & Reports
Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
11Executive Committe minutes, Board of
Education1966-196712Church School, General1965-196613Church School, General1965-196714Church School, General1966-196815Building Committee196716CBC-121-Y Forms, Budget Requests17Expense Reports18Group Insurance21Loans:Students
22Loans:Teachers
23Loans:Zions' First National Bank
24Payroll25Project Addenda26Project Reports27Retirement28Salary Comparison Study29Voucher CopiesLatter-day Saint Business College Sub-seriesLatter-day Saint Business College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
31General Correspondence1965-196632General Correspondence196633General Correspondence1966-196734Budget and Expenditure Reports35Report of Examination1965-196636Latter-day Saint Student AssociationRicks College Sub-seriesRicks College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
37General Correspondence1966-196738Annual Financial Reports1965-196739CBC-21-Y Forms1966-196741Financial Statements1965-196642Financial Statements196743Special Projects Budget Requests1966-1967Institutes and Seminaries Sub-seriesInstitutes and Seminaries Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
44General Correspondence1965-196745Financial Reports1966-1967Mexican Schools, General Sub-seriesMexican Schools, General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
46Correspondence & Reports1965-196647Correspondence & Reports1966 (Jan-Feb)51Correspondence & Reports1966 (Mar-May)52Correspondence & Reports1966 (June-Aug)53Correspondence & Reports1966 (Sept-Dec)54Correspondence & Reports1967 (Jan-Aug)55Financial ReportsAnnual Financial Reports, 1965-1966
56Financial ReportsExpenditure Requests (CBC-21-Y), 1966-67
57Financial ReportsBank Statements, 1966-1967
Mexican Schools Sub-seriesMexican Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
61El Arbolillo School1965-196762Juarez AcademyGeneral Correspondence, 1965-1967
63Juarez AcademyFinancial Statements, 1965-1967
64Juarez AcademyBudget Reports, 1965-1967
Chilean Schools Sub-seriesChilean Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
65Correspondence & Financial reports1965-1967Pacific Schools, General Sub-seriesPacific Schools, General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
66Budget Estimates67Budget Expenditure StatementsAug 196668Budget Expenditure StatementsSept-Nov 196669Budget Expenditure StatementsDec 196671Budget Expenditure StatementsFeb-Mar 196772Budget Expenditure StatementsApr-May 196773Budget Expenditure StatementsJune-July 196774Budget Expenditure StatementsAug 196775Budget Expenditure StatementsDec 196776Expenditure Requests (CBC-21-Y) Forms77Correspondence1965-1967Church College of Hawaii Sub-seriesChurch College of Hawaii Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
78General Correspondence196679General CorrespondenceJan-Mar 1967710General CorrespondenceMar-Aug 1967Pacific Schools Sub-seriesPacific Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
81Church College of HawaiiBudget Estimates, Jan-Aug 1967
82Church College of HawaiiExpenditure Requests (CBC-21-Y) Forms
83Church College of HawaiiDepth Study Proposal
84Church College of HawaiiFinancial Reports & Studies
85Church College of HawaiiOperating Budget, 1967
86Church College of HawaiiReport of Examination
87Church College of HawaiiSpecial Projects
88Church College of New ZealandGeneral Correspondence, 1965-1966
89Church College of New ZealandGeneral Correspondence, 1967
810Church College of New ZealandFinancial Reports, 1966-1967
811Church College of Western SamoaGeneral Correspondence, 1965-1966
812Church College of Western SamoaGeneral Correspondence, 1967
813Church College of Western SamoaFinancial Reports, 1966-1967
91Liahona High School - TongaGeneral Correspondence, 1966
92Liahona High School - TongaGeneral Correspondence, 1967
93Liahona High School - TongaBudgetary Items & Reports
94Liahona High School - TongaExpenditure Requests (CBC-21-Y) Forms
95Liahona High School - TongaTeacher Taxation & Loan Correspondence, 1965-1966
96Mapusaga High School - SamoaCorrespondence and Reports, 1966-1967
97Papeete Primary School - TahitiCorrespondence and Reports, 1965-1967
Pacific Schools, General Sub-seriesPacific Schools, General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
101Curriculum Development - Lynn Tyler,
correspondence102Pacific Conference correspondence1967103Pacific Conference correspondence1968104General Correspondence and Reports1967-1969105Personal correspondence1967-1968106Faculty Handbook correspondence1968-1969107Reports from school to be used for General
ConferencePapeete Primary School Sub-seriesPapeete Primary School Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
108General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968109General Correspondence and Reports1968-19691010Budget and Special Projects1967-19681011Budget and Special Projects1968-1969L. D. S. Students Association Sub-seriesL.D.S. Students Association Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
1012Budget1967-1968Mapusaga High School Sub-seriesMapusaga High School Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
1013General Correspondence and Reports1967-19681014General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969111Budget and Special Projects1967-1968112Budget and Special Projects1968-1969113Mapusaga Plantation1967-1968114Mapusaga Plantation1968-1969Church College of Western Samoa Sub-seriesChurch College of Western Samoa Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
115General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968116General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969117Budget1967-1968118Budget1968-1969121Special Projects1967-1968122Special Projects1968-1969123Plantation1967-1968Church College of New Zealand Sub-seriesChurch College of New Zealand Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
124General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968125-6General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969127Budget1967-1968128Budget1968-1969129Special Projects1968-1969Church Schools of the Pacific Sub-seriesChurch Schools of the Pacific Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
131-6Financial StatementsLiahona High School Sub-seriesLiahona High School Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
141-4General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968145Budget1967-1968146-7Budget1968-1969151Special Projects1967-1968152Special Projects1968-1969153Plantation1967-1968Church College of Hawaii Sub-seriesChurch College of Hawaii Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
154-5General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968156-7General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969161Budget1967-1968162Budget1968-1969163Special Projects1967-1968164Special Projects1968-1969165Student Center166Married Students Housing171Salaries172Tithing MatchingChilean Schools Sub-seriesChilean Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
173-4General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968175General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969176Budget1967-1969177Special Projects1967-1969178Financial Statements1967-1969Mexican Schools Sub-seriesMexican Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
181-3General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968184-5General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969191-3General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969194Budget1967-1968195Budget1968-1969201Special Projects1967-1968202Special Projects1968-1969203Construction1966-1968204Olympics (Mexican)1968-1969El Arbolillo Farm Sub-seriesEl Arbolillo Farm Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
205General Correspondence and Reports206Budget1968-1969Juarez Schools Sub-seriesJuarez Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
211General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968212General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969213Budget and Financial Statements1967-1968214Budget and Financial Statements1968-1969215Special Projects1969-1969Teachers Loan Fund Sub-seriesTeachers Loan Fund Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
2161967-19682171968-1969L.D.S. Business College Sub-seriesL.D.S. Business College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
221General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968222General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969223Financial Statements1967-1968224Financial Statements1968-1969Ricks College Sub-seriesRicks College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
225General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968231Financial Statements1967-1968232Financial Statements1968-1969233Budget1967-1968234Budget1968-1969235Special Projects1967-1968236Special Projects1968-1969Seminaries and Institutes Sub-seriesSeminaries and Institutes Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
241General Correspondence and Reports1967-1968242General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969243Financial Statements1967-1968244Financial Statements1968-1969245Budget1967-1968246Budget1968-1969247Special Projects1967-1969Church Schools General Sub-seriesChurch Schools General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
248-9General Correspondence and Reports1967-19682410-11General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969251-3Budget1967-1968254-5Budget1968-1969256Building Department1968-1969257Tithing Matching1967-1968258Loans with Zions First National Bank1967-1968261Financial Statements1967-1968262Financial Statements263Salaries1967-1969264Curriculum Development, Budget1967-1968265Curriculum Development, Budget1968-1969266Purchasing1967-1968267-8Schedule of Completion of Special Projects1968-1969Church Schools-Insurance Sub-seriesChurch Schools - Insurance Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
269-10General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969271-5General Correspondence and Reports1968-1969276Group Insurance1967-1968281Group Insurance1967-1968282Group Insurance - Final Lists1967-1968283Retirement1967-1968284Retirement1968-1969Church Schools-General Sub-seriesChurch Schools - General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
291Church Building Committee1967-1968292Expenses1968-1969293Mileage1968-1969294Church Board of Education, minutes and
agenda1969-1970295Church Board of Education, executive committee,
minutes, agenda, letters, policy memoranda1969-1970296Teachers Loan Fund Reports1970297Educational Information and Guidance Center for LDS
Center, reports and correspondence1969-1970298Building Committee, minutes1969-1970299Financial Dept. Codes, correspondence and
memoranda19702910Project titles, correspondence19702911Bi-monthly meetings and Financial Dept.,
correspondence1969-19702912Group Accident Insurance, correspondence1969-19702913Insurance Benefits Committe, reports and
correspondence1969-19702914Insurance Benefits Committe, minutes, reports and
correspondence1969-1970301Enrollment and Costs, correspondence and
reports1968-1970302Group Health Insurance, correspondence1969-1970303Group Insurance, correspondence1967-1970304Monthly billings, correspondence1970305Retirement, correspondence1970306Loans-Zion's First National Bank,
correspondence1969-1970307Purchasing, correspondence and addresses308Teachers Annuities, financial reports1969-1970309Prospective Employees, correspondence and
applications1966-19703010Seminaries and Institutes, Dept. of Education,
correspondence1967-19703011Seminaries and Institutes, budget correspondence,
special projects1969-19703012Seminaries and Institutes, projects status1969-19703013Seminaries and Institutes, enrollment, costs and
inventory1966-1970311Administration - various problems and Administrative
Conference, correspondence1970312Administration, budget request and special budget
requests1969-1970313Administration, budget and budget requests1969-1970314Final budget figures1969315Pacific Schools Handbook, financial
section1962316Weekly Reports of Disbursements1969-1970Chilean Schools Sub-seriesChilean Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
317Correspondence and Budget1969-1971L.D.S. Business College Sub-seriesL.D.S. Business College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
318Correspondence and Budget1969-1970319Correspondence and Reports1970Mexican Schools-General Sub-seriesMexico Schools - General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
321General correspondence and budget1969322General correspondence and budget1970323General correspondence1970324Requests to Committee on Expenditures1970325Financial Statements, correspondence1969-1970326Advisory Board Meeting, correspondence1969-1970327Employees, correspondence1969-1970328Buildings and Maintenance, correspondence and
manual1969-1970331Cafeteria, correspondence1970332Property Purchases, correspondence and blueprint
plans1969-1970333Enrollment Data, correspondence1969-1970334Report on Religious Education1969335Preparatory School Program, correspondence1970336"Deseret" - Mexico Schools
Bulletin1969 issues337Bank Statements - Zion's First National Bank, also
correspondence1969-1970Mexican Schools Sub-seriesMexico Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
338El ArbolilloGeneral Correspondence, 1969-1970
339El ArbolilloMinutes of Dairy Meetings, also correspondence,
1969-1970
3310El ArbolilloFinancial Statements and correspondence, 1962-1966
3311El ArbolilloFinancial Statements and correspondence, 1967-1970
3312El ArbolilloHog and Chicken Project, correspondence, 1970
341Juarez, Budget Reports and Correspondence1969-1971342Juarez, Monthly Reports and Correspondence1969-1971343Juarez, Bank Statements and Correspondence1969-1971344Juarez, Insurance, Correspondence1969-1970Pacific Schools-General Sub-seriesPacific Schools - General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
345Handbook, correspondence, financial reports, and
official lists of names of Pacific Schools1969-1970346Callister Family Lamanite Scholarship, one
letterNov. 3, 1969Pacific Schools Sub-seriesPacific Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
347American Samoa Mapusaga High School, general
correspondence1969-1970348American Samoa Mapusaga High School, correspondence,
budget and request for expenditures1967-1970349Western Samoa Schools, general
correspondence1969-19703410Western Samoa Schools, budget and requests for
expenditures1969-19703411Western Samoa Schools, Plantations,
correspondence1969-19703412Western Samoa Schools, Taxes, reports and
correspondence1969-1970351Hawaii, Church College of, correspondence and Project
requests1969-1970352Hawaii, Church College of, budget, budget estimates,
summary of operations1969-1971353Hawaii, Church College of, general
correspondence1969-1970354Hawaii, Church College of, Requests to Committee on
Expenditures, correspondence and forms1969-1970355Hawaii, Church College of, Cafeteria,
corres.1969-1970356Hawaii, Church College of, Insurance lists1969357Hawaii, Church College of, Zion's Securities,
corres.1968-1969358Hawaii, Church College of, Salaries,
corres.1969-1970359Hawaii, Church College of, Development Program Reports
(Tippy) also corres.1968-1970361New Zealand, Church College of, corres.1969-1970362New Zealand, Church College of, corres.1969-1970363New Zealand, Church College of, Taxes,
corres.1969-1970364New Zealand, Church College of, Request to Committee
on expenditures1964-1970365Tahiti Papeete Primary School, corres. and Request to
committee on expenditures1969-1970366Tonga, Church Schools, corres. and project request
forms1969-1970367Tonga, Church Schools, budget, corres., and request to
committee on Expenditures1969-1970368Tonga, Church Schools, Liahona Plantations,
corres.1969-1970369Tonga, Church Schools - Waste Treatment Plant,
corres.19703610Tonga, Church Schools, Bank Statements,
corres.1969-1970371Tonga, Church Schools, Liahona, corres.1969-1970372Tonga, Church Schools, Taxes, corres.1966-1970Ricks College Sub-seriesRicks College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
373Monthly Reports1969-1970374Annual Financial Report, Special Projects, also
corres.1969-1970381General Correspondence1967, 1968, 1969-1970382Request to Committee on Expenditures, also
corres.1967, 1969-1970383Building Program and Real Estate, master plan,
reports, correspondence, specifications1964-1969384Special Projects, procedures, corres.1970385Insurance Coverage, reports1969-1970Mexican Schools Sub-seriesMexican Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
386Dedication and Inauguration of the Juarez and Dublan
Elementary Schools. Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, MexicoJan. 26 & 27, 1962Sample Financial Records and Correspondence Sub-seriesSample Financial Records and Correspondence
Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
39119673921968Church Schools, General Sub-seriesChurch Schools, General Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
393Correspondence, 1967-1968Budget Requests, 1967-1968
Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1967-1968
Church Schools, Administration Sub-seriesChurch Schools, Administration Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
394Correspondence, 1967-1968Budget Requests, 1967-1968
Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Church Schools, Seminaries and Institutes Sub-seriesChurch Schools, Seminaries and Institutes
Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
395Budget Requests, 1968-1969Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Latter-day Saint Business College Sub-seriesLatter-day Saint Business College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
396Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Payroll, February 26, 1968
Ricks College Sub-seriesRicks College Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
397Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1968-1970
Faculty and Staff Salary List, 1968-1969
Mexican Schools Sub-seriesMexican Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
398Correspondence, 1968-1970Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Chilean Schools Sub-seriesChilean Schools Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
399Correspondence, 1968-1970Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Church College of Hawaii Sub-seriesChurch College of Hawaii Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
401Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Church College of New Zealand Sub-seriesChurch College of New Zealand Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
402Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Church Schools of Tonga Sub-seriesChurch Schools of Tonga Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
403Correspondence, 1967-1969Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Payroll, February 26, 1968
Church Schools of Western Samoa Sub-seriesChurch Schools of Western Samoa Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
404Budget Requests, 1969-1970Special Projects Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Magsaga High School Sub-seriesMagsaga High School Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
405Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Payroll, February 26, 1968
Papeete High School Sub-seriesPapeete High School Sub-seriesBoxFolderContents
406Correspondence, 1968Budget Requests, 1968-1969
Special Projects Budget Requests, 1969-1970
Payroll, April 5, 1968