Descriptive SummaryUAH 1Papers of the Pacific Board of Education,
1954-1965
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Pacific Board of
EducationBrigham Young University--Hawaii Archives & Special
Collections14 boxes (7 linear feet)The Pacific Board of
Education was formed under the direction of the First Presidency in 1957 as a
means of overseeing and directing the implementation and work of the various
L.D.S. Church schools in the Pacific Islands. Its Board members included
Wendell B. Mendenhall, Chariman, Owen J. Cook, Exectuive Secretary, D'Monte
Coombs, Edward Clissold, and Ermel J. Morton.The collection represents the portion of
the Pacific Coard of Education's recorsds pertaining to the founding and
initial development of the Church College of Hawaii. It includes
correspondence, research files, budget and equipment information, historical
files on Church education in the Pacific, statements of operations,
curriculums, meeting minutes, and other information.ProvenanceTransferred to BYUH Archives with Owen J. Cook files from the Office
of the President. Owen J. Cook was the second president of the Church College
of Hawaii.
AccessBox 1, Folder 5 is restricted. The remainder of the collection
requires approval fom the Office of the President for research.
Conditions of UseIt is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Papers of the Pacific Board of
Education must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the
Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred CitationInitial Citation: UAH 1; Papers of the
Pacific Board of Education; University Archives; Brigham Young
University--Hawaii Archives & Special Collections, Joseph F. Smith Library,
Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Following Citations:UAH 1, BYUHASC.
Biographical HistoryThe Pacific Board of Education was formed under the direction of the
First Presidency in 1957 as a means of overseeing and directing the
implementation and work of various L.D.S. Church Schools in the Pacific
Islands. Its Board members included Wendell B. Mendenhall, Chairman, Owen J.
Cook, Executive Secretary, D’Monte Combs, Edward Clissold, and Ermel J. Morton.
It was based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Pacific Board of Education also
became the first governing body of the Church College of Hawaii. The work of
the Board established nearly all of the initial documents and procedures for
the early years of the Church College of Hawaii, from the hiring of faculty to
the establishment of a temporary campus to the construction of the permanent
campus.
Scope and Content NoteThe collection represents the portion of the Pacific Board of
Education’s records pertaining to the founding and initial development of the
Church College of Hawaii. It includes correspondence, research files, budget
and equipment information, historical files on Church education in the Pacific,
statements of operations, curriculums, meeting minutes, and other information.
Additional information on the Pacific Board of Education may be located in the
CCH Presidential files of both Owen J. Cook and Reuben D. Law.
Notes on ArrangementThe original order of the Pacific Board of Education Papers has been
preserved.
Container ListPapers of the Pacific Board of Education, 1954-1965Papers of the Pacific Board of Education,
1954-1965BoxFolderContents
11Pacific Board of Education, Policy, Rules and
Regulations,
196212Financial Section, Pacific Schools Handbook,
1/22/196313Administrators in the South Pacific Schools of LDS
Church,
1/1/196114Handbook for Elementary and Secondary Schools in the
South Pacific Islands,
1961-1968 15 Personal Files, Restricted
1957-1965 16 Pacific Board of Education Miscellaneous,
1963-196421LDS Schools in the South Pacific, Dr. Wayne F.
McIntire22Correspondence, Finance: Church Schools in the South
Pacific,
196123Amortization, Correspondence Regarding: Church Schools
in the South Pacific,
196124Articles for Publication, News Releases, Reports and
Correspondence25Board Members,
1957-196331Budgets,
1958-196432Budgets continued,
1958-196433Expenditures for CCH, CCNZ through 196441Statement of Operations for Church Schools in the
Pacific51Equipment for CCH,
195852Equipment for CCH,
1957-195861Church Purchasing Department,
1961-196462Payee,
1961-196463Construction,
1961-196364Language Labs,
1961-196265Judson Sheldon,
1961-196471Curriculum, CCH,
1961-196472Clippings,
196373History of LDS Schools in Tonga and Samoa,
1916-195974History of South Pacific Schools,
1854-195975General,
1957-196481Library Cataloging,
1961-196382Purchase Orders, completed,
1963-196483Reports of Examination,
196191Teacher Loads, Faculty Loads,
1959-196192Travel,
1959-196493Advisory Committee, Hawaii,
1959-1964101General,
1959-1964111Hawaii General,
1957-1965121Group, Major Medical,
1962-1964122Personnel, Hawaii,
1964131Church College of Hawaii,
1964141Minutes of the Pacific Board of Education,
1958-1962142Minutes of the Pacific Board of Education,
1957-1964143Minutes of the Pacific Board of Education,
1/1963-1/1964151Minutes of the Pacific Board of Education
Meetings152Correspondence, Owen J. Cook