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The Department of Interior Design was established in 1973 with the renaming of the previous Department of Environmental Design. The Department Chair was Phyllis Allen. In 1975 the department was renamed the Department of Interior Environment.

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. College of Family Living. Dept. of Interior Design

Brigham Young University. Interior Design Dept.

Description

Established: 1973

Abolished: 1975

Location: Provo, Utah (1973-1975)

Functions

Helping to create homes that are fully responsive to the finest expressions of family life. Curriculum has been prepared with three objectives in mind: 1) To prepare each student to create, with competence, interior home environments in which family members may live and function at their highest level. 2) To prepare the student to enter graduate school. 3) To give the student, through academic and practical training, an adequate background to qualify for employment in the field of interior design as an assistant to an interior designer.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of Interior Design was a department within the College of Family Living. The Department Chair was under the direction of the Dean of the College of Family Living.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Family Living (1973-1975)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Environmental Design (1973)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Interior Environment (1975)

Associated Archival Materials

Records, 1966-1974 (UA 322)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1973-1974: p. 329 (Dept. of Interior Design was in College of Family Living; Phyllis Allen, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1975-1976: p. 159 (Dept. of Interior Environment was created)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00348

Creator: LFW