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The Dept. of Botany was formed and was placed in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1925 when the Dept. of Biology was abolished. Walter P. Cottam, A.O. Garrett, Thomas L. Martin, Bertrand F. Harrison, and Edna Snow served as Department Chairs for the department. The department was abolished in 1954 when the College of Arts and Sciences was abolished. The Dept. of Botany was then placed in the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences.
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The Dept. of Botany was formed and was placed in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1925 when the Dept. of Biology was abolished. The department was transferred to the newly formed College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences in 1954. In 1972 the department was reformed as the Department of Botany and Range Science. Department chairs for the Dept. of Botany included Walter P. Cottam (1925-1929, 1930), A.O. Garrett (1929), Thomas L. Martin (1931-1933), Bertrand F. Harrison (1934-1935, 1937-1957, 1961-1965), Edna Snow (1936), Kent H. McKnight (1958-1960), Earl M. Christensen (1966-1969), and Dayna L. Stocks (1970-1972).
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==Variant Names==
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Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Botany
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Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Botany
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Brigham Young University. Botany Dept.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Established: [[established in::date::1925]]
 
Established: [[established in::date::1925]]
  
Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1954]]
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Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1972]]
  
Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1972]])
  
 
==Functions==
 
==Functions==
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==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
  
The Dept. of Botany was a department within the College of Arts and Sciences and headed by a Department Chair.  The Department Chairs were: Walter P. Cottam, 1925-1929 and 1930; A.O. Garrett, 1929; Thomas L. Martin, 1931-1933; Bertrand F. Harrison, 1934-1935 and 1937-1954; and Edna Snow, 1936.
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The Dept. of Botany was administered by a department chair, under the direction of the college dean. The department was associated with the College of Arts and Sciences (1925-1954) and the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1972).
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
 
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
  
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Biology]] ([[date::1921]]-[[date::1925]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences]] ([[date::1954]]-[[date::1972]])
  
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Botany]] ([[date::1954]]-[[date::1972]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Biology (1920-1925)]] ([[date::1925]])
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Botany and Range Science]] ([[date::1972]])
  
 
==Associated Archival Materials==
 
==Associated Archival Materials==
  
Brigham Young University. Dept. of Botany Botanical Garden Records, 1942-2006 (UA 1258).
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Dept. of Botany Botanical Garden Records, 1942-2006 (UA 1258).
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Records. 1934-1964 (UA 569)
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1925-1926: p. 41 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 64-67 (courses taught by the department).
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1925-1926: p. 41 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 64-67 (courses taught by the department)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 125-127 (courses taught by the department).
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 125-127 (courses taught by the department)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1954-1955: p. 354 (part of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences).
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1954-1955: p. 354 (part of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences)
  
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 494 (Department Chairs: Walter P. Cottam, 1925-1929 and 1930; A.O. Garrett, 1929; Thomas L. Martin, 1931-1933; Bertrand F. Harrison, 1934-1935 and 1937-1954; and Edna Snow, 1936).
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Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 494 (Department Chairs: Walter P. Cottam (1925-1929, 1930), A.O. Garrett (1929), Thomas L. Martin (1931-1933), Bertrand F. Harrison (1934-1935, 1937-1957, 1961-1965), Edna Snow (1936), Kent H. McKnight (1958-1960), Earl M. Christensen (1966-1969), and Dayna L. Stocks (1970-1972))
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==

Latest revision as of 11:34, 25 November 2009

The Dept. of Botany was formed and was placed in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1925 when the Dept. of Biology was abolished. The department was transferred to the newly formed College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences in 1954. In 1972 the department was reformed as the Department of Botany and Range Science. Department chairs for the Dept. of Botany included Walter P. Cottam (1925-1929, 1930), A.O. Garrett (1929), Thomas L. Martin (1931-1933), Bertrand F. Harrison (1934-1935, 1937-1957, 1961-1965), Edna Snow (1936), Kent H. McKnight (1958-1960), Earl M. Christensen (1966-1969), and Dayna L. Stocks (1970-1972).

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Botany

Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Botany

Brigham Young University. Botany Dept.

Description

Established: 1925

Abolished: 1972

Location: Provo, Utah (1925-1972)

Functions

The Dept. of Botany was responsible for teaching courses in: botany, bacteriology, algae and fungi, seed plants, spring flora, plant ecology and physiology, diseases of cultivated plants, heredity and eugenics, and graduate courses in plant cytology and flora of the Wasatch. By 1954 the department also taught courses in plant taxonomy, trees and shrubs, anatomy, morphology of algae, morphology of fungi, and morphology of bryophytes and pteridophytes.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Dept. of Botany was administered by a department chair, under the direction of the college dean. The department was associated with the College of Arts and Sciences (1925-1954) and the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1972).

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences (1925-1954)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1972)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Biology (1920-1925) (1925)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Botany and Range Science (1972)

Associated Archival Materials

Dept. of Botany Botanical Garden Records, 1942-2006 (UA 1258).

Records. 1934-1964 (UA 569)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1925-1926: p. 41 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 64-67 (courses taught by the department)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 125-127 (courses taught by the department)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1954-1955: p. 354 (part of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences)

Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 494 (Department Chairs: Walter P. Cottam (1925-1929, 1930), A.O. Garrett (1929), Thomas L. Martin (1931-1933), Bertrand F. Harrison (1934-1935, 1937-1957, 1961-1965), Edna Snow (1936), Kent H. McKnight (1958-1960), Earl M. Christensen (1966-1969), and Dayna L. Stocks (1970-1972))

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00211

Creator: UPB