Brigham Young University. Dept. of Business Education (1920-1921)
The Dept. of Business Education was established and made a department within the School of Arts and Sciences in 1920 when the Church Teachers College was split. Thatcher C. Jones served as the Department Chair until 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences was abolished. The Dept. of Business Education was then renamed the College of Commerce and Business Administration.
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Variant Names
Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Business Education
Description
Established: 1920
Abolished: 1921
Location: Provo, Utah (1920-1921)
Functions
The Dept. of Business Education was responsible for teaching courses in Stenography, Typewriting, Business English, Accounting, Commerce and Finance, and Business Law.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Dept. of Business Education was a department within the School of Arts and Sciences. Thatcher C. Jones was the Department Chair and was under the direction of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921)
Earlier unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of Business Education (1920)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Commerce and Business Administration (1921)
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1920-1921: p. 32 (part of School of Arts and Sciences) p. 58 (Thatcher C. Jones was Department Chair) p. 58-63 (courses offered by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1921-1922: p. 32 (renamed the College of Commerce and Business Administration)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00186
Creator: UPB