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After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of History and Social Science was created  in 1906, the result of renaming the Department of History and Sociology; it remained organized under the College. When the College became the Church Teachers College in 1909 the department retained its name.
 
After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of History and Social Science was created  in 1906, the result of renaming the Department of History and Sociology; it remained organized under the College. When the College became the Church Teachers College in 1909 the department retained its name.
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Brigham Young University. College. History and Social Science Dept.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==

Revision as of 15:15, 5 June 2009

After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of History and Social Science was created in 1906, the result of renaming the Department of History and Sociology; it remained organized under the College. When the College became the Church Teachers College in 1909 the department retained its name.

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College. History and Social Science Dept.

Description

Established: 1906

Abolished: 1909

Location: Provo, Utah (1906-1909)

Functions

The Department of History and Social Science was responsible for the courses in History, Economics, and Sociology.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of History and Social Science was part of the College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University. John C. Swensen served as the Department Chairman.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College (1906-1909)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of History and Sociology (1906)

Later unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of History and Social Science (1909)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1906-1907: p. 29 (part of the College) p. 46 (Department of History and Social Science; courses offered History, Economics, and Sociology)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1904-1905: p. 51 (Department of History and Sociology)

Brigham Young University, 1975: p. 499 (department chairman: John C. Swensen, 1906-1920)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00020

Creator: UPB