Brigham Young University. Dept. of Journalism
The Dept. of Journalism was established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1941. Harrison R. merrill, Carlton Culmsee, T. Earl Pardoe, and Oliver R. Smith served as the Department Chairs. The department was abolished when the College of Arts and Sciences was abolished in 1954. The Dept. of Journalism was then placed in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Description
Established: 1941
Abolished: 1954
Location: Provo, Utah (1941-1954)
Functions
The Dept. of Journalism was responsible for teaching: introduction to journalism, ethics of journalism, problems of citizenship, campus reporting, commercial art, news and news writing, editing and makeup, photography, news photography, editorials and editorial writing, special features articles, book reviewing, short story writing, radio broadcasting, advertising, problems of the Weekly Paper, publicity, and city reporting. By 1954 the department was also teaching: typography, mass communications, magazine writing, motion picture photography, and polls and surveys.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Dept. of Journalism was a department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department Chairs were: Harrison R. Merrill, 1936-1938; Carlton Culmsee, 1939-1944; T. Earl Pardoe, 1945-1946, and Oliver R. Smith, 1950-1954.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences (1941-1954)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dept. of Journalism (1954-1964)
Associated Archival Materials
Photo journalism records, 1949, 1957 (UA 407).
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1941-1942: p. 45-46 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 170-173 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 123-124 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1954-1955: p. 368 (part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences).
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 496 (Department Chairs: Harrison R. Merrill, 1936-1938; Carlton Culmsee, 1939-1944; T. Earl Pardoe, 1945-1946, and Oliver R. Smith, 1950-1954).
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00214
Creator: UPB