Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of LDS Church Organization"
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− | The Department of LDS Church Organization was a religious department which served to educate students in methods in education and organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The department was formed in 1940 with the division of the earlier Department of Religious Education. The following individuals served as chairmen: Wesley P. Lloyd (1941-1950), Sidney B. Sperry (1951-1952), B. West Belnap (1952-1954), Chauncey C. Riddle (1954-1957), and G. Byron Done (1957-1959). | + | The Department of LDS Church Organization was a religious department which served to educate students in methods in education and organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The department was formed in 1940 with the division of the earlier Department of Religious Education. In 1959 the department was merged with other departments in the college to for the departments of Undergraduate Studies in Religious Instruction and Graduate Studies in Religious Instruction. The following individuals served as chairmen: Wesley P. Lloyd (1941-1950), Sidney B. Sperry (1951-1952), B. West Belnap (1952-1954), Chauncey C. Riddle (1954-1957), and G. Byron Done (1957-1959). |
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religious Education]] ([[date::1940]]) | Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religious Education]] ([[date::1940]]) | ||
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+ | Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Undergraduate Studies in Religious Instruction]] ([[date::1959]]) | ||
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+ | Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Graduate Studies in Religious Instruction]] ([[date::1959]]) | ||
==Associated Archival Materials== | ==Associated Archival Materials== |
Revision as of 06:02, 2 November 2009
The Department of LDS Church Organization was a religious department which served to educate students in methods in education and organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The department was formed in 1940 with the division of the earlier Department of Religious Education. In 1959 the department was merged with other departments in the college to for the departments of Undergraduate Studies in Religious Instruction and Graduate Studies in Religious Instruction. The following individuals served as chairmen: Wesley P. Lloyd (1941-1950), Sidney B. Sperry (1951-1952), B. West Belnap (1952-1954), Chauncey C. Riddle (1954-1957), and G. Byron Done (1957-1959).
Contents
Variant names
Brigham Young University. Division of Religion. Dept. of LDS Church Organization
Brigham Young University. Division of Religion. Dept. of Church Organization and Administration
Description
Established: 1940
Abolished: 1959
Location: Provo, Utah (1940-1959)
Functions
This department helped the university to realize its goal of having students well versed in both secular and religious knowledge. Among those courses taught in the Dept. of LDS Church Organization were Missionary Training and Methods, Study and Practice of Religious Speech, and Problems of Leadership Preparation in the Church.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Dept. of LDS Church Organization functioned under the administration of a chairman under the direct supervision of the President of the University.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Division of Religion (1940-1959)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religious Education (1940)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Undergraduate Studies in Religious Instruction (1959)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Graduate Studies in Religious Instruction (1959)
Associated Archival Materials
Insert references to all associated materials here.
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1940-1941: p. 205-207 (chairman unknown; example classes: Missionary Training and Methods, Study and Practice of Religious Speech, and Problems of Leadership Preparation in the Church; educated in methods and education and organization of the LDS Church; Church Organization and Administration, variant name)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1941-1942: p. 15, 231, 224 (Wesley P. Lloyd, chairman; dept. functioned under administration of a chairman under direct supervision of the President of the University)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1950-1951: p. 289 (chairman unknown)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1951-1952: p. 282 (Sidney B. Sperry, acting chairman)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1952-1953: p. 10 (B. West Belnap, acting chairman)
Brigham Young University General Catalog 1953-1954: p. 14 (B. West Belnap, chairman)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1954-1955: p. 17 (Chauncey C. Riddle, chairman)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1957-1958: p. 13 (G. Byron Done, chairman)
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00329
Creator: CEM