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The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences when the Dept. of Biology was abolished in 1925.  Vasco M. Tanner served as the Department Chair until the department and College of Arts and Sciences was abolished in 1954.  The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was then placed in the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences.
 
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The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was responsible for teaching courses in zoology and entomology.  The courses included: zoology, hygiene and sanitation, entomology, heredity and eugenics, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, insect morphology and classification, human physiology, practical lecture on health, and graduate courses in advanced undergraduate courses.  By 1954 the department also taught courses in: anatomy, genetics, mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, and parasitology.
  
 
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The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was a department with in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Vasco M. Tanner served as the Department Chair and was under the direction of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
  
 
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Zoology and Entomology]] ([[date::1954]]-[[date::1972]])
 
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Revision as of 11:50, 31 August 2009

The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences when the Dept. of Biology was abolished in 1925. Vasco M. Tanner served as the Department Chair until the department and College of Arts and Sciences was abolished in 1954. The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was then placed in the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences.

Description

Established: 1925

Abolished: 1954

Location: Provo, Utah (1925-1954)

Functions

The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was responsible for teaching courses in zoology and entomology. The courses included: zoology, hygiene and sanitation, entomology, heredity and eugenics, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, insect morphology and classification, human physiology, practical lecture on health, and graduate courses in advanced undergraduate courses. By 1954 the department also taught courses in: anatomy, genetics, mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, and parasitology.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was a department with in the College of Arts and Sciences. Vasco M. Tanner served as the Department Chair and was under the direction of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Associated Units

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

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Biology (1921-1925)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Zoology and Entomology (1954-1972)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1925-1926: p. 41 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 187-189 (courses taught by the department).

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 312-315 (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. 509 (Vasco M. Tanner was the Department Chair).

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00212

Creator: UPB