Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Zoology and Entomology"

 
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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 established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences when the Dept. of Biology was abolished in 1925. In 1972 it was renamed the Department of Zoology. Department chairmen included: Vasco M. Tanner (1927-1957), C. Lynn Hayward (1958-1961), D. Elden Beck (1962-1965), A. Lester Allen (1966-1970). 
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Established: [[established in::date::1925]]
 
Established: [[established in::date::1925]]
  
Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1954]]
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Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1972]]
  
Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1972]])
  
 
==Functions==
 
==Functions==
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==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==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.
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The Dept. of Zoology and Entomology was a department with in the College of Arts and Sciences.  In 1954 the department was placed under the direction of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences until 1972.
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
 
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1925]]-[[date::1954]])
  
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Biology]] ([[date::1921]]-[[date::1925]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences]] ([[date::1954]]-[[date::1972]])
  
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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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Biology (1920-1925)]] ([[date::1925]])
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Zoology]] ([[date::1972]])
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==Associated Archival Materials==
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Records, 1960 (UA 21)
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Leaflet, 1936 (UA 54)
  
 
==Sources==
 
==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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 509 (Vasco M. Tanner (1927-1957); C. Lynn Hayward (1958-1961); D. Elden Beck (1962-1965); A. Lester Allen (1966-1970))
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==

Latest revision as of 16:58, 29 June 2010

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. In 1972 it was renamed the Department of Zoology. Department chairmen included: Vasco M. Tanner (1927-1957), C. Lynn Hayward (1958-1961), D. Elden Beck (1962-1965), A. Lester Allen (1966-1970).

Description

Established: 1925

Abolished: 1972

Location: Provo, Utah (1925-1972)

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. In 1954 the department was placed under the direction of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences until 1972.

Associated Units

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

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1972)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Biology (1920-1925) (1925)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Zoology (1972)

Associated Archival Materials

Records, 1960 (UA 21)

Leaflet, 1936 (UA 54)

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 (1927-1957); C. Lynn Hayward (1958-1961); D. Elden Beck (1962-1965); A. Lester Allen (1966-1970))

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00212

Creator: UPB