Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. English Dept."

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The Dept. of English was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was abolished in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences was renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. Alfred Osmond was the chairman of the Dept. of English.
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The Dept. of English was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was transferred in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences to the renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1954 the department was transferred to the newly established College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and later in 1965 to the College of Humanities. Deaprtment chairs included Alfred Osmond (1920-1923), Parley A. Christensen (1924-1928, 1933-1954)...
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==Variant Names==
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Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of English
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Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of English
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Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dept. of English
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Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of English.
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Brigham Young University. Dept. of English
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Established: [[established in::date::1920]]
 
Established: [[established in::date::1920]]
  
Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1921]]
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1920]]-)
 
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1920]]-[[date::1921]])
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==Functions==
 
==Functions==
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==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
  
Alfred Osmond was the chairman of the Dept. of English.
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The department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of the college dean. During its existence, the department has been under the direction of the deans of the School of Arts and Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the College of Humanities.
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
  
 
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1920]]-[[date::1921]])
 
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1920]]-[[date::1921]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences]] ([[date::1921]]-[[date::1954]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences]] ([[date::1954]]-[[date::1965]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Humanities]] ([[date::1965]]- )
  
 
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Church Teachers College. Dept. of English]] ([[date::1909]]-[[date::1920]])
 
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Church Teachers College. Dept. of English]] ([[date::1909]]-[[date::1920]])
  
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of English]] ([[date::1922]]-[[date::1954]])
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==Associated Archival Materials==
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Brigham Young University. English Dept. Department chair records, 1951-1972 (UA 573)
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Brigham Young University. English Dept. Records, 1934-1935 (UA 20)
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1920-1921: p. 71-73 (courses offered by the department).
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Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1920-1921: p. 71-73 (courses offered by the department)
  
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 498 (Alfred Osmond appears to be Department Chairman).
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Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 498 (Alfred Osmond appears to be Department Chairman)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1921-1922: p. 30 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 81-83 (courses taught by the department).
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 190-196 (courses taught by the department)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1954-1955: p. 368 (part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
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Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 498 (Department Chairs were: Alfred Osmond, 1921-1923 and 1929-1932; and Parley A. Christensen, 1924-1928 and 1933-1954)
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==
  
 
Record ID: EAC-2009-00095
 
Record ID: EAC-2009-00095
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LCCN: nr 95014463
  
 
Creator: UPB
 
Creator: UPB

Revision as of 12:45, 21 September 2009

The Dept. of English was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was transferred in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences to the renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1954 the department was transferred to the newly established College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and later in 1965 to the College of Humanities. Deaprtment chairs included Alfred Osmond (1920-1923), Parley A. Christensen (1924-1928, 1933-1954)...

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of English

Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of English

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dept. of English

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of English.

Brigham Young University. Dept. of English

Description

Established: 1920

Location: Provo, Utah (1920-)

Functions

The Dept. of English includes classes of: rhetoric and composition, advanced composition, short story writing, news writing, advanced narration, teacher's course in grammar, Anglo-Saxon, philology, Chaucer, Shakespeare's tragedies, Shakespeare's comedies, Milton, love and the light, the history and development of the English novel, the Romantic poets, modern continental European drama, modern British drama, the English modern novel, the American modern novel, Tennyson's minor poems, Tennyson's major poems, and Browning.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of the college dean. During its existence, the department has been under the direction of the deans of the School of Arts and Sciences, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the College of Humanities.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1954)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1954-1965)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1965- )

Earlier unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of English (1909-1920)

Associated Archival Materials

Brigham Young University. English Dept. Department chair records, 1951-1972 (UA 573)

Brigham Young University. English Dept. Records, 1934-1935 (UA 20)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1920-1921: p. 71-73 (courses offered by the department)

Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 498 (Alfred Osmond appears to be Department Chairman)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1921-1922: p. 30 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 81-83 (courses taught by the department).

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 190-196 (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. 498 (Department Chairs were: Alfred Osmond, 1921-1923 and 1929-1932; and Parley A. Christensen, 1924-1928 and 1933-1954)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00095

LCCN: nr 95014463

Creator: UPB