Difference between revisions of "Church Teachers College. Dept. of History and Political Science"

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Created in 1909 out of the College, the Church Teachers College centered on thoroughly preparing collegiate students to become high school educators. In 1912, the Department of History and Social Sciences split into the Department of History and Government and the Department of Economics, Sociology, and Commerce, each taking those courses described in the new department's names.   
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Under the Church Teachers College, the Department of History and Government was renamed the Department of History and Political Science in 1917.  When the Church Teachers College split in 1920, the Department of History and Political Science retained its name and function under the newly organized School of Arts and Sciences.   
  
 
==Variant names==
 
==Variant names==
  
Church Teachers College. History and Government Dept.
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Church Teachers College. History and Political Science Dept.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Established: [[established in::date::1912]]
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Established: [[established in::date::1917]]
  
Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1917]]
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Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1920]]
  
Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1912]]-[[date::1917]])
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1917]]-[[date::1920]])
  
 
==Functions==
 
==Functions==
  
The Department of History and Government was responsible for teaching courses in history and government.  
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The Department of History and Government was responsible for teaching courses in history, government, and political science.  
  
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
  
The Department of History and Government was part of the Church Teachers College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University.  W. E. Morgan served as Department Chairman from 1916 to 1917.  
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The Department of History and Political Science was part of the Church Teachers College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University.  W. E. Morgan served as Department Chairman from 1916 to 1919.  
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1917-1918: p. 20(part of the Church Teachers College) p. 42 (Department of History and Political Science, courses listed)
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Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1917-1918: p. 20 (part of the Church Teachers College) p. 40-41 (Department of History and Political Science, courses listed)
  
 
Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1912-1913: p. 42 (Department of History and Government)  
 
Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1912-1913: p. 42 (Department of History and Government)  

Revision as of 12:52, 12 June 2009

Under the Church Teachers College, the Department of History and Government was renamed the Department of History and Political Science in 1917. When the Church Teachers College split in 1920, the Department of History and Political Science retained its name and function under the newly organized School of Arts and Sciences.

Variant names

Church Teachers College. History and Political Science Dept.

Description

Established: 1917

Abolished: 1920

Location: Provo, Utah (1917-1920)

Functions

The Department of History and Government was responsible for teaching courses in history, government, and political science.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of History and Political Science was part of the Church Teachers College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University. W. E. Morgan served as Department Chairman from 1916 to 1919.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Church Teachers College (1917-1920)

Earlier unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of History and Government (1917)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of History and Political Science (1920)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1917-1918: p. 20 (part of the Church Teachers College) p. 40-41 (Department of History and Political Science, courses listed)

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1912-1913: p. 42 (Department of History and Government)

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 4, p. 505 (department chairman: W. E. Morgan, 1916-1919)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00064

Creator: UPB