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Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1981-

Administrative History

The College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981- ) is an academic college at Brigham Young University. The college is responsible for administering departments and institutes in the areas of social sciences and family life.

The College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences was established in 1981 in a merger of the College of Family Life with the College of Social Sciences. The college is responsible for administering associated academic departments and research institutes. College deans have included Martin B. Hickman (1981-1986), Stan L. Albrecht (1986-1989), Donovan E. Fleming (1989-1993), Clayne L. Pope (1993-2001), David B. Magleby (2001-2011), and Benjamin M. Ogles (2011-2021), and Laura Padilla-Walker (2021-).

Citation:
Jill Mulvay Derr papers, 1977-2007

Brigham Young University website, via WWW, Mar. 8, 2012 (College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; FHSS)

BYU organizational history project, via WWW, Mar. 8, 2012: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (est. 1981 in merger of College of Family Life with College of Social Sciences; administers the following units: American Heritage, Anthropology, Child Development and Family Relationships, Clothing and Textiles, Economics, Geography, Government, History, Home and Family Development, Home Economics Education, Home Economics, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Family Sciences, Political Science, School of Family Life. The college has also been the administering body for the following centers, institutes, and programs: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Family and Community History Center, Center for Family and Community History, Comprehensive Clinic, Center for International and Area Studies, David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, Family Resource Management, the RELATE Institute, Family Living Center, Family Studies Program, Neuroscience Center, Family and Demographic Research Institute, and Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History; deans include Martin B. Hickman (1981-1986), Stan L. Albrecht (1986-1989), Donovan E. Fleming (1989-1993), Clayne L. Pope (1993-2001), David B. Magleby (2001-2011), and Benjamin M. Ogles (2011- ))

BYU organizational history project, via WWW, May 5, 2023: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (Benjamin M. Ogles (2011-2021), and Laura Padilla-Walker (2021-)).

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences administrative records, 1956-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 661 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including reports, audits, addresses, articles, bibliographies, brochures, programs, form letters, memos, and other correspondence, meeting minutes, course materials, newsletters, and genealogical source material.

Dates: 1956-1978

College of Family, Home and Social Sciences administrative records, 1969-1979

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 661 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including committee materials, education guidelines, correspondence, faculty statistics, graduation applications, faculty meeting minutes and papers, and Abraham O. Smoot Public Service Award nominations.

Dates: 1969-1979

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences dean records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1201
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence to the dean's office, files on different departments within the college, meeting minutes, information on college convocations and university commencements, and other information documenting the activities of the Dean's office.

Dates: 1979-1998

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences general files, 1961-1998

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 661 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and financial information.

Dates: 1961-1998

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 661
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, annual reports for the college and departments, budget information, meeting minutes, faculty files, dean's files, and recordings.

Dates: 1952-1998

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 515
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of college meetings, teaching and testing materials for human development and family relations classes, homemaking education, child development, marriage, and clothing and textiles classes, 1959-1964.

Dates: 1959-1964

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 519
Scope and Contents

Includes minutes of college meetings, teaching and testing materials for human development and family relations classes, homemaking education, child development, marriage, and clothing and textiles classes.

Dates: 1959-1964

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences records addendum, 1952-1998

 Series
Identifier: UA 661 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains correspondence, annual reports for the college and departments, budget information, meeting minutes, faculty files, dean's files, and recordings.

Dates: Other: 1952-1998

Department of Clothing and Textiles records on faculty, 1947-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty goals and meeting minutes from the department. Includes files on individual faculty members, as well as on professional organizations. Dated 1947-1999.

Dates: 1947-1999

Dennis L. Thomson research papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2139
Scope and Contents

Contains items relating to two of Dr. Thomson's research efforts: (1) his doctoral work on the watershed in the Lake Tahoe area, including adjudication of water rights between Nevada and California; (2) regulation of railroads (research for the Department of Transportation).

Dates: 1990