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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 19 Collections and/or Records:

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences minutes, 1956-1980

 Series
Identifier: UA 692 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains minutes from various faculty and college meetings. Dated 1956-1980.

Dates: 1956-1980

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

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences self-studies and assessments, 1985-2001

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5535 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains self-study and self-assessment reports of the departments and schools within the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. Dated 1985 to 2001.

Dates: 1985-2001

Department of Clothing and Textiles administrative records, 1932-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, charts, and other materials related to the administration of the department. Includes files on departmental activities, such as workshops, fashion shows, field trips, the Mormon Festival of Arts, and scholarship programs. Materials dated 1932-1987.

Dates: 1932-1987

Department of Clothing and Textiles correspondence, 1974-1987

 Series — Box 8: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197223106748]
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains departmental correspondence, including letters to students. Dated 1974-1987.

Dates: 1974-1987

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

Department of Clothing and Textiles records on lab equipment, approximately 1965-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains manuals and other documentation on lab equipment used by the department. Dated 1965-1981.

Dates: approximately 1965-1981

Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History administrative records, 1989-2007

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8009 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains administrative records for the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute, including financial records, governance records, and strategy records. Financial records include budget records, a 2004 audit, information on the Mormon History Trust Fund, and fundraising records. Governance records include records from the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences conference, minutes from meetings with the college dean, correspondence with the dean and assistant deans, especially with Dean David...
Dates: 1989-2007

University Communications files on the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, 1965-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs related to the department of Family, Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University from 1965 to 1998. Materials concern each department within the college and the School of Family Life, scholarships and achievements, services, clinics, and research centers, various projects and programs, conferences and studies, the Kennedy Center for International Studies, the Charles Redd Western Studies Center, the Museum of Peoples and...
Dates: 1965-1999