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Brigham Young University. Department of Anthropology

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1980-

Administrative History

The Department of Anthropology (1980-) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Anthropology came around as a reorganization of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology in 1980 as part of the College of Social Sciences. In 1981 the college changed to the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. It provides instruction in social and cultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and psychological anthropology. Department chairs have been John L. Sorenson (1980-1987), Donald W. Forsyth (1987-1993), John P. Hawkins (1993-1999), Joel C. Janetski (1999-2006), David P. Crandall (2006-2010), Charles W. Nuckolls (2010-2016), and James R. Allison (2016- ).

Citation:
BYU organizational history wiki, via WWW, Sept. 1, 2017 (Department of Anthropology; est. 1980; previously known as Department of Anthropology and Archaeology; provides instruction in social and cultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and psychological anthropology; part of the College of Social Sciences (1980-1981), College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981- ); department chairs, John L. Sorenson (1980-1987), Donald W. Forsyth (1987-1993), John P. Hawkins (1993-1999), Joel C. Janetski (1999-2006), David P. Crandall (2006-2010), Charles W. Nuckolls (2010-2016), and James R. Allison (2016- )) https://byuorg.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Brigham_Young_University._Dept._of_Anthropology

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Anthropology records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 675
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative records from Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology including correspondence of the department, correspondence of the department chairman, faculty records, student records and various other administrative records pertaining to the department from 1941-1978. Also contains twenty-one reels of film of excavations from Ray T. Matheny, of the Department of Anthropology, from approximately 1980-1990, including work in Mexico.

Dates: approximately 1941-1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Anthropology records

Department of Anthropology scrapbook

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233249884]
Identifier: UA 902
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook contains news clippings describing the activities of members of the Department of Anthropology from 1946 to 1988.

Dates: 1946-1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Anthropology scrapbook

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