Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Dates
- Existence: 1973-
Administrative History
The Brigham Young University College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences was established in 1973 in a split of the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. The college is responsible for the administration of the instructional departments within its subject area.
Citation:
Its Records, 1956-1992 (Brigham Young University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences)Brigham Young University organizational history, via WWW, Jan. 20, 2012 (College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; est. 1973 in split of College of Physical and Engineering Sciences; administers subordinate units including departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Statistics, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematics Education, and Geological Sciences)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences records
Collection contains materials pertaining to history, departments, correspondence, academics, administration, and faculty of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. The materials include reports, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, corporate minutes, and correspondence. The collection dates from 1956-2004.
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences scrapbooks and other material, 1956-1980
Contains materials pertaining to the history of the college. These materials are college scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and chronological papers.
George H. Hansen papers
Contains correspondence, photographs, reports, a map, and news clippings concerning the College of Arts and Sciences, college policies, faculty, senior students and Utah's geology. Files belonged to George H. Hansen while serving as Acting Dean of College of Arts and Science from 1952 to 1954. Materials dated 1934 to 1959.
University Communications files on the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, 1961-1997
Contains newspaper clippings, news releases, and photographs concerning the various department within the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from 1963 to 1997. Materials also concern the Summerhays Planetarium, the Earth Science Museum, the Quey Hebrew Lecture, The Leading Edge science and fiction magazine, microchemistry, natural gas testing and the thermochemical institute, the Astronomical Society, the CAM Software Research Center, and the Combustion Laboratory.