Brigham Young University. College of Commerce and Business Administration
Administrative History
The College of Commerce and Business Administration (1921-1929) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration was organized within Brigham Young University in 1921. The College of Commerce and Business Administration continued in operation until it was established under the name of the College of Commerce in 1929. Between 1922 and 1929, Harrison V. Hoyt was the dean of the college.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration was originally organized with the purpose to provide training for leadership in finance and industry as well as supplying the necessary skills for students to analyze business conditions, manage industries, and learn efficiency in office administration.
The College of Commerce and Business Administration was the administering body for the following departments: Finance and Banking, Accounting and Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, and Office Practice. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university.
Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, July 29, 2011 (College of Commerce and Business Administration; established, 1921; renamed the College of Commerce, 1929; College dean: Harrison V. Hoyt (1921-1929); provide training for leadership in finance and industry as well as supplying the necessary skills for students to analyze business conditions, manage industries, and learn efficiency in office administration; administering body for the following departments: Finance and Banking, Accounting and Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, and Office Practice; college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Application of Brigham Young University College of Commerce for membership in the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business
Completed questionnaire for accreditation with the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, 1958.
College of Commerce and Business Administration booklet
Collection includes a business procedure containing charts for a home budget.
Ken Taylor papers
Contains a typwritten questionnaire for an advertising survey conducted for the Brigham Young University School of Commerce among Provo, Utah merchants, 1938. 3 items.