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Brigham Young University. Department of Journalism

 Organization

administrative history

Citation:
BYU Organizational History, May 4, 2012: Department of Journalism (1941-1964, under College of Arts and Sciences 1941, 1954 transferred to College Humanities and Social Sciences, integrated in Department of Communications in College of Fine Arts and Communications 1964, teaching introduction to journalism, ethics of journalism, problems of citizenship, campus reporting, commercial art, news and news writing, editing and makeup, photography, news photography, editorials and editorial writing, special features articles, book reviewing, short story writing, radio broadcasting, advertising, problems of the Weekly Paper, publicity, and city reporting, 1954 teaching typography, mass communications, magazine writing, motion picture photography, and polls and surveys, chairs Harrison R. Merrill (1936-1938), Carlton Culmsee (1939-1944), T. Earl Pardoe (1945-1946), and Oliver R. Smith (1950-1961), and Jean R. Paulson (1961-1964))

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Communications course materials, 1962-1982

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1215 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains course materials from communications classes, including exams, reference manuals, and lab exercises. Also contains journalism abstracts, final projects, and student portfolios. Lecture materials and readings are also included, 1962-1982.

Dates: 1962-1982

Department of Communications records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1215
Scope and Contents

Contains records relating to the Department of Communications, including records on the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) as well as building project records and meeting minutes. Also contains course materials, correspondence, and records on faculty members, 1920-1999.

Dates: 1920-1999

Department of Communications records on American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1920-1995

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1215 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains revision drafts of "Gods Within the Machine: A History of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1923-1993," a study written by Brigham Young University communications professor Paul A. Pratte. Also contains related research records, including minutes, correspondence, the organization's bulletin, journal articles, and presidents' speeches and records, 1920-1995.

Dates: 1920-1995

Department of Journalism photo studio records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012516]
Identifier: UA 407
Scope and Contents

Includes class outlines, handouts, assignments, examinations, and committee suggestions concerning the photo studio. 13 items.

Dates: 1949-1957

Department of Journalism records

 File — Volume 1
Identifier: UA 23
Scope and Contents

Collection includes weekly newspaper readership studies based on representative Utah newspapers, conducted by the department of marketing and journalism.

Dates: 1947-1948

Oral history interview with Carlton Culmsee

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 71
Scope and Contents

Interview by Oliver Smith with Carlton Culmsee regarding his family background, his schooling, his work at Brigham Young University with the development of the journalism department, publicity, and the BYU Extension division; and his work at Utah State University as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1981

Oral history interview with Oliver R. Smith

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 160
Scope and Contents

Three unbound typescripts and one bound typescript of the included two cassette sound tapes. The interview was conducted by Marden J. Clark of the Joint Oral History Project of Brigham Young University. Smith talks about his educational background, his professional affiliation with Brigham Young University, and his religious experiences.

Dates: 1991-1995

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Collection 5
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Subject
Communication -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo -- History 3
Examinations 2
Letters 2
Minutes (Records) 2
Oral histories 2