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Brigham Young University. Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1968 - 1975

Administrative History

The Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences (1968-1975) was a department in the Brigham Young University Graduate School.

The Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences was established in 1968 under the College of Education. The department prepared students for entry work in library science, and offered a variety of courses which allowed specialization in certain fields, including public, academic, school, scientific and technical librarianship; genealogical research; and information science. In 1975, the department became a separate college: the School of Library and Information Science.

Citation:
Brigham Young University Organizational History website, via WWW, Oct. 14, 2013 (Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences; department in the Brigham Young University Graduate School; est. 1968 under College of Education; prepared students for entry work in library science; offered a variety of specialized courses; public, academic, school, scientific, and technical librarianship; genealogical research; information science; became a separate college, the School of Library and Information Science, in 1975)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Library and Information Sciences faculty personnel records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 771
Scope and Contents

Includes files on H. Thayne Johnson, Maurice P. Marchant, Lucile M. Thorne, Hattie M. Knight, and Merle Edwin Lamson. Also includes copies of reports prepared for the Association of Library and Information Sciences.

Dates: 1955-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Library and Information Sciences faculty personnel records

Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 582
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, a copy of the BYU Library Centennial history, and notes from the director of the department, Hattie Knight.

Dates: 1964-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Graduate Department of Library and Information Sciences records

School of Library and Information Sciences records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1105
Scope and Contents

Contains records and information from the School of Library and Information Sciences. The materials include correspondences, minutes, reports, filmstrips, newsletters, posters, and awards. The materials pertain to faculty, students, and organizations associated with the department. Dated 1954-1993.

Dates: 1954-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / School of Library and Information Sciences records

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