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Brigham Young University. Department of History

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1921-

Biography

The Department of History (est. 1921) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of History was established in 1921 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences, and was later transferred to College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1954), the College of Social Sciences (1965), and College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981). It is responsible for providing instruction in history, including American and world history topics.

Department chairs have included Christen Jensen (1921-1923, 1929-1948), William Snow (1924-1928), Russel B. Swensen (1949-1955), Richard D. Poll (1955-1958), Eugene E. Campbell (1958-1959, 1960-1968), De Lamar Jensen (1968-1973), Ted J. Warner (1973-1982), James B. Allen (1982-1987), Paul B. Pixton (1987-1994), Kendall W. Brown (1994-2000), Frank W. Fox (2000-2003), Neil L. York (2003-2006), Arnold H. Green (2006-2008), Shawn W. Miller (2008-2010), Donald Harreld (2010-2016), Eric Dursteler (2016-2019), and Brian Q. Cannon (2019- ).

Citation:
Gustive O. Larson papers, 1921-1978

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, June 27, 2007 (Department of History)

Brigham Young University Web site, viewed June 27, 2007 (Department of History; History Department)

BYU Organizational History, via WWW, September 10, 2022 (Dept. of History; est. 1921 in College of Arts and Sciences; later transferred to College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1954), the College of Social Sciences (1965), and College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981); provides instruction in history, including American and world history topics; department chairs have included: Christen Jensen (1921-1923, 1929-1948), William Snow (1924-1928), Russel B. Swensen (1949-1955), Richard D. Poll (1955-1958), Eugene E. Campbell (1958-1959, 1960-1968), De Lamar Jensen (1968-1973), Ted J. Warner (1973-1982), James B. Allen (1982-1987), Paul B. Pixton (1987-1994), Kendall W. Brown (1994-2000), Frank W. Fox (2000-2003), Neil L. York (2003-2006), Arnold H. Green (2006-2008), Shawn W. Miller (2008-2010), and Donald Harreld (2010- ))

Brigham Young University, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, via WWW, September 10, 2022 (Department of History chairs: Eric Dursteler (2016-2019), Brian Q. Cannon (2019- ))

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

R. Lanier Britsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 959
Scope and Contents

Includes resumes, letters of recommendation, and correspondence while at the university as well as grades, old class rolls, reading lists, and other class material. Education Week and Kennedy Center records are included. Also includes Britsch's dissertation, drafts of other writings, and faculty addresses.

Dates: 1957-2002

Department of History chair records, approximately 1963-1972

 Series
Identifier: UA 577 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, memos and proposals, some about the faculty, graduate students, and budgets produced during the administration of De Lamar Jensen.

Dates: approximately 1963-1972

Department of History records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5359
Scope and Contents

Contains student papers, departmental files, research notes, correspondence, and faculty records. Materials date from between 1960 and 1995.

Dates: 1960-1995

Department of History sample tests, approximately 1947-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 577 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains sample tests from history classes 170, 180, 332, and 636, circa 1947-1974.

Dates: approximately 1947-1974

History 181 course material, 1954

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 577 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains course material from 1954, gathered by students in class 181.

Dates: 1954

R. Kent Fielding class instructor papers, 1954-1963

 Series
Identifier: UA 577 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes course material gathered by history students from 1954 and Senior Seminar papers from 1963.

Dates: 1954-1963

R. Lanier Britsch class rolls, grades, and syllabi, 1972-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 959 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains class rolls, reading lists, class notes, tests, and other records.

Dates: 1972-2002

R. Lanier Britsch course development materials, 1959-1989

 Series
Identifier: UA 959 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains class records and files.

Dates: 1959-1989

R. Lanier Britsch teacher improvement suggestions, 1985

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 959 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains teacher improvement suggestions.

Dates: 1985