Dates

• Existence: 1961 - 1967

Administrative History

The Department of Speech (1961-1968) taught classes about public speaking and basic speech therapy. The Department was consolidated in 1968 to be part of the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts.

In 1961 the Department of Speech was created when the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts were divided into two independent departments. Morris M. Clinger served as department chair from 1961 to 1967. The Department of Speech offered courses that led to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science in the areas of speech. Two concentrations were offered: public address and secondly speech science, speech correction and oral rehabilitation.

Citation:

Unpublished history of "Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts," circa 1975, in Brigham Young University centennial history collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah: p. 13 ("Department of Public Speaking and Dramatic Art established, 1920) p. 30 (name changed to Speech Department, 1929) p. 68 (name changed to Speech and Dramatic Arts, circa 1953) p. 69 (department split to form two, "Department of Dramatic Arts and the Department of Speech," 1961) p. 72-73 (departments recombined to form "Speech and Dramatic Arts," 1967)

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, viewed Sept. 11, 2013 (The Department of Speech (1961-1968) offered courses that led to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science in the areas of speech; in 1961 the Department of Speech was created when the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts were divided into two independent departments; Morris M. Clinger served as department chair from 1961 to 1968, two concentrations were offered: public address and secondly speech science, speech correction and oral rehabilitation; the department was administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean)

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