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Brigham Young University. Department of Animal Husbandry

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1922 - 1963

Administrative History

The Department of Animal Husbandry (1922-1963) was established under the direction of the College of Applied Science and focused on the care, breeding, and development of livestock.

The Department of Animal Husbandry included courses on elementary stock judging, history of breeds, horse husbandry, beef cattle husbandry, sheep husbandry, swine husbandry, elements of dairying, animal breeding, animal nutrition, animal nutrition, dairy cattle judging, milk production and secretion, and dairy survey.

The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean. The department was associated with the College of Applied Science (1922-1954) and the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1963). Department chairmen included Clawson Y. Cannon (1922-1928), H. Grant Ivins (1929-1946), Grant S. Richards (1947-1954), and Lawrence Morris (1955-1963). In 1964 the Department of Animal Husbandry was changed to the Department of Animal Sciences.

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Apr. 22, 2013 (Dept. of Animal Husbandry; included courses in elementary stock judging, history of breeds, horse husbandry, beef cattle husbandry, sheep husbandry, swine husbandry, elements of dairying, animal breeding, animal nutrition, animal nutrition, dairy cattle judging, milk production and secretion, and dairy survey; administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean, associated with the College of Applied Science (1922-1954) and the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1963), 1964 the Department of Animal Husbandry was changed to the Department of Animal Sciences)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1922-1923: p. 47 (course offerings)

Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 493 (Clawson Y. Cannon (1922-1928); H. Grant Ivins (1929-1946); Grant S. Richards (1947-1954); and Lawrence Morris (1955-1963))

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Clawson Y. Cannon papers from Brigham Young University, 1957-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7793 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence and papers generated during Clawson Y. Cannon's professorship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Some of the materials that are included in the series are the following: official publications, research notes, interdepartmental correspondence, Social Security certificates, financial records, minutes from meetings of the Dairy Committee Meeting, letters of recommendation, and a list of publications generated by Cannon himself. The papers were created between...
Dates: 1957-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Clawson Y. Cannon papers

Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1342
Scope and Contents

Contains the records of the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences. Records consist of correspondence, reports, budget outlines/plans, meeting minutes, information on employees, and student scholarship information. Dates range from 1956 to 2010.

Dates: 1956-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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