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Brigham Young University. College of Business

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1959 - 1988

Biography

The College of Business (1959-1988) was the college relating to business administration at Brigham Young University.

The College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business in 1959. In 1979 it came under the administration of the School of Management, where it remained until it was dissolved in 1988. Between 1959 and 1979, the college was administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman.

The College of Business was originally organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business.

The College of Business was the administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university.

Citation:
Brigham Young University organizational history project website, viewed Jul. 26, 2011 (College of Business; established 1959; previously the College of Commerce; came under the administration of the School of Management, 1979; dissolved in 1988; administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman; organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business; administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Dean A. Peterson unpublished writings, 1938-1942

 Series
Identifier: UA 514 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Undergraduate and graduate papers by Dean A. Peterson: 1. "The Application of Psychology to Typewriting," Brigham Young University, 1938. 2. "My Philosophy of Business Education," University of Southern California, 1942. 3. Practicum, "A Syllabus in Business English for Weber College," University of Southern California, 1941.

Dates: 1938-1942

Department of Accounting files, 1963-1985

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 8
Scope and Contents note

Department minutes, classroom materials, and newsletter

Dates: Other: 1963-1985

Department of Buisness Management files, 1961-1965

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Department minutes, brochures, and research papers

Dates: Other: 1961-1965

Department of Business Education files, 1955-1977

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Published documents of the Department of Business Education

Dates: Other: 1955-1977

Department of Economics files, 1963-1973

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Department minutes, brochures, letters and newsletter

Dates: Other: 1963-1973

Department of Organizational Behavior faculty minutes, 1967-1983

 Series
Identifier: UA 5423 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty meeting minutes from the Departments of Organizational Leadership and Strategy and Organizational Behavior and the Department of Business Education, which were part of the College of Business. Materials dated 1970-1990.

Dates: 1967-1983

Department of Organizational Behavior files, 1971-1975

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 11
Scope and Contents note

Department minutes, brochures, and research papers

Dates: Other: 1971-1975

Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy administrative records, 1971-2003

 Series
Identifier: UA 5423 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains course materials, department papers, and correspondence from the Departments of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Information Management, and their predecessors. Includes course outlines, grade summaries, faculty retreat planning materials, departmental reports, minutes, committee assignments, self-studies, annual and audit reports, curriculum materials, faculty productivity reports, and teacher evaluations. Materials dated 1973-2003.

Dates: 1971-2003

Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5423
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative records, course materials, teacher evaluations, reports, correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, faculty publications, scrapbooks, and other materials created by the Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy in the Marriott School of Business, dated 1955-2003.

Dates: 1955-2003

Graduate School of Management files, 1959-1987

 Series
Identifier: UA 674 Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Collection of various published records of the Graduate School of Management

Dates: Other: 1959-1987