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Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1963-

Administrative History

The College of Fine Arts and Communications (1963-) provides coursework and degrees in the fine arts at Brigham Young University.

The College of Fine Arts and Communications was founded in 1963 following a reorganization of the College of Fine Arts. As of 2020 it consists of the School of Communications, School of Music, and the Departments of Design, Art, Dance, and Theatre and Media Arts, and has responsibility over the Museum of Art and NewsNet. The college has been administered over by the following deans: Conan E. Mathews (1963-1966), Clawson Cannon (1967), Lorin F. Wheelwright (1967-1973), Lael J. Woodbury (1973-1982), James A. Mason (1982-1993), Bruce L. Christensen (1993-2000), K. Newell Dayley (2000-2003), Stephen M. Jones (2003-2015), and Ed Adams (2015-).

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW 2012 May 21: College of Fine Arts and Communications (1963, reorganization College of Fine Arts, departments of Communications, Theatre and Media Arts, and Visual Arts, School of Music, deans Conan E. Mathews (1963-1966), Clawson Cannon (1967), Lorin F. Wheelwright (1967-1973), Lael J. Woodbury (1973-1982), James A. Mason (1982-1993), Bruce L. Christensen (1993-2000), K. Newell Dayley (2000-2003), and Stephen M. Jones (2003- ))

BYU news, via WWW, October 28, 2015 (Ed Adams appointed dean on June 15, 2015 and replaced Stephen Jones)

BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, via WWW, January 19, 2020 (As of 2020 it consists of the School of Communications, School of Music, and the Departments of Design, Art, Dance, and Theatre and Media Arts, and has responsibility over the Museum of Art and NewsNet).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean records, 1979-1992

 Series — Box 44: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197230208537]
Identifier: UA 1056 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains files from the Dean's Office, including records about the Sug Venture Project, Robert Webb, college meetings and retreats, annual reports, college brochures, and graduate council reports. Materials date from between 1979 and 1992.

Dates: 1979-1992

College of Fine Arts and Communications records on Harris Fine Arts Center, 1939-2015, bulk: 1964-2015

 Series — Box 10: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197232578861]
Identifier: UA 1353 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains records on the Harris Fine Arts Center in Provo, Utah. Includes information on its dedication, groundbreaking, and history, on art exhibits, on the history of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, and on convocations. Materials include transcripts, CDs, brochures and pamphlets, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and original histories. The photographs were signed in 1939; all other materials are dated 1964-2015.

Dates: 1939-2015; Majority of material found within 1964-2015

College of Fine Arts records on Department of Music, 1970-1983

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 666 Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative records, audits, brochures, opera production files, Piano Festival files, and material on the Waldemar Kochansky Controversy.

Dates: 1970-1983