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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 correspondence, 1959-1993

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1056 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from both the Dean's Office and the department as a whole, including correspondence from the various departments within the college and between the dean and faculty or community members. Materials date from between 1959 and 1993.

Dates: 1959-1993

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean correspondence, 1963-1993

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1056 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence received by the Dean's Office between 1982 and 1993 and includes the correspondence of Clawson Cannon, Lorin Wheelwright, memos to faculty, correspondence regarding the physical plant, and general correspondence. Materials date from between 1963 and 1993.

Dates: 1963-1993

College of Fine Arts and Communications department correspondence, 1959-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1056 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence between the departments of the college including the departments of Art, Music, and Speech and Dramatic Arts. The correspondence is on the subject of day-to-day affairs of each department and their interactions with each other and the community. Materials date from between 1959 and 1970.

Dates: 1959-1970