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Brigham Young University. College of Biology and Agriculture

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1983 - 2007

Administrative History

The College of Biology and Agriculture (1983-2007) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The College of Biology and Agriculture was established in 1983 in a reorganization of the earlier College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. In 2007 the college was again reorganized as the College of Life Sciences.

Deans of the college included Bruce Nephi Smith (1983-1988), Clayton S. Huber (1988-1998), R. Kent Crookston (1998-2005), and Rodney J. Brown (2005-2007).

Citation:
Department of Plant and Animal Sciences records, 1987-2007

Brigham Young University organizational history website, Aug. 8, 2011 (College of Biology and Agriculture; est. 1983; previously known as the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences; administered academic departments related to agriculture, biology, zoology, and food science; renamed the College of Life Sciences in 2007)

UPB files, March 7, 2013 (Brigham Young University. College of Biology and Agriculture; deans: Bruce Nephi Smith (1983-1988), Clayton S. Huber (1988-1998), R. Kent Crookston (1998-2005), and Rodney J. Brown (2005-2007))

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence, 1973-1984

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 655 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

General files, followed by communication with specific individuals. Includes one folder of "Collected information on Wesley P. Lloyd upon his death. One time dean of the Graduate School."

Dates: 1973-1984

Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence and other material, 1976-1984

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 655 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Honorary degrees and relevant correspondence, curriculum files, Learning Services files, Ben Lewis Award materials, David Wooley Evans Award files, Research Libraries Group files, IMURA files, Weather Modification Consort files, and BYU Press files.

Dates: 1976-1984

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records on academic departments and adjuncts, 1980-1984

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 655 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Department files for Biology and Agriculture, the Benson Institute, Education, the McKay Institute, Engineering, Family, Home and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, Humanities, Law School, Library and Information Sciences, Nursing, Physical Education, Physical and Math Sciences, Religious Instruction, School of Management, and the Library.

Dates: 1980-1984

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records on colleges, 1982-1987

 Sub-Series — Box 9: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232531480], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 679 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, internal audits, research reviews, advancement and admission procedures, and other information for colleges of the university, including the Biology and Agriculture, Education, Engineering and Technology, Family, Home and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, and Humanities. Also includes college audits and information on university buildings, 1982-1987.

Dates: 1982-1987

Graduate Studies records on College of Biology and Agriculture, 1982-1996

 Sub-Series — Carton 16: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233639662], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: UA 1141 Series 6 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials are related to the graduate studies of the College of Biology and Agriculture from 1982 to 1996. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.

Dates: 1982-1996