Brigham Young University. Department of Business Education and Office Management
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1956-1963
Administrative History
The Department of Business Education and Office Management (1956-1963) was a department in the College of Business at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Business Education was established in 1956 in response to the increasing demand for graduates in the business field. The department was headed by the following chairmen: Lars G. Crandall (1956), Edward L. Christensen (1957-1958), Lars G. Crandall (1959), Edward L. Christensen (1960), and Richard D. Bell (1961-1963).
The Department of Business Education and Office Management was created with two general purposes in mind: to prepare those planning on teaching business subjects at the high school level and to train executive secretaries in office skills and management techniques.
The Department of Business Education and Office Management was responsible for the teaching of courses on the classes of basic classroom procedures, secondary curriculum and participation, secondary student teaching, fundamentals of business education. It was also responsible for the teaching of courses that focused on general office management including the classes of calculating machines, basic office procedures, machine accounting, records control and office machines, directed office experience, office management, business English, business report writing, shorthand, applied stenography, typewriting, secretarial and statistical typewriting, and transcription.
The Department of Business Education was established in 1956 in response to the increasing demand for graduates in the business field. The department was headed by the following chairmen: Lars G. Crandall (1956), Edward L. Christensen (1957-1958), Lars G. Crandall (1959), Edward L. Christensen (1960), and Richard D. Bell (1961-1963).
The Department of Business Education and Office Management was created with two general purposes in mind: to prepare those planning on teaching business subjects at the high school level and to train executive secretaries in office skills and management techniques.
The Department of Business Education and Office Management was responsible for the teaching of courses on the classes of basic classroom procedures, secondary curriculum and participation, secondary student teaching, fundamentals of business education. It was also responsible for the teaching of courses that focused on general office management including the classes of calculating machines, basic office procedures, machine accounting, records control and office machines, directed office experience, office management, business English, business report writing, shorthand, applied stenography, typewriting, secretarial and statistical typewriting, and transcription.
Citation
Brigham Young University Organizational History Project website, viewed Jul. 28, 2011 (Department of Business Education and Office Management; established, 1956; chairmen: Lars G. Crandall (1956), Edward L. Christensen (1957-1958), Lars G. Crandall (1959), Edward L. Christensen (1960), and Richard D. Bell (1961-1963); two purposes: to prepare those planning on teaching business subjects at the high school level and to train executive secretaries in office skills and management techniques; classes of basic classroom procedures, secondary curriculum and participation, secondary student teaching, fundamentals of business education; courses that focused on general office management including the classes of calculating machines, basic office procedures, machine accounting, records control and office machines, directed office experience, office management, business English, business report writing, shorthand, applied stenography, typewriting, secretarial and statistical typewriting, and transcription)Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
College of Business scrapbooks, 1955-1978
Series — Carton: 5, Folder: 25-35
Identifier: UA 5423 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains scrapbooks from the College of Business and the Department of Business Education. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and articles. Also contains photocopies of the scrapbooks, 1955-1978.
Dates:
1955-1978
Department of Business Education and Office Management correspondence, 1970-1978
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1358 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence pertaining to the department’s daily business. Dated 1970-1978.
Dates:
1970-1978
Department of Business Education and Office Management department records, 1960-1979
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1358 Series 4
Scope and Contents
Contains course schedules, manuals, faculty minutes, reports, and graduation programs. Dated 1960-1979.
Dates:
1960-1979
Department of Business Education and Office Management financial records, 1962-1979
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1358 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains financial records from the department and includes budgets, notes, and receipts. Dated 1962-1979.
Dates:
1962-1979
Department of Business Education and Office Management records
Collection
Identifier: UA 1358
Scope and Contents
The collection contains department correspondence, financial records, student records, and department records. The records include budgets, notes, transcripts, corporate minutes, reports, applications, and graduation programs.
Dates:
1960-1979
Department of Business Education and Office Management student records, 1967-1979
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1358 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains records of students associated with the department and includes applications, correspondence, surveys of graduates, and transcripts. Dated 1967-1979.
Dates:
1967-1979
Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy records
Collection
Identifier: UA 5423
Scope and Contents
Collection contains course materials, department records, teacher evaluations, correspondence, meeting minutes, faculty publications, faculty productivity reports, newsletters, scrapbooks, and other materials created by the Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy in the Marriott School of Business, 1955-2003.
Dates:
1955-2003
Graduate Studies records on Department of Information Management, 1959-1987
Sub-Series — Carton: 21, Folder: 13
Identifier: UA 1141 Series 6 Sub-Series 31
Scope and Contents
Materials are related to the graduate program of the Department of Information Management from 1959 to 1987. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.
Dates:
1959-1987