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Mathews, Conan E. (Conan Eugene), 1905-1972

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905 - 1972

Biographical History

Conan E. Mathews (1905-1972) was an art professor and academic administrator in Utah.

Citation:
His Art and the church, 1961: title page (Conan E. Mathews, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Brigham Young University)

BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications History, via WWW, November 11, 2011 (Conan E. Mathews; born Conan Eugene Mathews in September 1905 in Providence, Utah; attended Utah State Agricultural College, and also studied under Hans Hofmann at UC Berkeley; worked at Boise (Idaho) Jr. College as Dean of the Faculty for ten years and Acting President of the college for four years; became chair of the Department of Art at Brigham Young University in 1953, and later served as Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications from 1959 until his retirement in 1966; died October 1972)

ancestry.com, via WWW, November 11, 2011 (Conan Eugene Mathews; born September 16, 1905; son of Eugene Denton Mathews and Adaline Margaret Theurer; died October 30, 1972 in Provo, Utah)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

College of Fine Arts and Communications assistant dean records, 1956-1975

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files produced under Lael Woodbury during his service as assistant dean, including correspondence and memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and other materials.

Dates: 1956-1975

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget binder, 1973-1974

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231242550], Folder: 24-26
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative budget files, including instructions and information, memorandums and correspondence, notes, allocation and distribution information, balances, requests, and carryover information.

Dates: 1973-1974

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget records, 1959-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains budgetary and salary information related to the college, produced under dean Wheelwright.

Dates: 1959-1974

College of Fine Arts and Communications budget records, 1963-1972

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231242550], Folder: 14-23
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative budget files, including appropriations, revisions, requests, correspondence and memorandums, and allocations, by department.

Dates: 1963-1972

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean administrative records, 1960-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files created under deans Wheelwright and Woodbury, including correspondence and memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, news clippings, and other materials.

Dates: 1960-1973

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean correspondence, 1952-1958

 Series — Box 1a: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197231241743]
Identifier: UA 567 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains general correspondence from the dean's office under Gerrit de Jong, as well as communication with just Mahonri Young.

Dates: 1952-1958

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean office files, 1925-1970

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 2
Scope and Contents Consists of chronological outgoing correspondence, general correspondence, Activities Center, administrative correspondence, Alumni Association, American Week, Art Department, ASBYU, Associated Western Universities, attendance comparison, audio-visual information, Bishop and Stake Presidents Day, Broadcast Services, Brochures for College, campus unrest, Chimes Information, Christmas Songfest, Continuing Education, Communications Department, class information, Covenant in Gold, Dean's...
Dates: 1925-1970

College of Fine Arts and Communications dean records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 567
Scope and Contents

Contains files and correspondence of the administration of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Includes records of the Mormon Arts Festival, Banyan, Daily Universe, and other facets of the College. Materials date from between 1925 and 1975.

Dates: 1925-1975; Majority of material found within 1952-1975

College of Fine Arts and Communications miscellaneous files, 1966-1974

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative budget files, including faculty and other salary lists, memorandums, correspondence, budget allocations, letters of appointement, interview notes, staff recruitment, purchases and expenditures, and graphs.

Dates: 1966-1974

College of Fine Arts and Communications salary records, 1959-1971

 Sub-Series — Box 34: Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231242550], Folder: 1-13
Identifier: UA 567 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memorandums, budgets, faculty salary lists, graduate student contracts, and summaries, by department.

Dates: 1959-1971

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Archival Object 9
Collection 1
 
Subject
Letters 8
Memorandums 6
Budgets 3
Files (Records) 2
Minutes (Records) 2