Department of Technology records
Scope and Contents
Collection includes photographs, administrative records, correspondence, and memoranda. In addition, there are curriculum proposals, teaching materials, and numerous photographs and slides. All materials relate to the Department of Technology from 1955-1990.
Dates
- Creation: 1955-1990
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Industrial Technology (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Department of Technology (creator, Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Department of Industrial Education (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Department of Technology records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Department of Technology (1972-1990) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The department was established in 1972 in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Industrial Technology, and provided course instruction in engineering and technology design, electronics, and manufacturing technologies, as well as aspects of construction management. It provided two-year associate's degrees for technicians and four-year bachelor's degrees. Department chairs included Ross "J" McArthur (1972-1979), Kay F. Brown (1979-1980), John J. Kunzler, Jr. (1981-1986), E. Max Raisor (1986-1987), J. L. Carroll (1987-1989), and John J. Kunzler (1989-1990).
The department reported to various colleges during its existence, including the College of Industrial and Technical Education (1972-1973), the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (1973-1984), and the College of Engineering and Technology (1984-1990). In 1990 the department merged into the newly formed Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology.
Administrative History
The Department of Industrial Education (1959-1993) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The department was established in 1959 in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Industrial Arts and Drawing. It provided baccalaureate programs for Industrial Arts and Technical Education teachers, as well as master's degree for master teacher certification as well as for coordinators, administrators, and supervisors in industrial and technical education. Courses taught by the department included Woodwork Fundamentals, Graphic Arts, Metal Crafts, and Lapidary.
The department resided in various parts of the university organization, including the General College (1959-1966), the College of Industrial and Technical Education (1966-1973), the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (1973-1984), and the College of Engineering and Technology (1984-1993). In 1966 the department was split to create the Department of Industrial Technology. Department chairs in Industrial Education were Edwin C. Hinckley (1966-1972), William E. McKell (1972-1973), and Garth A. Hill (1984-1993). In 1993 the department was renamed as the Department of Technology Education and Construction Management.
Administrative History
The Department of Industrial Technology (1966-1972) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The department was established in 1966 in a split of the earlier Department of Industrial Education, and placed in the College of Industrial and Technical Education. The department offered a two-year associate's degree for industrial technicians, as well as four-year baccalaureate programs in Tool and Manufacturing Technology, Construction Technology, and Design and Drafting Technology. The department chair through this period was Ross "J" McArthur. In 1972 the department was reorganized as the Department of Technology.
Extent
5 cartons (5 linear ft.)
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged into eight series: 1. Department chair records. 2. Department records. 3. Faculty reports. 4. Student records. 5. Visual and multimedia records. 6. Records on AT & T. 7. Records on Western Electric Company. 8. Records on government surplus.
The materials have been left in the original order.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1119.xml
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management in installments between 2004 and 2008. Additional materials added by the University Archivist in 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; June 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; January 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found; University Archives Workroom; July 2009.
Appraisal
Part of University Archives; college records (University Archives collecting policy February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; Cory Nimer; July 2004.
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth West; February 2008.
Processing Information
Processed; Matthew Leavitt; July 2009.
Subject
- Title
- Register of the Department of Technology records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Leavitt
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US