College of Fine Arts records on other colleges and departments, 1964-1980

Sub-Series

Identifier: UA 666 Series 2 Sub-Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Contains Advisement Center administrative records; Information Center files on Bernard Brown publicity, administrative records, calendars of events, press release art, and information on communications, general material, Lael Woodbury, music, and Theatre and Cinematic Arts, as well as public service announcements; and communication between the College of Fine Arts and other Colleges and Departments.

Dates

Creation: 1964-1980

Creator

Brigham Young University. College of Fine Arts and Communications (creator, Organization)
Woodbury, Lael J. (Lael Jay), 1927-2013 (contributor, Person)

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. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

The College of Fine Arts was organized in 1925 with Gerrit de Jong, Jr., as the first dean. He remained dean until 1959 when he was succeeded by Conan Mathews. In 1963 the college became the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Mathews retired in 1966 and was succeeded by Clawson Cannon who served one year as acting dean until the appointment of Lorin F. Wheelright as dean in 1967. He served as dean until 1974 when he was succeeded by Lael J. Woodbury who was succeeded in 1982 by the current dean, James A. Mason. Currently, the college consists of the departments of Art, Communications, Design, Music, and Theatre and Cinematic Arts.