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Department of Anthropology and Archaeology administrative records, 1941-1978

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 675 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains Brigham Young University wide administrative memos, records of financial acquisition and maintenance, department faculty, student records, administrative records pertaining to department courses and other administrative records for Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology. Materials dated 1941-1978.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-1978

Creator

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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology (1965-1980) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology was created in 1965 when the Department of Sociology and Anthropology split and the anthropology program merged with the Department of Archaeology. The department taught students the fundamentals of anthropology, focusing on living human societies and their particularities, and archaeology, concentrated on understanding previous civilizations based on their material artifacts. Department chairs were Ross T. Christensen (1965-1968), Merlin G. Myers (1968-1979), and John L. Sorenson (1979-1980). In 1980 it was renamed to the Department of Anthropology.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

The Department of Anthropology (1980-) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Anthropology came around as a reorganization of the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology in 1980 as part of the College of Social Sciences. In 1981 the college changed to the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. It provides instruction in social and cultural anthropology, linguistic, biological, and psychological anthropology. Department chairs have been John L. Sorenson (1980-1987), Donald W. Forsyth (1987-1993), John P. Hawkins (1993-1999), Joel C. Janetski (1999-2006), David P. Crandall (2006-2010), Charles W. Nuckolls (2010-2016), and James R. Allison (2016- ).

Administrative History

From the Collection:

The Department of Archaeology (1947-1965) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Archaeology was organized in 1946 and in under the auspices of M. Wells Jakeman in the College of Arts and Sciences. It was transferred to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1954. The Department of Archaeology served to prepare students with knowledge of Old World archaeology and ancient history, American archaeology and anthropology, and skills in research and writing in those areas. The department chairs were M. Wells Jakeman (1947-1960) and Ross T. Christensen (1960-1965).

Extent

45 folders

1 box

Language of Materials

English

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