Department of Music general files, 1941-1988

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 665 Series 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including brochures, reports, calendars, budget files, audits, course syllabi, faculty contracts, lecture series files, festival files, policies and organization charts. Also contains a scrapbook and a set of sheet music written by Paul C. Pollei. Materials date from between 1941 and 1988.

Dates

1941-1988

Creator

Brigham Young University. Department of Music (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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Administrative History

From the Collection:

Department of Music (1920-1998) was responsible for teaching a variety of courses in music.

The Department of Music was established and made a department within the School of Arts and Sciences in 1920 when the Church Teachers College was split. It was transferred to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1921, then to the College of Fine Arts in 1925, before becoming part of the College of Arts and Communications in 1964. The department was renamed the School of Music in 1998. Department chairs included Florence Jepperson (1920-1946), Leroy F. Robertson (1946-1948), John R. Halliday (1948-1959), Crawford Gates (1960-1966), A. Harold Goodman (1966-1981), James A. Mason (1981-1983), K. Newell Dayley (1983- 1994), and Clyn D. Barrus (1994-1998).

The department was administered by a department chair, under the direction of a college dean. The department was associated with various colleges, including the School of Arts and Sciences (1920-1921), the College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1925), the College of Fine Arts (1925-1964), and the College of Fine Arts and Communications (1964-1998).

The courses included basic voice, choir, military band, piano, orchestra, band, solfeggio, and composition. Private courses were available to students at an additional cost in violin, clarinet, and cornet. Beginning in 1921 music theory courses were added to the curriculum.

Extent

4 folders

2 oversize folders

5 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Files are arranged alphabetically by department or topic. Lyceum files are in reverse-chronological order, as are miscellaneous files and Piano Festival files.