College of Fine Arts faculty records, 1949-1984
Scope and Contents
Contains general administrative files on rank advancements, appointments, benefits, conflict of interest, development, overload approvals, research, and salaries, as well as individual faculty files.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1984
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
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.
Extent
9 boxes
6 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Administrative files are arranged alphabetically by topic, then usually in reverse-chronological order if there are several files on the same topic; individual files are alphabetical by surname.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA666.xml
Subject
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US