College of Fine Arts records on Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts, 1977-1983

Series — Box: 50, Folder: 3-8

Identifier: UA 666 Series 19

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains administrative records on the Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts.

Dates

Creation: 1977-1983

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.