Brigham Young University. English Department
Dates
- Existence: 1920-
Administrative History
The English Department (est. 1920) is an academic unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of English includes classes of rhetoric and composition, advanced composition, short story writing, news writing, advanced narration, teacher's course in grammar, Anglo-Saxon, philology, Chaucer, Shakespeare's tragedies, Shakespeare's comedies, Milton, love and the light, the history and development of the English novel, the Romantic poets, modern continental European drama, modern British drama, the English modern novel, the American modern novel, Tennyson's minor poems, Tennyson's major poems, and Browning.
The Department of English was a part of the Church Teachers College until the college was split in 1920. The department was placed under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences. The department was transferred in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences to the renamed the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1954 the department was transferred to the newly established College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and later in 1965 to the College of Humanities. Department chairs included Alfred Osmond (1920-1923), Parley A. Christensen (1923-1954), Leonard W. Rice (1955-1958), Ralph A. Britsch (1958-1960), Bruce B. Clark (1960-1966), Dale H. West (1966-1973), Marshall R. Craig (1973-1975), Richard H. Cracroft (1975-1981), John B. Harris (1981-1986), William A. Wilson (1986-1992), Neal E. Lambert (1992-1996), C. Jay Fox (1996-1999), John S. Tanner (1999-2004), Edward A. Geary (2004-2006), Gregory D. Clark (2006-2007), and Edward S. Cutler (2007-).
Citation:
Organizational History Project, Januarty 14, 2013 (Dept. of English; est. 1965; rhetoric and composition, advanced composition, short story writing, news writing, advanced narration, teacher's course in grammar, Anglo-Saxon, philology, Chaucer, Shakespeare's tragedies, Shakespeare's comedies, Milton, love and the light, the history and development of the English novel, the Romantic poets, modern continental European drama, modern British drama, the English modern novel, the American modern novel, Tennyson's minor poems, Tennyson's major poems, and Browning; Church Teachers College, 1920; School of Arts and Sciences, 1921; College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1954; Department chairs.Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Roy K. Bird papers
Contains course-related materials for the Brigham Young University Department of English such as exams and lecture notes.
Brigham Young University faculty music collection
Collection includes published and handwritten unpublished musical selections written and arranged by Brigham Young University faculty members.
Elsie Chamberlain Carroll papers
Includes typewritten and illustrated scrapbooks containing stories, poems, essays and plays, written and prepared by Carroll's students.
Harrison Davis papers
English Composition records
Contains information pertaining to the English Composition program. Includes research proposals, syllabi from English 115 and Advanced Writing classes, evaluations, and student records. Materials date from between 1976 and 2003.
English Department Composition Office correspondence
General memorandums to and from faculty associated with the Composition Office.
English Department records
Contains information and materials concerning various faculty members of the Brigham Young University English Department. Records included in this collection regard the appointment of faculty. Included are resumes, writing samples, letters, correspondence, memos and newspaper clippings.
English Department records
Contains materials from the English Department dating 1984-2004. These materials include correspondence, course outlines, reports, minutes, and theses.
English Department records
Contains typewritten essays, stories, and poems written by members of an English class taught by Alice Louise Reynolds, 1934-1935.
English Department records
Includes correspondence, minutes, financial reports, grades, and curriculum for the English Department spanning 1951-1972.
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