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:
English Department records on English Composition
This collection contains English Composition's history from 1975-1983. The collection includes scrapbooks, papers, publications, poetry, etc.
English Department test booklets
Test booklets on various topics from the English Department.
Vivia Hedquist papers
Collection includes handwritten and typewritten class notes, a 30 page handwritten paperbound music notebook, a 60 page handwritten paperbound English notebook and eight handwritten essays with the instructor's comments, written for a literature class taught by Juliaetta Bateman.
Harold S. Madsen professional papers
Contains eight cartons of professional papers regarding his time as a Professor of both English and Linguistics at Brigham Young University. Includes syllabi, papers, handbooks and various other materials dating 1960-1988.
Harrison R. Merrill papers
Contains correspondence, essays, and clippings (photocopies) to and from Merrill concerning his publications in newspapers and periodicals, the Alpine Summer School, Brigham Young University athletics, curricula and religious atmosphere, 1924-1929.
Don E. Norton papers
Collection of letters, reminiscent accounts, memos, clippings, and other materials on the history of the Brigham Young University English Department, including discussion of feminism. Materials dated 1990-2015.
Oral history interview with Dale H. West
Interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on April 29, 1988. West describes why he chose to teach English at BYU. He gives an account of his employment with the BYU English Department and describes different aspects of his career including the people who were influential in his professional life. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with J. J. Keeler
Includes memories of his grandfather, J. Marinus Jensen, who was a professor in the English Department at Brigham Young University, 1910-1945. Includes information on Jensen's personal and professional life.
Louise Plummer papers
Papers relating to two young-adult novels written by Plummer entitled: "The Romantic Obsession & Humiliations of Annie Sehlmeier" (1985-1987) & "The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman" (1995). Includes copies of the published books, correspondence between Plummer and publishers, and several manuscripts of the books.
Ed M. Rowe papers
Contains card files concerning authors, especially English Romantics, biographies, notes on individual works, and bibliographies. Also includes newsclippings concerning history, politics, celebrities of the 1930s, correspondence with Heber J. Grant, theological notes, speeches, and addresses of missionaries and associates in Europe, 1924-1951.
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