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Brigham Young University. English Department

 Organization

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 17 Collections and/or Records:

English Department printed materials, 1951-1968

 Series — Box 8: Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197235223739], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: UA 573 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains brochures, programs, forms, form letters, announcements, manuals and workbooks.

Dates: 1951-1968
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records

English Department received memorandums, 1965-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 573 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains memos received by the English Department between 1965 and 1970.

Dates: 1965-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records / English Department chair records

English Department records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 573
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, minutes, financial reports, grades, and curriculum for the English Department spanning 1951-1972.

Dates: 1951-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / English Department records

English Department records on non-credit classes, 1969

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235223689], Folder: 14
Identifier: UA 573 Series 1 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents note

Contains records on non-credit classes taught by the department, Fall 1969.

Dates: 1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records / English Department chair records

English Department sent memorandums, 1965-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 573 Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains memos sent by the English Department between 1965 and 1970.

Dates: 1965-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records / English Department chair records

Memorandums, 1953-1972

 Sub-Series — Box 6: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235223671], Folder: 6
Identifier: UA 573 Series 1 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains the proposal for a Doctorate Program, memo from Robert K. Thomas citing opinion of President Wilkinson.

Dates: 1953-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records / English Department chair records

Ralph A. Britsch and Leonard W. Rice departmental records, 1953-1970

 Sub-Series — Box 7: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235223689], Folder: 1-8
Identifier: UA 573 Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains English Department business, financial records and budgets, and faculty listing.

Dates: 1953-1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 573, English Department records / English Department chair records

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