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Brigham Young University. Department of Spanish and Portuguese

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1968-

Administrative History

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese (established 1968) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese was created within the College of Humanities in 1968, after being in a division of the earlier Department of Languages. It provides instruction in Spanish and Portuguese languages.

Department chairs have included M. Carl Gibson (1968-1980), C. Dixon Anderson (1980-1983), Thomas E. Lyon (1983-1990), Merlin H. Forster (1990-1994), John R. Rosenberg (1994-1998), Christopher C. Lund (1998-2001), J. Halvor Clegg (2001-2005), Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. (2005-2011), and David P. Laraway (2011- ).

Citation:
La marca hispánica, 1996: p. 1 of cover (Brigham Young University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese)

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, July 21, 2014 (Department of Spanish and Portuguese; est. 1968 in division of earlier Department of Languages; provides instruction in Spanish and Portuguese languages; chairs: M. Carl Gibson (1968-1980), C. Dixon Anderson (1980-1983), Thomas E. Lyon (1983-1990), Merlin H. Forster (1990-1994), John R. Rosenberg (1994-1998), Christopher C. Lund (1998-2001), J. Halvor Clegg (2001-2005), Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. (2005-2011), and David P. Laraway (2011- ); within College of Humanities)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Graduate Studies records on Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1993-2000

 Sub-Series — Carton 20: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233639704], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 1141 Series 6 Sub-Series 50
Scope and Contents

Materials are related to the graduate programs of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese from 1993 to 2000. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.

Dates: 1993-2000

Oral history interview with Irene Osmond Spears

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 36
Scope and Contents

Interview by Alonzo Morley with Irene Osmond Spears concerning her experiences as a student at Brigham Young University, as a graduate student at Stanford and in Europe, her marriage and family, and her experience as a professor at BYU. Includes transcript and sound recording.

Dates: 1979 December 18