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Brigham Young University. Department of History

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1921-

Biography

The Department of History (est. 1921) is an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of History was established in 1921 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences, and was later transferred to College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1954), the College of Social Sciences (1965), and College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981). It is responsible for providing instruction in history, including American and world history topics.

Department chairs have included Christen Jensen (1921-1923, 1929-1948), William Snow (1924-1928), Russel B. Swensen (1949-1955), Richard D. Poll (1955-1958), Eugene E. Campbell (1958-1959, 1960-1968), De Lamar Jensen (1968-1973), Ted J. Warner (1973-1982), James B. Allen (1982-1987), Paul B. Pixton (1987-1994), Kendall W. Brown (1994-2000), Frank W. Fox (2000-2003), Neil L. York (2003-2006), Arnold H. Green (2006-2008), Shawn W. Miller (2008-2010), Donald Harreld (2010-2016), Eric Dursteler (2016-2019), and Brian Q. Cannon (2019- ).

Citation:
Gustive O. Larson papers, 1921-1978

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, June 27, 2007 (Department of History)

Brigham Young University Web site, viewed June 27, 2007 (Department of History; History Department)

BYU Organizational History, via WWW, September 10, 2022 (Dept. of History; est. 1921 in College of Arts and Sciences; later transferred to College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1954), the College of Social Sciences (1965), and College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981); provides instruction in history, including American and world history topics; department chairs have included: Christen Jensen (1921-1923, 1929-1948), William Snow (1924-1928), Russel B. Swensen (1949-1955), Richard D. Poll (1955-1958), Eugene E. Campbell (1958-1959, 1960-1968), De Lamar Jensen (1968-1973), Ted J. Warner (1973-1982), James B. Allen (1982-1987), Paul B. Pixton (1987-1994), Kendall W. Brown (1994-2000), Frank W. Fox (2000-2003), Neil L. York (2003-2006), Arnold H. Green (2006-2008), Shawn W. Miller (2008-2010), and Donald Harreld (2010- ))

Brigham Young University, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, via WWW, September 10, 2022 (Department of History chairs: Eric Dursteler (2016-2019), Brian Q. Cannon (2019- ))

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Blair Holmes professional papers, 1972-1987

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3248 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains Holmes' dissertation, a collection of twenty-eight oral histories performed by History 200 students, and news and histories pertaining to Idaho. Dated 1972-1987.

Dates: 1972-1987