Skip to main content

Brigham Young University. Department of Speech (1961-1967)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1961 - 1967

Administrative History

The Department of Speech (1961-1968) taught classes about public speaking and basic speech therapy. The Department was consolidated in 1968 to be part of the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts.

In 1961 the Department of Speech was created when the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts were divided into two independent departments. Morris M. Clinger served as department chair from 1961 to 1967. The Department of Speech offered courses that led to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science in the areas of speech. Two concentrations were offered: public address and secondly speech science, speech correction and oral rehabilitation.

Citation:
Unpublished history of "Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts," circa 1975, in Brigham Young University centennial history collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah: p. 13 ("Department of Public Speaking and Dramatic Art established, 1920) p. 30 (name changed to Speech Department, 1929) p. 68 (name changed to Speech and Dramatic Arts, circa 1953) p. 69 (department split to form two, "Department of Dramatic Arts and the Department of Speech," 1961) p. 72-73 (departments recombined to form "Speech and Dramatic Arts," 1967)

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, viewed Sept. 11, 2013 (The Department of Speech (1961-1968) offered courses that led to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science in the areas of speech; in 1961 the Department of Speech was created when the Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts were divided into two independent departments; Morris M. Clinger served as department chair from 1961 to 1968, two concentrations were offered: public address and secondly speech science, speech correction and oral rehabilitation; the department was administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean)

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University theatre productions directed by Harold I. Hansen

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233621082]
Identifier: UA 926
Scope and Contents

Includes a scrapbook of programs and photographs for productions dated 1952-1964. The table of contents to the volume lists plays as late as 1966. Collection also contains a list of Hansen-directed productions, 1952-1956, which includes several names, presumably of cast members. A second list identifies productions dated 1969-1981, with specific performance dates; directors, including Hansen and others; and scene designers.

Dates: 1952-1981

College of Fine Arts records on Department of Speech, 1971-1974

 Series — Box 49: Series 16; Series 17; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197232516168], Folder: 5
Identifier: UA 666 Series 17
Scope and Contents

Contains records on the Communicative Habilitation Area.

Dates: 1971-1974

Department of Speech agendas, 1959-1965

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231020287], Folder: 18-24
Identifier: UA 459 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1959-1965

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts audiometric examination reports, 1969

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 6
Identifier: UA 459 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Carolyn Rasmussen, Val Jones, Jan Halloman, and Ralph Kennard.

Dates: 1969

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts certification requirements files, 1961-1968

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 459 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Recommended teacher standards, catalog description for general requirements for Speech and Drama.

Dates: 1961-1968

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts correspondence, 1960-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 459 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1960-1974

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts faculty minutes, 1959-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 459 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1959-1973

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts government grant acceptance materials, 1971

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 8
Identifier: UA 459 Series 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1971

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 459
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1959-1974

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts staff agenda and minutes, 1968-1970

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231020287], Folder: 32-36
Identifier: UA 459 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Dates: 1968-1970