Brigham Young University. Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Administrative History
The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology (1965-1980) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology was created in 1965 when the Department of Sociology and Anthropology split and the anthropology program merged with the Department of Archaeology. The department taught students the fundamentals of anthropology, focusing on living human societies and their particularities, and archaeology, concentrated on understanding previous civilizations based on their material artifacts. Department chairs were Ross T. Christensen (1965-1968), Merlin G. Myers (1968-1979), and John L. Sorenson (1979-1980). In 1980 it was renamed to the Department of Anthropology.
Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, March 30, 2018 (Brigham Young University. Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology; created in 1965 when the Department of Sociology and Anthropology split and the anthropology program merged with the Department of Archaeology; In 1980 renamed the Department of Anthropology; Ross T. Christensen (1965-1968), Merlin G. Myers (1968-1979), and John L. Sorenson (1979-1980); The department had as goal to teach students the fundamentals of anthropology and archaeology, anthropology focusing on living human societies and their particularities, while archaeology concentrated on understanding previous civilizations based on their material artifacts)Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology administrative records, 1941-1978
Contains Brigham Young University wide administrative memos, records of financial acquisition and maintenance, department faculty, student records, administrative records pertaining to department courses and other administrative records for Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology. Materials dated 1941-1978.
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology chair records, 1957-1976
Contains correspondence to and from the chairman of Brigham Young University's Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, published papers, and faculty information from the chairman's office. Records detail the administrative moves of the department's chairman. Materials dated from 1955-1976.
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology correspondence, 1947-1978
Contains on and off-campus correspondence of Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology with its faculty on the creation of the department, with government agencies on projects, pertaining to the programs of the department, between other BYU departments, and with job inquires and offers. Materials dated 1947-1978.