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Brigham Young University. Department of Archaeology (1947-1965)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1947 - 1965

Administrative History

The Department of Archaeology (1947-1965) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Archaeology was organized in 1946 and in under the auspices of M. Wells Jakeman in the College of Arts and Sciences. It was transferred to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1954. The Department of Archaeology served to prepare students with knowledge of Old World archaeology and ancient history, American archaeology and anthropology, and skills in research and writing in those areas. The department chairs were M. Wells Jakeman (1947-1960) and Ross T. Christensen (1960-1965).

Citation:
BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, March 30, 2018 (Brigham Young University. Dept. of Archaeology; established in 1946 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences; transferred in 1954 to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; department chairs: M. Wells Jakeman (1947-1960) and Ross T. Christensen (1960-1965); To provide courses which will help students prepare for postgraduate specialization in either 1) Old World archaeology and ancient history or 2) American archaeology and anthropology, leading or teaching and/or research and writing in these areas)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Department of Anthropology and Archaeology chair records, 1957-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 675 Series 3
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1957-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 675, Department of Anthropology records

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