Brigham Young University. Department of Archaeology (1947-1965)
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 records
Contains administrative records from Brigham Young University’s Department of Anthropology including correspondence of the department, correspondence of the department chairman, faculty records, student records and various other administrative records pertaining to the department from 1941-1978. Also contains twenty-one reels of film of excavations from Ray T. Matheny, of the Department of Anthropology, from approximately 1980-1990, including work in Mexico.