Brigham Young University. College of Business
Dates
- Existence: 1959 - 1988
Biography
The College of Business (1959-1988) was the college relating to business administration at Brigham Young University.
The College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business in 1959. In 1979 it came under the administration of the School of Management, where it remained until it was dissolved in 1988. Between 1959 and 1979, the college was administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman.
The College of Business was originally organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business.
The College of Business was the administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university.
Citation:
Brigham Young University organizational history project website, viewed Jul. 26, 2011 (College of Business; established 1959; previously the College of Commerce; came under the administration of the School of Management, 1979; dissolved in 1988; administered by the following deans and acting deans: Weldon J. Taylor, Bryce B. Orton, and Merrill J. Bateman; organized to provide training for students to make an effective contribution to the stability and abundance of the economy in order to acquire economic self-reliance and personal satisfaction. Moreover, some of the objectives of the college included training in analysis, business operations, oral and written communication, and understanding human characteristics and social aspects of business; administering body for the following departments: Accounting, Business Education and Office Management, Business Management, Economics, Statistics, Business Education, and Organization Behavior. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
An analysis of trading stamps in Utah, 1958-1960
Report on the College of Business on the use of trading stamps in Utah, and public attitudes toward them. Prepared in approximately 1960.
College of Business : a century of progress at Brigham Young University
Organizational history of the College of Business at Brigham Young University. Item published in approximately 1973.
College of Business executive lecture series records
Contains copies of the College of Business Executive Lecture Series from 1954-1975.
College of Business records
Contains a variety of brochures, publications, and newsletters published by the BYU College of Business. Includes little in the way of official correspondence or minutes.
College of Business records
Contains correspondence, memoranda, speeches, minutes, reports and surveys from deans, Brigham Young University presidents, personnel, students, Church General Authorities, committees, councils, universities, and corporations, 1921-1976.
College of Business records
Contains correspondence, information on awards (Jesse Knight Industrial Citizen Award and Distinguished Alumni Award), meeting minutes, productivity reports for various departments, an annual report for 1975, and other information related to the College of Business.
College of Business records
Contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and other material produced by the College of Business. Materials date from between 1956 and 1989.
College of Business student papers
Contains seven student papers written for an economics class taught by Weldon Taylor. Materials date from between 1942 and 1943.
College of Commerce and Business Administration booklet
Collection includes a business procedure containing charts for a home budget.
Department of Marketing records
Contains twenty-two student papers written for marketing classes of Weldon Taylor. Also includes two studies published by the College of Business entitiled "Consumer Buying Practices: A Survey of Provo, Utah, 1947," and "A Study of the Radio Listening Habits of the People in Utah County."