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 61 Collections and/or Records:
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 Business Survey Research Center files, 1970-1974
Department survey reports, form letters, newsletter
College of Commerce and Business Administration booklet
Collection includes a business procedure containing charts for a home budget.
Dean A. Peterson class instructional and resource materials, 1933-1967
Contains materials used while teaching at Brigham Young University (Business Education 377, involving businesss English, bookkeeping, grammar, letter writing, shorthand, and typing). Includes course outlines, personnel data, student evaluations, commercial contest material, correspondence, pamphlets, exams, class notes, essays, projects, grammar notes and handouts, lecture material, student assignments, secondary teaching procedures resource material, and roll books.
Dean A. Peterson papers on special administrative assignments, 1957-1961
Contains files on the BYU Destiny Fund, the College of Business building, the Dean of Summer School, and Assistant to the President (correspondence, memos, minutes, resolutions, reports, pamphlets, newsletters, newspaper articles; planning, program requirements, specifications, floor plans, and dedication materials).
Dean A. Peterson personal correspondence, 1953-1967
Includes personal correspondence, published and unpublished writings, instructional materials relating to his administrative assignments which included U.S. Point Four Program in Iran, the Destiny Fund, and planning a new building for the College of Business.
Dean A. Peterson published writings, 1946-1961
Dean A. Peterson unpublished writings, 1938-1942
Undergraduate and graduate papers by Dean A. Peterson: 1. "The Application of Psychology to Typewriting," Brigham Young University, 1938. 2. "My Philosophy of Business Education," University of Southern California, 1942. 3. Practicum, "A Syllabus in Business English for Weber College," University of Southern California, 1941.
Department of Accounting files, 1963-1985
Department minutes, classroom materials, and newsletter
Department of Buisness Management files, 1961-1965
Department minutes, brochures, and research papers