Brigham Young University. College of Business
Dates
- Existence: 1958 - 1988
Biography
The College of Business (1958-1988) was the college relating to business administration at Brigham Young University.
The College of Commerce was renamed the College of Business in 1958. In 1979 it came under the administration of the School of Management, where it remained until it was dissolved in 1988. Between 1958 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:
BYU organizational history project website, via WWW, July 26, 2011 (College of Commerce; established 1929; previously the College of Commerce and Business Administration; became the College of Business in 1959; deans and acting deans: Harrison V. Hoyt, Herald R. Clark, William F. Edwards, and Weldon J. Taylor; organized to provide training for leadership in finance and industry as well as helping students gain skills to analyze business conditions for efficiency in office administration and to meet the demands of the industrial and financial world; administering body for the departments of: Finance and Banking, Accounting and Business Administration, Political Science, Economics, Marketing, Agricultural Economics, Office Practice, Secretarial Practice, Secretarial Training, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Education and Office Management, and Industrial Management; The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)College of Business, a Century of Progress at Brigham Young University, 1973: p. 189 (name changed to College of Business in 1958, but change not reflected in the annual bulletin)
Found in 77 Collections and/or Records:
Marriott School of Management working papers, 1978-1989
Includes working papers produced by members of the Marriott School of Management to report on research they've conducted. Materials dated 1978-1989.
National Advisory Council records, 1974-1989
Contains talks, meeting minutes, and other materials concerning the National Advisory Council. Dated 1974-1989.
Oral history interview with William F. Edwards
Interview by Oliver Smith with William F. Edwards recounting his early life, education in Utah and New York; his work on Wall Street, tenure at Brigham Young University, and further work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and University of Utah. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Dean A. Peterson papers
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.
Photograph of Harrison Val Hoyt
Photograph of Herald R. Clark
Photograph of Herald R. Clark and Weldon J. Taylor
Photograph of the Jesse Knight Building
Photograph of William F. Edwards
Point Four Program correspondence, 1951-1955
BYU correspondence, 1951-1955; U of U correspondence, 1951-1954.