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Brigham Young University. College of Humanities and Social Sciences

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1954 - 1965

Administrative History

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is an academic unit at Brigham Young University. Formed in 1954 in the division of the earlier College of Arts and Sciences, the college was responsible for administering the academic departments related to languages, literature, history, political science, archaeology, psychology, and sociology. In 1965 it was again divided to create the College of Humanities and the College of Social Sciences.

Citation:
BYU organizational history, via WWW, Oct. 4, 2012 (College of Humanities and Social Sciences; est. 1954 in division of earlier College of Arts and Sciences; responsible for administering academic departments related to languages, literature, history, political science, archaeology, psychology, and sociology; divided in 1965 to form College of Humanities and College of Social Sciences)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

College of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty files, approximately 1918-1962

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 464 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personnel files on each individual qualifying faculty member. Includes information on new members, rehires, and part-time faculty.

Dates: approximately 1918-1962

College of Humanities and Social Sciences subject files, 1954-1962

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 464 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains department files, faculty files (part-time, prospective, etc.) and evaluations, catalogs, curriculum files, personnel lists, education requirements, budgets, accreditation, department reports, individual faculty files, graduate assistants, faculty teaching loads by quarter, summary of class rolls, and other material.

Dates: 1954-1962

College of Social Sciences dean faculty records, 1955-1972

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 568 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty files identified by surname. Materials date from between 1955 and 1972.

Dates: 1955-1972

College of Social Sciences dean records, 1955-1972

 Series
Identifier: UA 568 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, reports, personnel records, and topical subject files created by the dean's office. Materials date from between 1955 and 1972.

Dates: 1955-1972