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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 7 Collections and/or Records:

College of Humanities and Social Sciences data processing reports, 1955-1965

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 464 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains GPA surveys (university as a whole, by college), enrollment summaries and records, data processing sheets, and GPA semester summaries.

Dates: 1955-1965

College of Humanities and Social Sciences subject files, 1928-1962

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 464 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains class rolls, faculty load reports, budgets, staff of various departments, faculty evaluations, meeting minutes, inventories, payroll and treasury, and other materials.

Dates: 1928-1962

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 Humanities records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 464
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, memoranda, faculty load reports, budget reports, curriculum, catalog material, registration, scholarship and fellowship information. Also includes information concerning various departments, data processing reports, college enrollment and grades, and faculty personnel files.

Dates: 1918-1965

College of Humanities records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1217
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, reports, notes and schedules which detail the activities of the College of Humanities and the departments composing it.

Dates: 1960-1997

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

College of Social Sciences subject files, 1970-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 568 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.

Dates: 1970-1976