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Brigham Young University. Department of Horticulture

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1964 - 1968

Administrative History

The Department of Horticulture (1964-1968) provided training in fruit production, floriculture and greenhouse management, landscape maintenance, ornamental horticulture and nursery management, and turf management at Brigham Young University.

In 1964 the Department of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties was renamed the Department of Horticulture. Ernest F. Reimshussel served as department chairman from 1964 to 1968. The department was administered by the department chairman, under the direction from the college dean. In 1968 the Department of Horticulture was combined with the Department of Agronomy to form the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

Citation:
Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences records, 1956-2010 (Brigham Young University, Department of Horticulture)

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Mar. 26, 2013 (The Department of Horticulture 1964-1968; provided training in fruit production, floriculture and greenhouse management, landscape maintenance, ornamental horticulture and nursery management, and turf management at Brigham Young University; in 1964 the Department of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties was renamed the Department of Horticulture; Ernest F. Reimshussel served as department chairman from 1964 to 1968; department was administered by the department chairman, under the direction from the college dean; in 1968 the Department of Horticulture was combined with the Department of Agronomy to form the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1342
Scope and Contents

Contains the records of the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences. Records consist of correspondence, reports, budget outlines/plans, meeting minutes, information on employees, and student scholarship information. Dates range from 1956 to 2010.

Dates: 1956-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences records

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