Brigham Young University. Speech and Dramatic Arts Department (1953-1961)
Dates
- Existence: 1953 - 1961
Administrative History
The Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts (1953-1961) taught classes about speech, theatre and film and produced theatrical events. The Department was reorganized in 1961 as two new departments, the Deparment of Speech and the Department of Dramatic Arts.
The Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts was created in 1953 in the College of Fine Arts. In 1961, it was split administratively into the Department of Speech and the Department of Dramatic Arts. Faculty and courses continued to be shared between the two departments, however. Harold I. Hansen served as chairman from 1955-1961.The department supervised a wide variety of courses, covering material in theater and dramatic arts, public speaking, speech and hearing rehabilitation, radio and television, and general speech for teachers in secondary schools.
Citation:
Unpublished history of "Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts," circa 1975, in Brigham Young University centennial history collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah: p. 13 ("Department of Public Speaking and Dramatic Art established, 1920) p. 30 (name changed to Speech Department, 1929) p. 68 (name changed to Speech and Dramatic Arts, circa 1953) p. 69 (department split to form two, "Department of Dramatic Arts and the Department of Speech," 1961) p. 72-73 (departments recombined to form "Speech and Dramatic Arts," 1967)BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, viewed Sept. 11, 2013 (Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts; 1953-1961; offered a variety of courses, covering material in theater and dramatic arts, public speaking, speech and hearing rehabilitation, radio and television, and general speech for teachers in secondary schools; created in 1953 in the College of Fine Arts; in 1961, it was split administratively into the Department of Speech and the Department of Dramatic Arts; faculty and courses continued to be shared between the two departments, however; Harold I. Hansen served as chairman from 1955-1961; the department was headed by a chairman under the direction of the college dean)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts records
Includes the files and records of the department chair and other faculty.
Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts records
Includes correspondence, memoranda, staff agendas and minutes, audiometric examinations and certification requirements for the department and its Speech and Hearing Clinic. Also includes financial information, reports, and correspondence to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Department of Theatre and Film records
Contains materials from the Department of Theatre and Film from 1938 to 1997. The materials focus on theatrical and film productions. It documents the day-to-day functioning of the department, the theatrical productions put on by the department, the student film festival Final Cut, and the activities of various faculty members.
Department of Theatre and Media Arts scrapbook
Contains various clippings, publications, and other materials from the department. Materials focus on the productions and activities of the department. Dates range from 1952 to 2005.