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Brigham Young University. Speech and Dramatic Arts Department (1967-1975)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1967 - 1975

Administrative History

The Speech and Dramatic Arts Department (1967-1975) was an instructional unit in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University.

In 1967 the Department of Dramatic Arts and the Department of Speech were combined to form the Speech and Dramatic Arts Department. This department helped students prepare to become teachers, directors, actors, clinicians, or members of any one of several related professions. This department focused on two separate subjects, speech and dramatic arts. The speech portion offered a public address major and selected courses for personal development in argumentation and debate, communication theory, discussion, public speaking, rhetoric, and speech criticism. The dramatic acts curriculum was designed to lead to professional competency in teaching on the secondary level, in acting, directing, or playwriting, or in technical theatre.

Lael J. Woodbury (1967-1972) and Parley W. Newman (1972-1975) served as department chairs until 1975 when the department was renamed the Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts.

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Unpublished history of "Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts," circa 1975, in Brigham Young University centennial history collection, L. Tom Perry Special Collections,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: ǂb 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)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1968-70: p. 100 (Department curriculum now part of Speech and Dramatic Arts) p. 518 (Lael J. Woodbury, Chair)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1972-73: p. 545 (Parley W. Newman, Chair)

Brigham Young University Bulletin Undergraduate Catalog, 1975-76: p. 284 (Dept. name known as Theatre and Cinematic Arts)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare records, 1963-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 459 Series 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1963-1973

Department of Speech agendas, 1959-1965

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231020287], Folder: 18-24
Identifier: UA 459 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1959-1965

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts audiometric examination reports, 1969

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 6
Identifier: UA 459 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Carolyn Rasmussen, Val Jones, Jan Halloman, and Ralph Kennard.

Dates: 1969

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts certification requirements files, 1961-1968

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 459 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Recommended teacher standards, catalog description for general requirements for Speech and Drama.

Dates: 1961-1968

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts correspondence, 1960-1974

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 459 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1960-1974

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts faculty minutes, 1959-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 459 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1959-1973

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts government grant acceptance materials, 1971

 Series — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9 [Barcode: 31197231020295], Folder: 8
Identifier: UA 459 Series 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1971

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 459
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1959-1974

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts staff agenda and minutes, 1968-1970

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231020287], Folder: 32-36
Identifier: UA 459 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1968-1970

Department of Speech and Dramatic Arts staff minutes, 1959-1968

 Series — Box 5: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197231020287], Folder: 25-31
Identifier: UA 459 Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1959-1968