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Brigham Young University. Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1972 - 1978

Biography

The Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages (1972-1978) was an academic department in the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.

The Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages was established in 1972 at Brigham Young University in the College of Humanities, reorganizing the earlier Department of Classical and Asian Languages. The department provided instruction in classical civilization and Middle Eastern and Classical languages. The department offered BA degrees in Greek and Latin, and an MA in Latin. Department chairs included J. Reuben Clark III (1972-1975) and R. Douglas Phillips (1975-1976). In 1978, the department was separated into the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature and Department of Linguistics and Special Languages.

Citation:
Found in: (Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages 1972-1978; est. 1972 in reorganization of earlier Department of Classical and Asian Languages; part of College of Humanities; provided instruction in classical civilization, as well as Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Syriac, Turkish, and Ugaritic; department chairs: J. Reuben Clark III (1972-1975) and R. Douglas Phillips (1975-1976); separated in 1978 into Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature and Department of Linguistics and Special Languages) Brigham Young University general catalog 1972-1973, p. 357 (Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages; aids students in learning classics, biblical and early Christian studies, ancient history, romance philology, and comparative literature. Offered BA degrees in Greek and Latin, and an MA in Latin)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature meeting minutes, 1973-1986

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 1-3
Identifier: UA 5782 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains department meeting minutes collected from between 1974 and 1986. The minutes include details of the present faculty members and item by item description of what was discussed. Among the topics discussed are faculty hirings, course aims and status, special presentations or events organized by the department, and the overall participation and work of the students. Also includes memorandums sent by Tate to Dean Richard H. Cracoft between 1983 and 1986, and a nomination for Ron Woods...
Dates: 1973-1986

Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature papers on departmental self study, 1985-1986

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 4-5
Identifier: UA 5782 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, guidelines, student and faculty responses, and other materials used by Tate in the preparation of a self study report on the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature. A copy of the 1985 self study, which was undertaken to evaluate the teachers and programs and compare these results to goals established by the evaluation committee, is also included. Materials dated 1985 to 1986.

Dates: 1985-1986

Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5782
Scope and Contents

Contains department meeting minutes collected from between 1973 and 1986 by faculty member George S. Tate. Also includes memorandums sent by Tate to Dean Richard H. Cracoft between 1983 and 1986, a nomination for the Ben E. Lewis Management Award, and notes, guidelines, student and faculty responses, and other materials used by Tate in the preparation of a self study report on the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature.

Dates: 1973-1986

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