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Brigham Young University. College of Physical Education

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1960 - 1998

Administrative History

The College of Physical Education (1960-1998) was a department of Brigham Young University.

The College of Physical Education was formed at Brigham Young University in 1960 in a reorganization of the earlier College of Recreation, Physical and Health Education, and Athletics. The college was responsible for administering academic departments responsible for recreation management, physical and health education, and dance. It also administered intramural sports, and intercollegiate sports until 1975. In 1998 it was renamed the College of Health and Human Performance.

Citation:
Intercollegiate Athletics annual reports, 2010-2011

BYU organizational history website, Oct. 26, 2011 (College of Physical Education; took name in 1960, previously known as College of Recreation, Physical and Health Education, and Athletics; responsible for administering academic departments responsible for recreation management, physical and health education, and dance; also administered intramural and intercollegiate sports until 1975; renamed the College of Health and Human Performance in 1998)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

College of Physical Education histories, 1972-1990

 Series
Identifier: UA 5400 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of department histories, tracing the history of the college from its origins under Brigham Young Academy. Materials date from between 1972 and 1990. titled Making Mountains Out of Molehills: History of Extramural Sport, through 1990, A History of the College of Physical Education, 1875-1972, and A History of the Rocky Mountain, Skyline, and Western Athletic Conferences: 1909-1976. Dated 1875-1990.

Dates: 1972-1990