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University of Utah Graduate School records
1946-1983
1965-1978
University of Utah. Graduate School
3 linear feet
The Graduate School was established in 1946 to oversee graduate education at the University of Utah. The bulk of the materials in this collection document the operation of the Graduate School during Sterling McMurrin's tenure as dean which ran from 1966 to 1978.
English
Historical Note
Advance degrees have been awarded at the University of Utah since 1894, but it was not until 1917 that all graduate instruction was organized under the auspices of the Graduate Division. By 1946, the growth of graduate instruction at the University necessitated further reorganization and the Board of Regents approved the establishment of a Graduate School to ensure that high scholastic standards were maintained by all graduate programs on campus. Henry Eyring was appointed as the first Dean of the Graduate School in 1946 and served until 1966. Sterling McMurrin was appointed to the office of Dean in 1966 and administered over the Graduate School until his retirement in 1978. The Graduate School oversees requirements for advanced degrees, sets deadlines for final oral examinations and theses, and approves the records of candidates for advanced degrees. The Dean works in conjunction with the Graduate Council to decide policy for the Graduate School, suggests improvements in its programs, and maintains a system of constant department self-evaluation.
This collection contains correspondence, departmental reviews, memoranda, and reports relating to graduate degree requirements and the evaluation of graduate programs. The bulk of the material in the collection was generated between the years 1965-1978. Sterling McMurrin held the position of Dean of the Graduate School from 1966 until his retirement in 1978. The major portion of the collection contains records documenting McMurrin's interactions with the graduate programs of various departments at the University. A small portion of the material consists of McMurrin's correspondence with entities outside the University of Utah.
This collection is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Processed by David Buhler in April 2002.
Initial Citation:
University of Utah Graduate School records, Acc. 514,
Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 514.
McMurrin, Sterling M.
University of Utah--Archives
University of Utah--Graduate work
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Colleges and Universities
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Reports
Memorandums
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Academic Vice President to Architecture, Department of
1-4
Academic Vice President - Correspondence
1966-1978
5
Admissions and Registration
1965-1978
6
American Council on Education
1965-1974
7
Anatomy, Department of
1966-1977
8
Anthropology, Department of
1966-1977
9
Architecture, Department of
1967-1975
2
A.S.U.U. to Educational Psychology, Department of
1
Associated Students of the University of Utah (A.S.U.U.)
1970-1974
2
Associated Western Universities
1965-1971
3
Association of University Professors
1968-1970
4
Ballet and Modern Dance, Department of
1965-1977
5
Biochemistry, Department of
1971-1972
6
Biology, Department of
1966-1978
7
Biophysics/Bioengineering, Department of
1972-1976
8
Business, College of
1967-1978
9
Campus Planning
1965-1967
10
Chemical Engineering, Department of
1971-1973
11
Chemistry, Department of
1967-1973
12
Committee B
1971-1974
13
Council of Basic Education
1967-1970
14
Draft Deferment for Graduate Students
1966-1969
15
Development Office
1969-1977
16
Economics, Department of
1972-1975
17
Education, Graduate School of
1967-1968
18
Educational Administration, Department of
1967-1974
19
Educational Psychology, Department of
1971-1977
3
Educational Systems to International Education
1
Educational Systems and Learning Resources
1975-1977
2
Electrical Engineering, Department of
1968-1973
3
Emery, Alfred C., (Provost) Correspondence
1967-1968
4
Engineering, College of
1970-1977
5
English, Department of
1970-1977
6
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
1974
7
Fine Arts, College of
1967-1972
8
Geology and Geophysical Sciences, Department of
1967-1970
9
Grading Practices
1976
10
Graduate School Reports
1946-1966
11
Health, Education and Recreation, Department of
1966-1981
12
Hinckley Institute of Politics
1965-1978
13
History, Department of
1969-1977
14
Human Resources Management
1970-1978
15
Industrial Engineering, Division of
1976-1978
16
International Education
1975
4
Interuniversity Engineering Science Program to Mines & Mineral Industries
1
Internuiversity Engineering Science Program
1963-1966
2
Institute of International Relations
1966-1968
3
Journalism, Department of
1969
4
Letters and Science, Department of
1969-1970
5
Library Science, Department of
1965-1970
6
Linguistics, Department of
1966-1972
7
Management, Department of
1972-1973
8
Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship
1967-1979
9
Marriott Library
1967-1977
10
Materials Science and Engineering, Division of
1967-1971
11
Mathematics, Department of
1968-1971
12
Mechanical Engineering, Department of
1967-1978
13
Medical Biophysics, Department of
1975
14
Medical Technology, Graduate Program in
1967-1968
15
Medcine, College of
1971-1975
16
Meteorology, Department of
1969-1976
17
Middle Eastern Studies
1967-1969
18
Mines and Mineral Industries, College of
1970-1983
5
Mining, Metallurgical, & Fuels to Psychology, Department of
1
Mining, Metallurgical, and Fuels, Department of
1967-1978
2
Minority Students
1968-1975
3
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1966-1977
4
Miscellaneous Memoranda
1967-1974
5
Music, Department of
1967-1974
6
Neurology, Department of
1973
7
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
1971-1977
8
Nursing, College of
1967-1977
9
Pathology, Department of
1970-1978
10
Pharmacology, Department of
1970-1978
11
Pharmaceutical Sciences
1971-1978
12
Philosophy, Department of
1973
13
Physics, Department of
1967-1976
14
Physiology, Department of
1970-1972
(Restricted)
15
Political Science, Department of
1968-1978
16
Psychology, Department of
1967-1978
6
Russian M.A. Program to Western Association of Graduate Students
1
Russian M.A. Program
1969-1972
2
Social and Behavioral Science, College of
1965-1977
3
Social Work, Graduate School of
1967-1978
4
Sociology, Department of
1972-1978
5
Special Education, Department of
1968-1974
6
Speech, Department of
1966-1969
7
Student Advisory Committee
1973
8
Theatre, Department of
1970-1975
9
Thesis Office
1972-1978
10
Udall, Stewart L. - Secretary of Interior
1967-1969
11
University Alumni Association
1967-1972
12
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
1968-1977
13
U.S. Department of Labor
1967-1972
14
Visiting Scholars
1968-1972
15
Waiver of Non-Resident Fees for Graduate Students
1965-1967
16
Western Association of Graduate Students - Correspondence
1976-1978