SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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Briggs Library Special Collections
College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy and Religion Department records
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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: College of Arts and Science, Philosophy and Religion Department records Dates: 1962, 1973, 1980, 1990, 2001, 2005 Creator: Philosophy and Religion Department, College of Arts and Science, South Dakota State University Physical description: 0.21 linear feet—1 container Collection number: UA 6.12 Language: Collection material in English. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed of pamphlets, booklets, and a course announcement. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: This collection was found in the Archives in 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here. This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals. Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid. It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003) Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. College of Arts and Science, Philosophy and Religion Department records, UA 6.12, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on March 2, 1999 with revisions on August 14, 2008 (cjg). SELECTED SEARCH TERMS The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Persons
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BACKGROUND NOTE Prior to the establishment of the Department of Philosophy and Religion in 1968, instruction in those areas was somewhat sporadic. Area clergy occasionally taught religion courses through the college. The 1947-48 catalog first mentions this arrangement. College faculty taught philosophy courses, however. Philosophy courses have been taught since the founding of the college. Instruction in "moral philosophy" was required by the Morrill Act, which established land grant colleges, including South Dakota State University. A chair of Psychology and Philosophy was established in 1885. A Department of Philosophy was established in 1906, and for a short while philosophy, psychology, and education courses were taught through it. Courses were moved to the Education Department in 1913 and remained there until a Department of Psychology and Philosophy was established in 1967. In 1968, these disciplined split, with psychology becoming an independent department and philosophy joining with religion. In 1975, the department was allowed to offer the minor in philosophy and in 1978 the minor in religion. Efforts were made to develop a major in philosophy but the Board of Regents denied the request. Students from any major may undertake the academic study of philosophy at South Dakota State University. The academic study of religion is designed to enrich the student's perspectives and introduce some of the important feature of philosophy and religion. SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of material gathered by the Philosophy and Religion Department. Folders contain pamphlets, booklets and a course announcement. Also included is a lecture by Dr. Stanley L. Olsen and material from a Symposium on Education for New World Realities held in 1973. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 1.
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Updated 14 August 2008 by cjg Email questions or comments to: arcrefs@sdstate.edu Copyright 2008 by South
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