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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
Subjects
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.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Land
and Cultures Workshop (pamphlet) |
1980
May 1-12 |
|
2 |
"Means and Ends in Education" by Stanley L. Olsen (philosophy
lecture) |
1962
Spring |
|
3 |
Middle East Topics (REL 493) (course announcement) |
2001 |
|
4 |
Our
Agricultural Future Conference (pamphlet) |
1990
February 28-March 1 |
|
5 |
Quotes on agriculture |
[n.d.] |
|
6 |
Symposium on Education for New World Realities (invitation
letter) |
1973
October 25 |
|
7 |
Wingspread Declaration on Religion and Public Life Conference
(booklet, note SDSU representative) |
2005 |
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