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1963-2000 (Creation)
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- York University (Toronto, Ont.). Faculty of Arts
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5.8 m of textual records
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Administrative history
The Faculty of Arts was inaugurated in 1969 when it was separated from the Faculty of Arts and Science, and first offered courses under the current name in 1971. At that time it contained the Departments of Computer Science, Economics, English, Foreign Literature, French Literature, Geography, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology and Anthropology. The Faculty also offered instruction through the Divisions of Humanities, Language Studies, Natural Science, and Social Science, where students could combine traditional liberal arts course work with an interdisciplinary approach to study leading to the Bachelor of Arts Ordinary and Honours degrees. In their first year students in the Faculty are required to take courses in the Divisions of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences and a College Tutorial. The Faculty expanded its course selection rapidly in the 1970s, with new joint studies programmes in African Studies, Anthropology (which was separated from Sociology), Canadian Studies, Classical Studies, East Asian Studies, Individualized Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Law and Society, Linguistics, Religious Studies, Social and Political Thought and Urban Studies. Many of these programmes were developed within the Divisions of Humanities and Social Sciences. By 1991 the Faculty had approximately 16,800 enrolled students and had added to its calendar joint degree programmes in Business-Oriented Programmes (with the Faculty of Administrative Studies), Communication Arts (with community college diploma standing), Creative Writing (with the Faculty of Fine Arts), and new degree programmes in Economics and Business, Labour Studies, Mass Communications, Public and Policy Administration, Science, Technology Culture and Society, and Women's Studies. Many of these areas of study were developed within the Divisions of Humanities and Social Science. The Faculty is headed by a Dean who is assisted by three Associate Deans. There is a Faculty Council made up of all faculty members with representation from the students in the faculty and the university administration. In addition, there is a Student Caucus, which addresses the concerns of students in the faculty.
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The fonds consists of the records of the Office of the Dean, 1963-1983; the Faculty Council, 1969-1991; the Director of Student Programmes, 1960-1987; the Student Caucus, 1976-1985; the Division of Humanities, 1971-1991; the Division of Social Science, 1971-1990; the Dept. of English, 1970-1987; the Dept. of Foreign Literature, 1973-1974; the Dept. of Geography, 1962-1971; the Dept. of History, 1968-1991; the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Programme, 1977-1986; the Dept. of Philosophy, 1966-1986; the Dept. of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics, 1965-1992; the Dept. of Political Science, 1969-1987; the Dept. of Psychology, 1969-1988; the Women's Studies Programme, 1974-1987.
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Transferred from the Faculty of Arts.
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Restrictions on access
Some access restrictions apply. Consult the University Archives for details. Written permission to view closed files must be obtained from the department from which the files originated, and be directed to the Archivist, York University.
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Associated materials
In addition to archival records, Archives and Special Collections has gathered other material from the Faculty of Arts which is housed in the Ephemera collection. This material consists of printed material and ephemera, including announcements of programmes and public events, calendars, handbooks, newsletters, professional publications, promotional publications, and reports.
Accruals
Fonds consists of the following accruals: 1970-017, 1975-026, 1978-013, 1979-023, 1980-016, 1984-011, 1991-028, 1993-008, 1993-013, 1994-001, 1994-007, 1995-007, 1995-026, 1997-026, 1999-078, 2000-016, 2001-037, and 2006-002. No further accruals expected.