Malcolm O. Sillars papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1997

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Malcolm O. Sillars papers (1894-2005) consist of research notes, syllabi, lectures, tests, and student papers on various topics while he was teaching at universities.

Dates

1894-2006

Creator

Sillars, Malcolm O. (Malcolm Osgood), 1928- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Malcolm O. Sillars (b.1928) was born February 12, 1928. He married Charlotte Jane Grimm in June 1948. He received his B.A. in 1948 and his M.A. in 1949 from the University of Redlands. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1955. He taught at Iowa State University, California State University (in both Los Angles and Northridge), and the University of Massachusetts. Starting in 1974, he began teaching at the University of Utah. While at the University of Utah, he was the Dean of the College of Humanities (1974-1981) and Chair of the Department of Communication (1986-1989). Some of his special academic positions and awards were the Distinguished Service Award from the American Forensic Association (1985, Winans-Sichelns Award for The Rhetoric of Protest and Reform (1981), and the Distinguished Scholar Award (2005). He also held many other professional activities such as Chairman of the Awards Committee and Speech Communication Association (1972), Chairman of the President's Task Force on Libraries at the University of Utah, and Chairman of the Search Committee for Library Director at the University of Utah.

Extent

10.5 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The Malcolm O. Sillars papers (1894-2005) consist of research notes, syllabi, lectures, tests, and student papers on various topics while he was teaching at universities. Malcolm O. Sillars taught at Iowa State University, California State University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Utah. At the University of Utah he served as Dean of the College of Humanities (1974-1981) and as Chair of the Dept. of Communication (1986-1989).