RECORD

Iowa State University. Department of Philosophy

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0253.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State University. Department of Philosophy
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1968
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe resources by or about the academic department active at Iowa State University starting in 1968. It was created with the Department of History, Government and Philosophy Split. In 1974, the religious studies curriculum was added and the name was eventually changed to the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
History:
Term added to ISULV 2026-08-24. Based on the sources cited, Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Predecessor of split:
Iowa State University. Department of History, Government and Philosophy
Successor:
Iowa State University. Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Source:
Iowa State University, Department of History Records finding aid, viewed on 2026-05-26 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97498; Iowa State University Department of Philosophy Records, viewed on 2026-05-26 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9279r
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/