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Harold B. Lee Library

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1973-

Administrative History

The Harold B. Lee Library (1973- ) is the library on the campus of Brigham Young University, and is responsible for providing students and the community with valuable resources for research, media projects, and personal use.

The Harold B. Lee Library was aligned with Media Services under the Assistant Academic Vice President of Brigham Young University in 1973. In that same year, the J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Library was renamed the Harold B. Lee Library. Internally, the Harold B. Lee Library is managed by the library director, who is aided by an associate university librarian and assistant university librarians, who oversee divisions of the library. Directors have included Donald K. Nelson (1973-1980), Sterling J. Albrecht (1980-2002), Randy J. Olsen (2002-2009), Julene Butler (2010-2012), Scott Duvall (interim, 2012-2013), Jennifer Paustenbaugh (2013-2019), Brian Rennick (interim, 2019-2020), and (Rick Anderson, 2020- ). The library building was expanded in 1976 and 2000, and continues to provide students and faculty access to scholarly materials.

Citation:
Its manuscripts to 1846, 1977

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (BYU Library)

Brigham Young University campus map, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (Harold B. Lee Library; Lee Library; HBLL; originally named the J. Reuben Clark Library, but library name was changed)

Harold B. Lee Library, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (library renamed in 1973)

BYU Organizationational History Project website, viewed on Dec. 2, 2011 (Harold B. Lee Library; university library at Brigham Young University; previously known as J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Library, renamed 1973; library directors: Donald K. Nelson, 1973-1980; Sterling J. Albrecht, 1980-2002; Randy J. Olsen, 2002-2009; Julene Butler, 2010- )

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2014 (Julene Butler, 2010-2012; Scott Duvall (interim), 2012-2013; Jennifer Paustenbaugh, 2013- )

E-mail from Jennifer Paustenbaugh, Nov. 22, 2019 (resigning from position, effective immediately)

Email from Wendy Duran, Sep. 1, 2020 (Rick Anderson beginning term September 2020)

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Marsha D. Broadway professional papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7964
Scope and Contents

Contains the professional papers of Marsha D. Broadway on subjects relating to her affiliations with the Harold B. Lee Library, namely as Juvenile Literature Librarian and as an instructor in the School of Library and Information Sciences. The collection contains correspondence, copies of speeches, agreement and policy forms, financial records, special collections forms, and other various materials relating to the Juvenile Literature Library at Brigham Young University, 1985-2011.

Dates: 1985-2011

H. Julene Butler research on the Harold B. Lee Library

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9010
Scope and Contents Collection contains materials pertaining to the construction and ongoing history of the Harold B. Lee library on Brigham Young University's campus in Provo, Utah. The materials contain a wide variety of historical documents as well as official documents and minutes pertaining to the library. Also included are a few supplemental electronic sources documenting the library's history. Collection generated by H. Julene Butler's research into the history of the library. Materials dated...
Dates: 1961-2013

John O. Christensen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5660
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, statistics, correspondence, and minutes of various committees relating to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1973 to 2010.

Dates: 1973-2010

Susan Fales collection on digital projects

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5680
Scope and Contents

Contains files related to the development of digital projects in the Harold B. Lee Library. Contains photographs, content, and folders documenting the development and progress of digital projects undertaken by the library. Dated 1997-2003.

Dates: 1997-2003

General Services records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1365
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, proposals for a new library information system, reports regarding conferences, invoices from conferences hosted by General Services, meeting minutes, employment applications, billing forms, newsletters, surveys, and subject files. Materials cover the period of 1957 to 1984.

Dates: 1957-1984

H. Julene Butler papers on library strategic planning, 1997-2011

 Series — Carton 2: Series 26 [Barcode: 31197233649547]
Identifier: UA 5638 Series 26
Scope and Contents

Materials consist of folders containing documents related to the strategic planning for the Harold B. Lee Library. Contains minutes, reports, reviews, and notes. Dated 1997-2011, with the bulk of the materials covering 2000-2005.

Dates: 1997-2011

Harold B. Lee Library acquistion and donation records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 941
Scope and Contents Files documenting donations of books and other items to the library, located on the Brigham Young University campus. Includes instruments of gift and, in some instances, inventories and appraisals. Also includes statistical reports on gifts, 1989-1995. The files, compiled by the University Librarian's Office, primarily reflect materials received through the Acquisitions Department. They do not reflect donations of manuscript collections, except in some instances where collections were...
Dates: 1978-1998

Harold B. Lee Library administrative records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5638
Scope and Contents Contains the administrative files of the Harold B. Lee Library's director. Included is information on assessment, budgeting, strategic planning, fundraising, committees, library technology use, policies and procedures, the Visiting Scholar program, and consortial involvement by the library. Also includes H. Julene Butler's research files on the history of the Harold B. Lee Library and her personal files documenting her career in the library. The materials are on two M-dics. Disc 1 contains...
Dates: 1997-2013

Harold B. Lee Library personnel records, 1985-1988

 Series — Carton 74: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197227653950]
Identifier: UA 1242 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains records about full-time personnel of the Harold B. Lee Library from 1985 to 1988. Materials include related reports, minutes, and correspondence. Materials date from 1985 to 1988.

Dates: 1985-1988

Harold B. Lee Library records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 671
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and other material documenting the administration of the Lee Library and its predecessors. Materials date from between 1956 and 1987.

Dates: 1956-1987