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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 8 Collections and/or Records:

Alleman family papers, 2013 July 9

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 7 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of letter related to the Alleman family. Digitized on July 9, 2013.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 July 9

Barton family papers, 2013 August 16

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 1 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of letters and other textual documents related to the Joseph F. Barton Family. Digitized in Bluff, Utah, on August 16, 2013.

Dates: 2013 August 16

Bluff, Utah, scanning event, 2013 August 16

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of letters and other textual documents related to the Joseph F. Barton Family. Digitized in Bluff, Utah, on August 16, 2013.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 August 16

Brigham Young University scanning event, 2013-2014

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of a photograph related to the Heiner family and a letter on Devil's Gate. Digitized on July 9, 2013 and October 17, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2013-2014

Escalante, Utah, scanning event, 2014 May 23-24

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs and letters related to several families in the Escalante, Utah, area. Digitized on May 23-24, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 23-24

Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8845
Scope and Contents The History in Your Attic project began as Pioneers in Your Attic in a group effort between the Utah Academic Library Consortium and the Mountain West Digital Library to document the pioneer history of Utah through digitization of personal manuscript materials of the residents of the state. The scope of the project broadened when very few of the materials were specific to the pioneers and now includes any materials from the 19th century through 1950. The objective of the project is to scan...
Dates: 2013-2016

Porter family papers, 2014 May 24

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 8
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of letters and photographs related to the Porter family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 24, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 24

Price, Utah, scanning event, 2013 September 26

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of family histories, letters, photographs and other documents related to the Miller family and the Worley family.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 September 26