Harold B. Lee Library
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, 1977Church 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 222 Collections and/or Records:
Harold B. Lee Library slides
Contains slides of faculty and staff of the library as well as images of the library itself, as well as slides of the Social Science Citation Index that were used for library instruction between the 1970s and 1990s. Also includes a script for a presentation on the library that involved Rex E. Lee which was prepared in 1991.
Harold B. Lee Library statement of primary needs
Report that discusses the primary needs of the Harold B. Lee Library in 1989. It discusses physical facilities, collection development, personnel, automation projects, and preservation issues.
Harold B. Lee Library strategic planning records, 2006-2011
Contains the strategic planning documents generated by the Harold B. Library administration from 2006-2011. Dates are from 2006 to 2011.
Harold B. Lee Library tour photographs and slides of genealogical library
Contains 62 slides and 75 photographs used for the BYU Genealogical Library tour from the lates 1970s through the late 1990s. Many of the images are of the inside of the library and explain procedures, while others are of people who worked in the library. There are also a few photographs of the BYU campus and the Utah Valley Branch Genealogical Library and three 35 mm black and white negatives of the Harold B. Lee Library.
Harold B. Lee Library tour scripts
Contains scripts for the library tour for 1977, 1982, 1989, and 1994. The collection contains the edited versions and the manuscripts for each year.
Harold B. Lee Library training slides
Department of Archives and Manuscripts publicity brochures
Collection contains brochures designed for the Harold B. Lee Library University Archives in the 1980s. Included in the collection are brochures from the colleges at Brigham Young University and universities and institutes around the United States that were assembled as reference materials. These brochures show several different styles from the 1950s to the 1980s. Included among the material are the rough drafts and revisions of the Harold B. Lee Library University Archives brochures.
Ephraim Hatch photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library and the Provo City Library
Collection is comprised of three books of photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University the Provo City Library at Academy Square. Collection also includes 13 CDs containing the digital images used to produce the books.
Hattie M. Knight papers on library history, approximately 1975
Includes the notes, first, second, and final drafts of the history, and some additional university publications.
Heiner family photograph, 2014 October 17
Contains digital images of photograph related to the Heiner family of Morgan, Utah. Digitized on October 17, 2014.