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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 87 Collections and/or Records:

Harold B. Lee Library newsletters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225512745]
Identifier: UA 1247
Scope and Contents

Copies of the newsletter produced by the Harold B. Lee Library for faculty and staff. The newsletter covers the years 1975-1999 and was called "News and Views" and "HBLL Update."

Dates: 1975-1999

Harold B. Lee Library photograph of new student orientation

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233621967]
Identifier: MSS 2665
Scope and Contents

Contains 41 color photographs of Harold B. Lee Library taken in August, 1991.

Dates: 1991 August

Harold B. Lee Library photographs

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233622429]
Identifier: MSS 2670
Scope and Contents

Contains 15 black and white negatives and prints of Harold B. Library in Social Science, Maps and Documents Reference Desk and Area.

Dates: approximately 1980

Harold B. Lee Library photographs of employees

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 897
Scope and Contents

Photographs of current and former Brigham Young University Library employees.

Dates: 1992

Harold B. Lee Library reaccreditation self-study

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232538667]
Identifier: UA SC 52
Scope and Contents

Contains a self-study of the Harold B. Lee Library, produced in 1995.

Dates: Publication: 1995

Harold B. Lee Library records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5452
Scope and Contents

Contains annual reports, library publications, budget records, professional development reports, library systems manuals and information, and archive files of library instruction and information literacy of the Harold B. Lee Library from 1967-2007. Materials prepared by Marvin E. Wiggins and Kayla Willey.

Dates: 1967-2007

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

Harold B. Lee Library records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 549
Scope and Contents

Includes files of the various departments within the library. Contains correspondence, reports, newsclippings, publications, statistics and minutes. Also includes information concerning the J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Library and Brigham Young University Library.

Dates: 1954-1976

Harold B. Lee Library records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1242
Scope and Contents

Contains records on the Harold B. Lee Library regarding the Library Administrative Offices, various committees, the new addition, personnel, and collection development. Materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, instrument of gift forms, and an assortment of plaques. Dates from 1954 to 2012.

Dates: 1954-2012

Harold B. Lee Library records on Ameritech

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 868
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, memoranda, contracts, quote summaries, license agreements, a manual, and an Ameritech proposal for an automated library system to be used by a consortium of Utah colleges and universities. Brigham Young University elected not to use the Ameritech system.

Dates: 1995-1998