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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 14 Collections and/or Records:

Carla Kupitz photographs of the Cataloging Department

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233639290]
Identifier: UA 5655
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library Cataloging Department. Photographs date from 1993.

Dates: 1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Carla Kupitz photographs of the Cataloging Department

Mark Philbrick photographs of Harold B. Lee Library groundbreaking

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6279
Scope and Contents Contains Mark Philbrick's photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library groundbreaking ceremony at Brigham Young University Campus, which took place September 20, 1996. Included are photos of the journey to the groundbreaking ceremony, the entire ceremony, close-ups of the speakers and audience, the actual groundbreaking, and close-ups of the First Presidency and others with shovels in hand. There are also photos of a luncheon held in honor of the event, and Presidents Hinckley's address there....
Dates: 1996 September 20
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Mark Philbrick photographs of Harold B. Lee Library groundbreaking

Photograph of the Friends of the Library Board

 Item — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225539359]
Identifier: MSS 2853
Scope and Contents

Color photograph of 14 people titled "Friends of the Library Board". Included are Georgia White, Mae Nelson, Carl Nelson, Virginia Merrill, Bruce Merrill, Ken Shriver, Debbie Shriver, Roland Christensen, Julia Christensen, Randy Olsen, Lee Gibbons, Sterling Albrecht, Beverly McQueeney, and Charles McQueeney.

Dates: 1994-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Photograph of the Friends of the Library Board

S. Lyman Tyler photographs of libraries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232560802]
Identifier: UA 5409
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the Brigham Young University library and university libraries. Materials date from 1982.

Dates: 1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / S. Lyman Tyler photographs of libraries

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