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 143 Collections and/or Records:
Scholarship and Creative Works Committee records on projects, 1999-2013
Contains applications, correspondence, and project reports surrounding creative works projects facilitated by the Scholarship and Creative Works Committee. Dated from 1999-2013.
School of Library and Information Sciences memorabilia
Contains two posters dealing with library rules and ethics, seven bookmarks containing the "7 deadly sins of book care", and a book bag from the School of Library and Information Sciences. Also includes a sequence of oversize publicity posters advertising the Library and Information Science degree. Dated between 1980 and 1993.
Slides of library construction
Six small color transparencies portraying the Harold B. Lee Library's old exterior and its construction. Materials date from approximately 1974.
Social Sciences/Education Department records, 1967-2007
Contains annual reports, library publications, and professional development reports of the Department of Social Sciences from 1967-2007. Materials prepared by Marvin E. Wiggins.
Survey of the library at Brigham Young University
Fay Ollerton Tarlock papers
This collection contains biographies of Fay Ollerton Tarlock, Anna Ollerton, Alice Louise Reynolds, Martha Spence, and Martha Cox; a scrapbook about Anna Ollerton and her work with the Brigham Young University library; and other miscellaneous articles and papers. The items are circa 1930-1989. Also includes a cassette tape of the memorial service for Fay Ollerton Tarlock, 1989.
S. Lyman Tyler photographs of libraries
Contains photographs of the Brigham Young University library and university libraries. Materials date from 1982.
Typewriters, ca. 1936 - 1970
Utah Valley Regional Genealogical Library scrapbooks
Scrapbooks documenting the history of the Utah Valley Regional Genealogical Library, Brigham Young University from about 1964 to 2006. The scrapbooks also include newsletters from the organization.
Video training package materials
Includes script (1985), story boards, exit control interviews.