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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 55 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold B. Lee Library photographs

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold B. Lee Library photographs of employees

Harold B. Lee Library records on library events, exhibits, and art, 2007-2012

 Series — Folder 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15; Series 16; Series 17; Series 18; Series 19; Series 20; Series 21; Series 22; Series 23; Series 24; Series 25 [Barcode: 31197233638110], disk: 1
Identifier: UA 5638 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains information on the art in the library program, the exhibits program, the Education in Zion exhibit, and the Library School reunion held in 2012. Dates are from 2007 to 2012.

Dates: 2007-2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5638, Harold B. Lee Library administrative records

Harold B. Lee Library records on new addition dedication

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231234797]
Identifier: UA 978
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles, journal article and photograph documenting the dedication of the new wing of the Harold B. Lee Library, 2000.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold B. Lee Library records on new addition dedication

Harold B. Lee Library tour photographs and slides of genealogical library

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4079
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1970-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold B. Lee Library tour photographs and slides of genealogical library

Ephraim Hatch photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library and the Provo City Library

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233645339]
Identifier: UA 5399
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 2007-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Ephraim Hatch photographs of the Harold B. Lee Library and the Provo City Library

Heiner family photograph, 2014 October 17

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 7 Sub-Series Sub- 2
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photograph related to the Heiner family of Morgan, Utah. Digitized on October 17, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 October 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Brigham Young University scanning event

Hullinger family papers, 2013 November 18

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 5 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Hullinger family and a Trail-Builders booklet. Digitized in Roosevelt, Utah, on November 18, 2013.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 November 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Roosevelt, Utah, scanning event

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

Lewis family photographs, 2013 November 7

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 4 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Lewis family. Digitized in Duchesne, Utah, on November 7, 2013.

Dates: Digitized: 2013 November 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Duchesne, Utah, scanning event

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