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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:

Lois Barney family photographs, 2014 May 23

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 1
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Lois Barney family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 23, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Escalante, Utah, scanning event

Lyman family photographs, 2014 May 24

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 5
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Lyman family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 24, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Escalante, Utah, scanning event

Moab, Utah, scanning event, 2013-2018

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of pedigrees, photographs, family histories and other documents related to the Noorlander family and the Shafer family. Digitized in Moab, Utah, on September 25, 2013 and June 15-16, 2018.

Dates: Digitized: 2013-2018
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection

Moab, Utah, scanning event, 2018-June 15-16

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs, family histories and other documents related to the Shafer family, Lewis family, and Groff family. Digitized in Moab, Utah, on June 15-16, 2018.

Dates: Digitized: Majority of material found within 2018-June 15-16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection

Nelson family photographs, 19th century, 2016 July 15

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 8 Sub-Series Sub- 5
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Nelson family. Digitized in Boulder, Utah, on July 15, 2016.

Dates: 19th century; Digitized: 2016 July 15
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Boulder, Utah, scanning event

Norman family photographs, 2014 May 23

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 6
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Norman family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 23, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 23
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Escalante, Utah, scanning event

Ott family photographs, 2014-2017

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 7
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of photographs related to the Ott family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 24, 2014 and in Tropic, Utah on April 28, 2017.

Dates: Digitized: 2014-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Escalante, Utah, scanning event

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

Porter family papers, 2014 May 24

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 8845 Series 6 Sub-Series Sub- 8
Scope and Contents

Contains digital images of letters and photographs related to the Porter family. Digitized in Escalante, Utah, on May 24, 2014.

Dates: Digitized: 2014 May 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8845, Harold B. Lee Library History in Your Attic collection / Escalante, Utah, scanning event

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