L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Dates
- Existence: 2000-
Administrative History
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections (2000- ) is a special collections library and manuscripts/archival repository.
The Perry Special Collections was named in May 2000, and was previously known as the Department of Special Collections; Manuscripts. Aline and L. Sam Skaggs, through their ALSAM Foundation, made a generous financial donation to the new library and requested that the Special Collections be named after L. Tom Perry, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The department is responsible for collecting, preserving, and making available rare books, historical manuscripts, and university records. Department chairs have included Scott Duvall (1999-2002), P. Bradford Westwood (2002-2009), Russ Taylor (2009-2014), J. Gordon Daines III (2014-2020), and Thomas R. Wells, (2020- ).
Citation:
Women's manuscript collections in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 2000.L. Tom Perry Special Collections Web site, viewed June 26, 2007 (William A. Wilson Folklore Archives, University Archives, part of L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University; named in May 2000, previously known as Special Collections Dept.; special collections library, and manuscripts and archival repository; responsible for collecting, preserving, and making accessible unique and rare materials)
UPB files, Mar. 2, 2015 (department chairs: Scott Duvall (1999-2002), P. Bradford Westwood (2002-2009), Russ Taylor (2009-2014), and J. Gordon Daines III (2014-2020), Thomas R. Wells, (2021- ))
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections chair records, 1986-2011
L. Tom Perry Special Collections endowment files
Contains files documenting the endowments of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Materials date from 2003 to 2004.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections exhibit props
Contains old cases, boxes, and other materials that are to be used or have been used as props for exhibits in Special Collections.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections exhibit records, 1998-2018
Contains photographs of the Helen Foster Snow exhibit and presentation held in Special Collections, photographs and guest book used in the Helen Foster Snow exhibit, programs, fliers, posters, and other material for or related to the Helen Foster Snow exhibit. Dated 1998 to 2001. Also contains email printouts, notes, a compact disc, and fliers related to the BYU and the Great War exhibit, dated 2017 to 2018.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections project records, 2002-2019
L. Tom Perry Special Collections project records on INDI, 2005-2008
Contains development and design documents, correspondence, and presentations related to the INDI (Integrated Digital Special Collections) project to develop automated archival management software. Also includes the design documentation for the proposed INDI-lite project. Materials date from 2005 to 2008.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections project records on Motion Picture Archives Film Series, 2002-2015
Includes a collection of CDs and DVDs containing files pertaining to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections's Motion Picture Film Series. On these disks are movie poster backdrops, and recordings on discussions of important individuals pertaining to the series, including James Stewart, Cecil B. DeMille, and others. Materials dated 2002-2015.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections publicity materials for A Mormon Bibliography
Materials include publicity materials and press releases for the 2004 second edition publication of A Mormon Bibliography, 1830-1930. Dated 2004.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections records
Contains project, chair and exhibit records from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Included are materials documenting the department's use of archival content management systems, digital projects, websites, video tutorials, and conferences. Also includes the Helen Foster exhibit records from 2000 to 2001, and the BYU and the Great War exhibit from 2017 to 2018. Materials date from 1986 to 2019.
L. Tom Perry Special Collections records on 50th anniversary celebration
Contains a brochure created for the 50th Anniversary of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, a list of the items displayed in the "Top Fifty" exhibit, voting results used to select the items displayed in the "Top Fifty" exhibit, and the program for the 50th Anniversary Celebration program held on October 17, 2007 as well as the script and a print out of the PowerPoint used during the program.
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- Collection 17
- Archival Object 15
- Subject
- Colleges and Universities 19
- Education 19
- Letters 10
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 7
- Library exhibits -- Utah -- Provo 7
- Archival materials -- Digitization -- Utah -- Provo 6
- Conference materials 6
- Videocassettes 6
- Workflow management systems -- Utah -- Provo 6
- DVDs 5
- Motion pictures 5
- Performing Arts 5
- Agendas 4
- Memorandums 4
- Notes 4
- Proposals 4
- Typescripts 4
- Artifacts 2
- Brochures 2
- Financial records 2
- Handbooks and manuals 2
- Minutes (Records) 2
- Pamphlets 2
- Posters 2
- Provo (Utah) 2
- Social Life and Customs 2
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 2
- Archives 1
- Archives -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Archives -- Utah -- Provo -- History 1
- Awards 1
- Basketball -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Bible 1
- Bible -- Versions 1
- Book collecting -- Utah -- Provo -- Congresses 1
- Cataloging of archival materials -- Utah -- Provo -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 1
- Catholicism 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Collection development (Libraries) -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Collections management 1
- Computer software -- Development -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Digitizing 1
- Exhibitions 1
- Fliers (Ephemera) 1
- Fund raising 1
- Historians -- Utah 1
- Home and Family 1
- Lists 1
- Literature 1
- Manuscripts, Japanese -- Exhibitions 1
- Mormon Church 1
- Mormon women -- Exhibitions 1
- Photographs 1
- Planning 1
- Press releases 1
- Printouts 1
- Prints, Japanese -- Exhibitions 1
- Programs 1
- Protestantism 1
- Publications 1
- Rare books -- Utah -- Provo -- Bibliography 1
- Religion 1
- Reports 1
- Research institutes -- Utah -- Provo 1
- Sports and Recreation 1 + ∧ less