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Brigham Young University. Library

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: approximately 1925 - 1961

Biography

The Brigham Young University Library (1925-1961) served as repository for the university collection of printed materials.

The university library was established in the Heber J. Grant building in 1925. The collections outgrew the Heber J. Grant building, necessitating the construction of the J. Reuben Clark Library, which was completed in 1961. Head librarians and directors of libraries were Anna K. Ollerton (1925-1948), Asael C. Lambert (1948-1951), Naomi Rich Earl (1951-1954), and S. Lyman Tyler (1954-1961).

Citation:
BYU Organizational History, website viewed Oct. 19, 2012: Brigham Young University Library (1925-1961, repository collection printed materials, Heber J. Grant building 1925, J. Reuben Clark Library 1961, head librarians and directors Anna K. Ollorton (1925-1948), Asael C. Lambert (1948-1951), Naomi Rich Earl (1951-1954), S. Lyman Tyler (1954-1961))

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Image of Photograph of open stacks in the J. Reuben Clark Jr. Library
Image of Photograph of open stacks in the ...
Image of Photograph of sign in front of the newly renamed Harold B. Lee Library
Image of Photograph of sign in front of th...
Image of Photograph of structural steel work for the library building
Image of Photograph of structural steel wo...
Image of Photograph of study hall in the Heber J. Grant Library
Image of Photograph of study hall in the H...
Image of Photograph of the dedication of the Heber J. Grant Library
Image of Photograph of the dedication of t...
Image of Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Heber J. Grant Library
Image of Photograph of the groundbreaking ...
Image of Photograph of the Heber J. Grant Library
Image of Photograph of the Heber J. Grant ...
Image of Photograph of Upper Campus
Image of Photograph of Upper Campus

Photograph of Upper Campus

 Digital Record
Identifier: UAP2_F132_p132top
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Photographs of semicentennial celebration, 1924-1925

 Series — Carton 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 [Barcode: 31197233282521], Folder: 48
Identifier: UA 1070 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs from the 1924 Founder's Day celebration and the 1925 semicentennial celebration at Brigham Young University. Includes photographs of survivors from the original 1875 class, the parade, the dedication of the Heber J. Grant Library, and photographs from various other activities, 1924-1925.

Dates: 1924-1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Collection of Brigham Young University photographs

S. Lyman Tyler professional papers, 1949-1979

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 614 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains research and reference files, notes, drafts, minutes, correspondence, and other materials produced by Tyler during his career at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. Includes information on Native American tribes, environmental issues, historiography, and Utah history. Also includes administrative records related to Utah educational and historical institutions. Materials date from between 1949 and 1979.

Dates: 1949-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / S. Lyman Tyler papers

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