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Brigham Young University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1903-

Administrative History

Brigham Young University (1903- ) is a university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo, Utah.

Brigham Young University was established in 1903 in a renaming of Brigham Young Academy. Past and present Brigham Young University presidents include George H. Brimhall (1903-1921), Franklin S. Harris (1921-1945), Howard S. McDonald (1945-1949), (acting president) Christian Jensen (1949-1951), Ernest L. Wilkinson (1951-1971), Dallin H. Oaks (1971-1980), Jeffrey R. Holland (1980-1989), Rex E. Lee (1989-1995), Merrill J. Bateman (1996-2003), Cecil O. Samuelson (2003-2014), Kevin J. Worthen (2014-2023), and C. Shane Reese (2023- ).

Brigham Young University is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of the Church Educational System (CES). The university is governed by a Board of Trustees, which, since 1939, has consisted of the First Presidency of the Church as well as other General Authorities or general officers of the Church appointed by the First Presidency. The Board of Trustees provides general direction and oversees the formulation of broad policies as well as the approval of all executive leadership and faculty appointments at the university. The Board of Trustees delegates to the University President the responsibility to conduct the operations of the institution and administer the policies enacted by the board. The President serves as the chief executive officer and general manager of the University. Between 1996 and 2014, the President of the university was also been a General Authority of the Church.

Brigham Young University has grown from a small academy to one of the world's largest private universities. Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU offers a unique educational environment that promotes learning by study and also by faith.

Citation:
Its Annual catalog, 1907/08.

BYU--national champions, 1985: intro. (Brigham Young University)

The Journal of pedagogy, Feb. 1895: t.p. (Brigham Young Academy)

History of BYU (within Brigham Young University website), via WWW, 4 November 2010 (Brigham Young Academy established October 16, 1875 in Provo, Utah. Name changed to Brigham Young University in 1903. Sponsored by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, associated with BYU-Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii; BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho; and LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Brigham Young University Organizational History website, via WWW, Mar. 2, 2011 (Brigham Young University; est. 1903; name change from Brigham Young Academy; Presidents: George H. Brimhall (1903-1921), Franklin S. Harris (1921-1945), Howard S. McDonald (1945-1949), (acting president) Christian Jensen (1949-1951), Ernest L. Wilkinson (1951-1971), Dallin H. Oaks (1971-1980), Jeffrey R. Holland (1980-1989), Rex E. Lee (1989-1995), Merrill J. Bateman (1996-2003), Cecil O. Samuelson (2003-2014), and Kevin J. Worthen (2014- ); owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; governed by a board of trustees)

Brigham Young University website, via WWW, June 22, 2023 (C. Shane Reese; appointed president of Brigham Young University, May 1, 2023)

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University Oral History Project transcripts, 1965-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the Brigham Young University Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1965-1982.

Dates: 1965-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Brigham Young University Oral History Project transcripts and case files

Centennial History Project interviews, 1972-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 566 Series 3 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains transcripts of interviews of assorted Unviversity staff, past and present, and card files and compiled lists of the various topical and source codes used by staff researchers. It consists primarily of notes by staff members on personal interviews conducted with university personnel, alumni, and others possessing information concerning the history of the university. Several of these interviews were tap recorded. For several of these taped interviews partial transcripts were produced....
Dates: 1972-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 566, Centennial History Project records / Centennial History Project source material files

Jennie Groberg interviews with Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2962
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview taken from the included cassette sound tapes. The interview was conducted by Jennie Groberg in 1964 and 1965. Holbrook talks about his ancestors, and his wife, Alsina Elizabeth Brimhall (1876-1960), whom he met at Brigham Young University and married in 1901. He talks about his education, his children, his occupations, and his missionary experiences with the Maori people of New Zealand.

Dates: 1964-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Jennie Groberg interviews with Lafayette Hinckley Holbrook

Oral history interview with Algie E. Ballif

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232593811]
Identifier: MSS 8818
Scope and Contents

DVD sound recording and transcript of an oral history interview with Ballif. The interview includes her time as a student at Brigham Young University from 1915-1916, her time as a student of Radcliffe College in Boston in 1921, and the initial years of her service in the newly-created Dance program at BYU from the 1920s and 1930s. Material dated August 1982.

Dates: 1982 August
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Algie E. Ballif

Oral history interview with Boyd Jarman

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338383]
Identifier: MSS 2793
Scope and Contents

Tapes and transcript of an oral history done with Boyd O. Jarman as part of the Joint Oral History Project between the Alumni Association and the University Archives in 2003.

Dates: 2003 August 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Boyd Jarman

Oral history interview with David H. Pratt

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS OH 900
Scope and Contents

Bound interview, two typescripts, and a cassette tape of an interview conducted by Richard Poll as part of the Brigham Young University Archives Joint Oral History Project of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association Emeritus Club on September 20, 1988.

Dates: 1988
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with David H. Pratt

Oral history interview with Dean C. Christensen

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2986
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview conducted by Gail Richards on September 30, 1985 in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Christensen talks about his early life in Ephraim, Utah, and his education. He also discusses his teaching career at Brigham Young University. Audiotapes of interview also included.

Dates: 1985 September 30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Dean C. Christensen

Oral history interview with Evelyn Crandall

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 63
Scope and Contents

Interview by Hollis Scott with Eva Maeser Crandall, concerning her father, Karl G. Maeser, her childhood in Provo, her memories of Brigham Young Academy, students and faculty of Brigham Young Academy. Includes transcript and sound recordings.

Dates: 1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Evelyn Crandall

Oral history interview with Hugh W. Peterson

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 45
Scope and Contents

Interview by Leonard R. Grover with Hugh W. Peterson concerning his experiences at Brigham Young University, with the faculty, the chemistry department, and the administration. Also talks about his family, and his association with Geneva Steel, and his work with the Church Welfare Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes transcript and sound recordings.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Hugh W. Peterson

Oral history interview with J. J. Keeler

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2122
Scope and Contents

Includes memories of his grandfather, J. Marinus Jensen, who was a professor in the English Department at Brigham Young University, 1910-1945. Includes information on Jensen's personal and professional life.

Dates: 1992 January 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with J. J. Keeler

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