Brigham Young University
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 4701 Collections and/or Records:
Women's Conference
Contains files compiled by BYU's Women's Conference 1974-1999. This collection includes minutes, correspondences, pamphlets/information, newsletters, talks, and researches conducted for Women's Conference. Most of the correspondence is addressed to Carol Cornwall Madsen.
Women's Office history
Includes correspondence, newspaper articles, speeches, programs, cards, announcements, lectures, flyers, memorabilia, and photocopied pictures of activities.
Women's Office records, 1949-1974
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
Women's Research Institute records
Collection contains subject files, correspondence, reports, programs, newsletters, and other items documenting the activities of the Women's Research Institute.
Women's Research Institute records on employment and education for women, 1974-1989
Contains records on information collected by the Women's Research Institute concerning education and employment for women. This includes statistics from Brigham Young University on student enrollment and faculty, research on women at BYU, educational resources for women, gender equity in education and the implications of Title IX, and women in occupational settings, 1974-1989.
Women's Sports Information scrapbook on women's baseball, 1995-1996
Scrapbook contains documentation on women's baseball at Brigham Young University through newspaper clippings, photographs, and other means. Includes articles highlighting team participants, coaches, and season wins and losses, 1995-1996.
Women's Sports Information scrapbooks on women's track and field, 1977-2002
Scrapbooks document the Brigham Young University women's track and field team as well as the women's cross-country team. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings and photographs most notably from the Deseret News, the Daily Herald, and the Daily Universe. Contained within are season pamphlets highlighting the team and coaches as well as news articles of wins and losses, 1977-2002.
Asahel D. Woodruff professional papers
Mary Hale Woolsey papers
Contains manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence (business and personal), scrapbooks, published and unpublished music, personal writings and literary works (poems, short stories, etc.) created and collected during Woolsey's career as a writer of adult and children's literature and as a composer of popular music.
World Family Policy Center photographs, date of production not identified
Contains photographs of on campus events connected to the World Family Policy Center. Date of production not identified.