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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 288 Collections and/or Records:

Public Relations Coordinating Council file, 1966-1979

 Series — Box 13: Series 23; Series 24; Series 25; Series 26; Series 27; Series 28; Series 29 [Barcode: 31197223106417], Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 1133 Series 23
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains various records, correspondence, and articles relating to Alumni Relations. Contains information pertaining to Aspen Grove, Athletic Activities, Development, Faculty, and other files.

Dates: 1966-1979
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1133, Alumni Relations records

Publications and Graphics photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 763
Scope and Contents Photographs used by Brigham Young University's Publications and Graphics Department, many of which are copies made from other sources. Includes photographs of Brigham Young University buildings, Brigham Young Academy, portraits of students, athletes, and faculty members, athletic and performing arts events, the Howard W. Hunter Law Library expansion, and other campus events. Includes photographs taken by George Edward Anderson. Collection contains both black and white and color photographs,...
Dates: approximately 1832-1980s
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Publications and Graphics photograph collection

Publications Office records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 476
Scope and Contents

Collection compiled in honor of David O. McKay on his 90th birthday which contains a pictorial summary showing growth of the Unified Church School System; a dedicatory letter from Ernest L. Wilkinson; cumulative enrollment charts of BYU, institutes, and seminaries; photographs of campuses, buildings, students, and leaders of schools in the Unified Church School System; and photographs of McKay, 1951-1963.

Dates: 1951-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Publications Office records

Records file, 1973-1977

 Series — Box 13: Series 23; Series 24; Series 25; Series 26; Series 27; Series 28; Series 29 [Barcode: 31197223106417], Folder: 2
Identifier: UA 1133 Series 24
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains various records, correspondence, and articles relating to Alumni Relations. Contains information pertaining to Aspen Grove, Athletic Activities, Development, Faculty, and other files.

Dates: 1973-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1133, Alumni Relations records

Report of semi-centennial celebration of the founding of Brigham Young University

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233259446]
Identifier: UA 894
Scope and Contents Record of events held as part of the semicentennial celebration, compiled by A. Rex Johnson and Melvin C. Miller. Includes transcripts of talks. Also includes a photograph showing people and parade floats in front of the Maeser Building. Speakers included George H. Brimhall, Willard Young, Adam S. Bennion, David J. Wilson, Herbert E. Bolton, Heber J. Grant, Franklin S. Harris, E. G. Peterson, John A. Widtsoe, Richard R. Lyman, and others. Includes a report on the dedication of the Heber...
Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Report of semi-centennial celebration of the founding of Brigham Young University

Owen S. Rich photographs and other material on KBYU

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1142
Scope and Contents

Photographs and some papers related to the history of KBYU television and radio.

Dates: 1940-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Owen S. Rich photographs and other material on KBYU

Alma Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 310
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photocopies of correspondence, newsclippings, scrapbooks, and certificates of Richards' athletic career. Also includes original photographs and negatives.

Dates: 1919-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Alma Richards papers

Lee W. Robinson photograph collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233646998]
Identifier: UA 5547
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs collected by Robinson. The first is a Christmas card sent to a Mrs. H. Robinson with a photographic insert from Glenn S. Potter, dated 1927. The second is a photograph of John C. Swenson with a large group of women sitting outside the Academy building.

Dates: 1927
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Lee W. Robinson photograph collection

G. Robert Ruff papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9407
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, photographs, negatives, printed ephemera, and planning documents produced by G. Robert Ruff. Materials document his work as editor of the Banyan and time as a student athlete at Brigham Young University, his service in the United States Army Air Corps, his career with David W. Evans Inc., his work to establish a school of communications at BYU, and his participation in the BYU Alumni Association. Also includes a collection of digitized family history materials about...
Dates: approximately 1912-2020; Majority of material found within 1940-2020
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. Robert Ruff papers

S. Kent Brown research, 1971-2011, bulk: 1990-2001

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6287 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains documents, notes, emails, scripts, drafts, photographs, transparencies and copies of publications that pertain to research work done by Brown on the New Testament, Book of Mormon, and for the documentary Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God. Material dates from 1971-2011.

Dates: 1971-2011; Majority of material found within 1990-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6287, S. Kent Brown papers

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