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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 151 Collections and/or Records:

Public Relations Division department records, 1974-1982

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1360 Series 1
Scope and Contents

The series contains correspondence, minutes, reports, speeches, programs, photographs, and clippings related to commencement, travel, and campus visits.

Dates: Other: 1974-1982

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

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

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

Ruff family history collection, approximately 1937-2020

 Series — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197239126888], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 9407 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Digital copies of diaries, photographs, letters, autobiographies, articles, poems, and other writings, and ephemera such as clippings, programs and invitations. Also includes artwork and other advertising work by G. Robert Ruff, and his military records. Stored on M-disc and a flash drive. Dated appproximately 1937 to 2020.

Dates: approximately 1937-2020

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

Scholarship Office records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1355
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs and information received by the office from the Scholarship Committee concerning Presidential Scholar finalists.

Dates: 1982-2002

Ski Team records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1174
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, minutes, training information, photographs, and policies and procedures, as well as information on the races that the Ski Team participated in.

Dates: 1981-1994

Oliver R. Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2087
Abstract Includes correspondence, family newsletters and news clippings, university memoranda, photographs, artifacts, and a few Hill Cumorah Pageant files. Subject files contain information on BYU student clubs, including Delta Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Omega Nu, and Sigma Delta Chi, and information on organizations with which he was affiliated, such as the US Air Force Reserve, Association of Educators of Journalism, Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association, National Council of College Publications...
Dates: 1935-1979

Student Auxiliary Services records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1223
Scope and Contents

This collection details the workings of the Brigham Young University Department of Student Auxiliary Services. It is comprised of staff minutes, programs, clippings, and reports outlining the various objects and activities which the Student Auxiliary Services dealt with.

Dates: 1952-1995