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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 302 Collections and/or Records:

Financial Aid records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 847
Scope and Contents

Contains assistant dean's reports, meeting minutes, scholarship historical data, and Church News publicity. Materials date from between 1967 and 1978.

Dates: 1968-1979

Financial Aid records on student aid, 1967-2000

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1045 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials from the financial aids office pertaining to student aid from 1967 to 2000. Materials include minutes, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and budgets.

Dates: 1967-2000

Financial Services annual financial reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 825
Scope and Contents

Contains bound reports of Brigham Young University finances from 1950 to 1984; some years are not included in the collection. Also includes a letter from the Church Auditing Department concerning the 1971 reports, and annual financial reports from university colleges and other units.

Dates: 1951-1984

Financial Services annual reports, 1967-2010

 Series
Identifier: UA 5439 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains annual reports of Brigham Young University Financial Services. It includes expenditures for each department and assets of faculty. Dates range from 1967 to 2010.

Dates: 1967-2010

Financial Services records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5439
Scope and Contents

Contains annual reports, assistant administrative vice president files, and Jerusalem Center financial records. Dates range from 1967 to 2010.

Dates: 1967-2010

Ford L. Stevenson personal papers, 1989-1996

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1045 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains materials pertaining to the personal records of Stevenson, who served as direct or Financial Aid and Admissions and Records associate dean. The materials include minutes, reports, and correspondence.

Dates: 1989-1996

Ford L. Stevenson professional papers, 1973-1995

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1045 Series 3 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains professional materials from Stevenson, who served as director of Financial Aid and associate dean of Admissions and Records from 1973 to 1995. The materials include minutes, correspondence, and reports. The majority of the materials come from the office of Ford Stevenson.

Dates: 1973-1995

Garth F. Frazier Office of Administrative Supervisor records, 1960-1971

 Series
Identifier: UA 517 Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains records from the office of Garth Frazier, administrative supervisor. Includes budget, correspondence, faculty fellowship applications and rejections, reports, sampling of projects.

Dates: Other: 1960-1971

General Church Board of Education records

 Collection — Folder 3
Identifier: UA 536
Scope and Contents

Contains records, including tape transcripts of Franklin L. West's narrative of the "history of the department of education of the LDS Church," relating to Brigham Young University, LDS Business College, and the Juarez and Kelsey academies. Also includes correspondence on candidates for Brigham Young University president. Dated approximately 1936 to 1966.

Dates: approximately 1936-1966

General Services records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1365
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence, proposals for a new library information system, reports regarding conferences, invoices from conferences hosted by General Services, meeting minutes, employment applications, billing forms, newsletters, surveys, and subject files. Materials cover the period of 1957 to 1984.

Dates: 1957-1984