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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 53 Collections and/or Records:

Harold B. Lee Library rendering of the library addition

 File — Oversize-folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227655997]
Identifier: UA 5287
Scope and Contents

Materials include an artistic rendering of the proposed addition to the Harold B. Lee Library. Dated 1996.

Dates: 1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold B. Lee Library rendering of the library addition

J. Gordon Daines III and P. Bradford Westwood papers on campus history, 2003-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5602 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the history of the buildings of Brigham Young University and the architects that designed them. Included are reports done by students about the buildings, photographs, newspaper articles, and printouts about the physical information of the building that were collected from 2003 to 2006. Materials were arranged by the authors in different color folders to represent the different types of buidings: pink for academic and administrative, green for housing and...
Dates: 2003-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5602, J. Gordon Daines III and P. Bradford Westwood papers on Designing BYU

Harold A. Kundert collection on Brigham Young University

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225556767]
Identifier: UA 5283
Scope and Contents

Compact disc containing a collage of images from Brigham Young University during the 1940s and a printout of that collage. Also includes a brief letter describing his experiences at the university as a Naval Cadet.

Dates: 1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Harold A. Kundert collection on Brigham Young University

Multimedia Unit records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233653655]
Identifier: UA 5641
Scope and Contents

Contains the DVDs and CD data discs of film shot by the Harold B. Lee Library multimedia unit from February 2012 and April 2013. The DVDs hold the final edited shoot that are accessible with the menu, while the CD data discs have each film segment individually accessible. Footage focuses on the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University campus and student events and life.

Dates: 2012-2013
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Multimedia Unit records

Negatives of the Brigham Young University lower campus buildings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4089
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 5 nitrate negatives, 225 35-mm black and white negatives, and 10 photographic prints of negatives. All of the images are of lower-campus buildings of Brigham Young University between 1914 and 1989. Buildings included in the images are the Brigham Young Academy, the Old Missionary Training School, and the College Hall. Many of the photographs are of the interiors of these buildings. One of the nitrate negatives is of the May Ward Food Laboratory taken in 1914.

Dates: 1914-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Negatives of the Brigham Young University lower campus buildings

Negatives of campus events, 1953-1957

 Series
Identifier: UA 5810 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains black-and-white and color negatives of Brigham Young University faculty, students, facilities, and events. Materials date from between 1953 and 1957.

Dates: 1953-1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5810, Photographs of campus events

Office of Information Technology records

 Collection — Folder 41: [Barcode: 31197232564143]
Identifier: UA 1241
Scope and Contents

Contains records of the Office of Information Technology and its predecessors, including general files, campus building records, history records, vendor documents and information, financial records, correspondence, and staff meeting minutes. Records relate to the function of the organization in providing technology and information systems to the university, 1966-2009.

Dates: 1966-2009; Majority of material found within 1966-1998
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Office of Information Technology records

Office of the President correspondence with auxiliaries, 1994-1995

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 925 Series 1 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with university auxiliary units at Brigham Young University. Materials date from between 1994 and 1995.

Dates: 1994-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 925, Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence / Office of the President correspondence

Office of the President correspondence with Auxiliary Services, 1998-1999

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1073 Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with university auxiliary units at Brigham Young University. Materials date from between 1998 and 1999.

Dates: 1998-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1073, Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence / Office of the President correspondence

Office of the President correspondence with Auxiliary Services, 1999-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1073 Series 2 Sub-Series 5 Sub-Series 15
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with university auxiliary units at Brigham Young University. Materials date from between 1999 and 2000.

Dates: 1999-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1073, Office of the President records / Office of the President correspondence / Office of the President correspondence

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