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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 96 Collections and/or Records:

On my being a Mormon

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318344]
Identifier: MSS SC 1960
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a speech delivered at the Society for the Study of Mormon Life on 28 Aug. 1980. Anderson tells about his experiences as a Mormon after his conversion to that faith. He also talks about studying at Brigham Young University and about some of his early publications.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / On my being a Mormon

Oral history of Brigham Young University Hawaii hale moms

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6699
Abstract

This collection contains interviews from three former hale, or dorm, moms at Brigham Young University Hawaii performed by Brad Westwood during April 2008. Included in this collection are the interview transcripts for each interview and the cassette tapes.

Dates: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oral history of Brigham Young University Hawaii hale moms

Personal history of Frances Parrish Barlow

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328897]
Identifier: MSS SC 3022
Scope and Contents Details her childhood in Centerville, Utah; attendance at University of Utah and Utah State University; work as a schoolteacher; marriage; travels; church service, including a Latter-day Saint welfare mission to Oklahoma, 1977-1978; and teaching at BYU. Includes original poetry; significant information about her husband, Joel C. Barlow, their children, and other family members; and photographic images. Also includes autobiographical sketches of her parents, Parley P. Parrish and Elizabeth...
Dates: 1990
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Personal history of Frances Parrish Barlow

Photographs on Jesse Knight

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8757
Content Description

Materials include photographs relating to Jesse Knight. These include portraits of Knight and of his house. Also includes photographs of an early 20th century traffic accident and an aerial photograph of Brigham Young University campus in 1928. Materials dated approximately 1900-1940.

Dates: approximately 1900-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs on Jesse Knight

Pictures of my life

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328673]
Identifier: MSS SC 2929
Scope and Contents Author shares family experiences in Springville, Provo, and Manti, Utah. She also recounts experiences at Brigham Young High School and Academy in Provo. In the 1920s she and her family lived in Long Beach and Berkeley, California and were active in the LDS Church there. Upon returning to Utah, Bullock worked as a sales clerk at Auerbach's in Salt Lake City and during World War II she worked at Fort Douglas. She gives insight into women in the work place during the war. She also gives...
Dates: 1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Pictures of my life

Thelma F. Priday collection of Farnsworth and Priday family histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232502085]
Identifier: MSS 6191
Abstract

Letter from Thelma F. Priday to Arthur R. Watkins concerning his request for information to create a biography of her; "Reflections on BYU- Fifty-three years later: March 1994; Farnsworth and Priday family histories, 1988; History of Leland Forbes Priday and Thelma Farnsworth Priday.

Dates: 1988-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thelma F. Priday collection of Farnsworth and Priday family histories

Recollections of Ernest L. Wilkinson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330109]
Identifier: MSS SC 3075
Scope and Contents

Includes a tribute to Wilkinson; an address to the Provo Ladies Literary Club, 15 March 1978; and a cover letter, 7 December 2000, to University Archivist at BYU. All items focus on her work with Ernest L. Wilkinson and on details of his life.

Dates: approximately 1975-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Recollections of Ernest L. Wilkinson

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
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9407, G. Robert Ruff papers

A short history of my life

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328749]
Identifier: MSS SC 2947
Scope and Contents Reviews his early life in Provo and Spanish Fork, Utah, including references to activities on the family farm; attendance at Brigham Young Junior High, High School, and University, including comments about playing on basketball and tennis teams; marriage to Patricia Peterson, 1956; training and work as a dentist; service as a bishop at BYU, 1964-1969; teaching religion classes at BYU beginning in 1969; other church and community service; and his family. The first six pages of narrative,...
Dates: 1976-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A short history of my life

Rulon Dean Skinner autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2955
Scope and Contents A two-volume account relating his early life in Safford, Arizona, 1931-1948; experiences at Gila Junior College, 1948-1950; Latter-day Saint mission to Uruguay and Paraguay, 1950-1953; employment and experiences with Boy Scouts of America beginning in 1943; service to Latter-day Saint Boy Scouts of Uruguay, 1950-1953; helping to begin the Latter-day Saint Boy Scouts of Paraguay, 1951-1953; service as a branch president at Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, 1989-1993; employment in...
Dates: 1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rulon Dean Skinner autobiography

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