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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 91 Collections and/or Records:

BYU Photo photographs of women's tennis, 1975-2000

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 2 Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents

Slides and negatives of Brigham Young University women's tennis related images. Dated 1975-2000.

Dates: 1975-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of sports teams

BYU Photo photographs of women's track, 1975-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 2 Sub-Series 21
Scope and Contents

Slides and negatives of Brigham Young University women's track related images. Dated 1975-2001.

Dates: 1975-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of sports teams

BYU Photo photographs of women's volleyball, 1974-2000

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 2 Sub-Series 23
Scope and Contents

Slides and negatives of Brigham Young University women's volleyball related images. Dated 1974-2000.

Dates: 1974-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of sports teams

BYU Photo photographs of wrestling, 1966-2000

 Sub-Series — Carton 200: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239130013]
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 2 Sub-Series 24
Scope and Contents

Slides and negatives of Brigham Young University wrestling related images. Dated 1966-2000.

Dates: 1966-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 5754, BYU Photo photographs / BYU Photo photographs of sports teams

Campus slides

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620860]
Identifier: UA 1046
Scope and Contents

Nineteen 35 mm Kodachrome transparency slides of buildings on the campus of Brigham Young University. The buildings include the old Joseph Smith Building, the Education Building at Brigham Young Academy, the Heber J. Grant Building, the President's House, the Carl F. Eyring Science Center, the Karl G. Maeser Building, the George H. Brimhall Building, some campus stairs, and the football stadium. The slides are from around 1965.

Dates: approximately 1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Campus slides

Centennial Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1124
Scope and Contents Contains a wide variety of documentation produced and collected by the Centennial Committee. This includes memorandums, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, photographs, and other materials. These files contain information on most of the events that happened during the Centennial year, as well as various buttons and banners. A significant portion of the collection relates directly to the production of Brigham!, a musical dramatizing the founding and growth of Brigham Young...
Dates: 1973-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Centennial Committee records

Paul R. Cheesman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2049
Scope and Contents Contains manuscripts (personal and professional papers), publisher's gallery prints, color transparencies (including 35 mm slides), negatives, color separations, photographs, personal literary materials, research and reference files, audio and visual materials, and historical books, covering over 30 years of research in the ancient Americas, other ancient civilizations, and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A vast majority of the materials in this collection involve...
Dates: approximately 1945-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Paul R. Cheesman papers

Ronald J. Clark collection on the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233636585]
Identifier: MSS 8254
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence concerning the planning of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Centers. Also contains color slides of the Hinckley Building taken by Ronald J. Clark. Materials date from 1998 to 2004.

Dates: 1998-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Ronald J. Clark collection on the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

Clinton F. Larson audio-visual material, 1952-2008

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1984 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Clinton F. Larson's audio-visual materials.

Dates: Other: 1952-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1984, Clinton F. Larson papers

Clinton Larson slides and photographs, 1900-1952

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7580 Series 8
Scope and Contents Contains a portion of Clinton Larson's slide collection, including slides of Brigham Young University athletics and student activities, pictures of early air transportation, photographs of Salt Lake City, and slides of Mormon temples. Also includes photographs, primarily of Clinton Larson as an athlete and soldier, with some photographs of Clinton Larson's older years, and some with family, Lillian and Clinton F. Larson, and a photograph of Clinton Larson's high jump that won him the NCAA...
Dates: 1900-1952
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7580, Clinton Larson papers

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