Education Building (Provo, Utah)
Organization
Administrative History
The Education Building (1892- ) originally housed Brigham Young Academy. It now houses the Provo City Library.
The Academy Building was completed in 1892 to house Brigham Young Academy. Housing one thousand students, it was one of the largest schools in the west. It was renamed the Education Building in 1922. It housed the Brigham Young High School until the school closed in 1968. It then stood vacant for nearly thirty years. It was slated for demolition, but a library bond passed in 1997 and it was renovated to house the Provo City Library.
Citation:
Provo City Library at Academy Square, August 8, 2014 (Academy History; completed 1892; one of the largest schools in the west; accommodated one thousand students; originally called Academy Building, then High School Building; renamed Education Building in 1922; used until Brigham Young High School closed in 1968; remained vacant for almost thirty years; slated for demolition; library bond passed in 1997; now houses Provo City Library)Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Academy Building, approximately 1900-1950
File — Box 5: Series 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 5813 Series 2 File 1
Dates:
approximately 1900-1950
Brigham Young University photographs of the Education Building, date of production not identified
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 827
Dates:
date of production not identified
College of Biology and Agriculture photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 823
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of the deans, faculty, classes, facilities, and groups of the College of Biology and Agriculture as well as its predecessors, the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences and the College of Applied Sciences. Dated approximately 1885-2005.
Dates:
approximately 1885-2005
Ephraim Hatch photographs of the Provo City Library at Academy Square, 2007
Series
Identifier: UA 5399 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
This series contains one spiral bound volume. The volume contain photographs of the Provo City Library at Academy Square. The series also contains 14 compact disks that hold the images used to create the volumes.
Dates:
2007
P. Bradford Westwood collection of Brigham Young Academy Foundation building analyses, 1987-1990
Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197231013290], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6796 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
Contains two structural analysis reports of the Brigham Young Academy buildings. One was performed during the summer of 1987 by Reese J. Goodwin Ph.D., P.E. This study focuses on the condition of the walls and floors of the Brigham Young Academy buildings. Each building is discussed and measurements and materials of the building are given. The other study was made in 1990 and is a seismic study on the Academy Square buildings. This study includes information on the building materials,...
Dates:
1987-1990
P. Bradford Westwood collection of Brigham Young Academy Foundation correspondence, 1985-1994
Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231013282], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 6796 Series 4
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence between the Brigham Young Academy Foundation and those with proposals for the building and notes and newsclippings with possible ideas for the building from 1985-1994. Much of the correspondence is with indiviudals and groups outside of Utah and focus on ways to protect the Brigham Young Academy buildings as well as discussing ideas for their future use. Correspondence inside of Utah focus on the relationship between the Brigham Young Academy Foundation, the Provo...
Dates:
1985-1994
P. Bradford Westwood collection of Brigham Young Academy Foundation minutes , 1985-1989
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6796 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to the meetings of the Brigham Young Academy Foundation. Minutes of the meetings from 1985-1989 are included along with notes about courses of action that were being presented and reviewed. The minutes discuss the physical condition of the Brigham Young Academy buildings, proposals for actions, discussion of community movements, conversations with the leadership of Provo City and Brigham Young University and discusssing the views and actions of the Provo City...
Dates:
1985-1989
P. Bradford Westwood collection of Brigham Young Academy Foundation proposals , 1984-1995
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6796 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to the proposed use of the Brigham Young Academy building by different groups and private citizens from 1984-1995. Proposals from the Brigham Young Academy Foundation to save the Brigham Young Academy buildings from demolition are the majority of the materials. Issues about the preservation of the Brigham Young Academy Buildings and concerns about the danger of the abandoned buildings are also discussed. Several proposals were made by real estate developers and...
Dates:
1984-1995
Physical Plant Department records on lower campus, 1947-1973
Sub-Series — Carton 23: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197227646657], Folder: 1-9
Identifier: UA 1330 Series 3 Sub-Series 28
Scope and Contents
Contains records for an arts building, education building, inspection results, college hall, lighting fixtures, and inventory, 1947-1973.
Dates:
1947-1973
P. Bradford Westwood collection on the Brigham Young Academy Foundation
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6796
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes minutes and proposals from 1985-1995 for the redevelopment and preservation of the Brigham Young Academy buildings by the Brigham Young Academy Foundation (1985-2001). The Academy Square block, except for the original 1892 Academy building, was razed in a compromise proposal that saw Provo's municipal library placed on the site in 1997. Includes structural reviews of the floor plans for the buildings, and correspondence and planning material related to the Brigham Young...
Dates:
1984-1995