Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho)
Dates
- Existence: 1923 - 2001
Administrative History
Ricks College (1923-2001) was a religious two-year college in Rexburg, Idaho. Previously known as Ricks Normal College, the institution was later renamed as Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Citation:
Reeser, G.D. Idaho authors, 1990: t.p. (Ricks College; Rexburg, Idaho)LC data base, 5-29-91 (hdg.: Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho)
BYU-Idaho website, via WWW, May 9, 2003 (summer of 1917 the school became Ricks Normal College; in 1923, the school became known as Ricks College; in 2001 became Brigham Young University-Idaho)
Not found: Brigham Young University-Idaho Catalog, 2001-2002: cover, p. 6, etc. (BYU-IDAHO); Students rays, 1918: t.p. (Ricks Normal College)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Oswald Christensen journals
Holograph journals which include an autobiographical sketch and describe work with the Oneida Stake Academy and Ricks College, the Latter-day Saint Church and personal and family activities.
Pacific Board of Education minutes, 1957-1964
Contains meeting minutes of the Pacific Board of Education, dating from between 1957 and 1964.
Unified Church School System records
Includes reports, charts, correspondence and publications of the various schools and units under the Unified Church School System. Only a few of the records apply to Brigham Young University.
Unified Church School System records on Mexico schools, 1958-1963
Contains scrapbooks and other materials on church schools in Mexico operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Materials date from between 1958 and 1963.
Unified Church School System records on Ricks College, 1959
Contains a report on the proposed move of Ricks College to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Materials date from 1959.