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Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho)

 Organization

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ruth H. Barrus papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2092
Abstract

Papers and scrapbooks relating to her work in humanities and music at Ricks College, her role as mother and wife, and position as 1978 Idaho Mother of the Year. Collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, personal journals (1976-1979), class syllabi, grant applications, and papers written for publication and presentation. Includes information on the 1976 Teton Dam disaster.

Dates: approximately 1933-1979

Oswald Christensen journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 531
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1902-1958