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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 13 Collections and/or Records:

Office of the President records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1030
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports between Jeffrey R. Holland and various university and church leadership and other personnel. Major subjects include university relations, university development, admissions and records, the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, and the role of religious education at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1974-1989.

Dates: 1972-1989

Unified Church School System records

 Collection — Box 10: [Barcode: 31197231023182]
Identifier: UA 535
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1939-1965

Unified Church School System records on college guidance centers for Mormon students, approximately 1960

 Series — Box 2: Series 3; Series 2; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231023349], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA 535 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains information on counseling services for Mormon youth.

Dates: approximately 1960