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Brigham Young Academy

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1875 - 1903

Administrative History

Brigham Young Academy (1875-1903) was established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Brigham Young for the instruction of church members in the area of Provo, Utah.

Brigham Young Academy was the predecessor to Brigham Young University and Brigham Young High School. Brigham Young saw the school as a place where all secular learning should be fused with teachings from the scriptures. Despite steady growth during its early years, the Academy was threatened by a series of financial and physical setbacks. With the help and sacrifice of Abraham O. Smoot, the campus moved in 1891 to new facilities on University Avenue in Provo Utah. The Academy's curriculum strengthened and enrollment grew. In 1903, the name was officially changed to Brigham Young University.

Brigham Young Academy principals included Warren N. Dusenberry (1876), Karl G. Maeser (1876-1892), and Benjamin Cluff (1892-1894). Benjamin Cluff also served as Academy president between 1894 and 1903.

Citation:
The Journal of pedagogy, Feb. 1895: t.p. (Brigham Young Academy)

BYU--national champions, 1985: intro. (Brigham Young University)

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)

Provo City Library website, via WWW, Oct. 2, 2012 (Brigham Young Academy; founded in 1876; essentially a high school until 1896, with the founding of the College Dept.)

YFacts History of BYU, via WWW, viewed May 31, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy (1875-1903), Brigham Young saw the school as a place where all secular learning should be fused with teachings from the scriptures, despite steady growth during its early years, the Academy was threatened by a series of financial and physical setbacks, with the help and sacrifice of Abraham O. Smoot, the campus moved in 1891 to new facilities on University Avenue in Provo Utah, the Academy's curriculum strengthened and enrollment grew, 1903 the name was officially changed to Brigham Young University)

Yfacts BYU Presidents, via WWW, viewed Mar. 19, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy principals included Warren N. Dusenberry (1876), Karl G. Maeser (1876-1892), and Benjamin Cluff (1892-1903))

Brigham Young High School History, via WWW, viewed May 31, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy was the predecessor to Brigham Young University and Brigham Young High School)

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Alumni Association general administrative records, 1958-1962

 Series — Box 16: Series 11 [Barcode: 31197231024131]
Identifier: UA 541 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains administrative files produced by Raymond E. Beckham, including correspondence, plans, meeting agendas, memos, procedures, and studies.

Dates: 1958-1962

Annual report of the principal of the Brigham Young Academy : to the Board of Trustees and Stake Board of Education, for the sixteenth academic year

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231011054]
Identifier: UA 326
Scope and Contents

Report by Benjamin Cluff on the operations of Brigham Young Academy during the 1891-1892 school year. Includes information on the academy's administration, curriculum, and facilities.

Dates: 1891-1892

Annual statistical and financial report of the Brigham Young Academy Sunday School of the Utah Stake : for the year ending December 31, 1900

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231244051]
Identifier: UA 588
Scope and Contents

Brief statistical summary of enrollment, finances, ward officers; and includes instructions to ward superintendencies and secretaries.

Dates: 1900 December 31

Brigham Young Academy annual statistical reports

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012169]
Identifier: UA 338
Scope and Contents

Contains four annual statistical reports compiled for Brigham Young Academy. Materials date from between 1896 to 1900.

Dates: 1896-1897; 1900

Brigham Young Academy department reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 213
Scope and Contents

Contains reports arranged by departments containing students grades in percentages for various classes, 1878-1892.

Dates: 1878-1892

Brigham Young Academy register of studies

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 229
Scope and Contents

Contains reports to the Board of Directors of daily schedules of classes, weekly lesson plans, statistics and reports, student examinations, and faculty in each department.

Dates: 1876-1894

Brigham Young Academy room assignment records

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231035707]
Identifier: UA 232
Scope and Contents

Contains daily room schedules, regulations of the boarding house, and a report listing the number of students in each class (20 items).

Dates: 1882-1890

Brigham Young Academy school activities records

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231234409]
Identifier: UA 751
Scope and Contents

Contains statistics for registration within the Normal, Academic A and B, Intermediate A and B, Primary schools; statistics relating to registration of classes; statistics for faculty meeting attendance; and statistics regarding memberships in organizations. Also included are lists of courses, teachers, and subjects covered in classes. Index included.

Dates: 1881-1884

Edward H. Holt papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231036630]
Identifier: UA 250
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence regarding admission to Brigham Young Academy, theology class assignments, petitions, essays, talks by Lorenzo Snow and George Q. Cannon, papers regarding credit, advanced standing, student clubs, and miscellaneous correspondence and reports from Holt's files. Materials date from between 1899 and 1938.

Dates: 1899-1938

Laboratory School associations and organizations records, 1953-1968

 Series — Box 3: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197235223895], Folder: 2-5
Identifier: UA 564 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains minutes and files on the National Association of Student Councils, National Honor Society for Junior and Senior High Schools, and Parent-Teacher Association: correspondence, program outlines, conference information, meeting minutes, constitutions, handbooks, annual reports, membership lists, certificates, and cards, emblems, clippings, policy and procedure information, GPA summaries, and other materials. Dates range from 1953-1968.

Dates: 1953-1968