Brigham Young Academy
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 100 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence, 1897-1898
Contains correspondence between Cluff and students, teachers, businessmen, and others related to the administration of Brigham Young Academy. Materials date from between 1897 and 1898.
Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence, 1898-1899
Contains correspondence between Cluff and students, teachers, and others related to the administration of the Academy. Materials date from between 1898 and 1899.
Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence, 1899-1900
Contains correspondence between Cluff and students, teachers, and others related to the administration of the Academy. Contains information on the planning and start of the South American Expedition. Materials date from between 1899 and 1900.
Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence, 1902
Contains correspondence between Benjamin Cluff Jr. and students, teachers, and Church leaders related to the administration of the Academy. Includes information on the Beaver Branch. Materials date from 1902.
Brigham Young Academy presidential correspondence on missionaries, 1903
Contains correspondence between Benjamin Cluff Jr. and educational missionaries, as well as students, related to efforts to promote the Academy. Materials date from 1903.
Brigham Young University cash ledgers, 1921-1928
Contains cash account ledgers managed by the university secretary-treasurer between 1921 and 1928.
Brigham Young University financial records, 1880-1953
Contains financial records for the early Brigham Young Academy and Brigham Young University years.
Collection on university faculty members, 1875-2009
Contains biographical information on members of the Brigham Young University faculty, administration, and board of trustees. Various files contain information on the subjects' professional, civic, family, and church activities. Some files include newspaper and magazine articles, and talks.
Correspondence, 1881-1930
Edwin Butterworth Jr. negatives for the Brigham Young University centennial celebration
Contains the negatives for the photographs used by Edwin Butterworth Jr. for the publication of Brigham Young University: 1000 Views of 100 Years.