University of Utah
Organization
Administrative History
The University of Utah (1892- ) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The University was established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret. The building which housed the University changed over time and the title became the University of Utah in 1892. The University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs. It is Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. The University moved to its current location in 1900.
Citation:
Wikipedia.org, accessed May 8, 2013 (University of Utah, est. 1850.) (established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret; building which housed the University changed over time; became the University of Utah in 1892; University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs; Utah’s oldest institution of higher education; moved to its current location in 1900. )Found in 1 Collection or Record:
A happy life remembered
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2904
Scope and Contents
First volume is an autobiography describing his early life in Provo, Utah, including attendance at Brigham Young University, 1932-1934; mission for the Mormon Church in Scotland and England in the British Mission, 1934-1936; medical studies at the University of Colorado and University of Utah; experiences as a medical officer in World War II; and medical practice in Poplar, Montana, and Salt Lake City, Utah. First volume also includes autobiographical sketch of his father, Elvon L. Jackson;...
Dates:
approximately 1992-1995