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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Kenneth Jenks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1951
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typed plays, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, programs, notebooks, and literary magazines. The materials relate to Jenks' plays, his revisions of them, and his attempts to get them published or performed.

Dates: 1947-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kenneth Jenks papers

Thomas O'Dea conference and lecture activities, 1952-1972

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1417 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains paper drafts, programs, correspondence, and other materials related to professional conferences in the fields of sociology and religion. Materials date from between 1952 and 1972.

Dates: 1952-1972
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1417, Thomas F. O'Dea papers

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