McDonald, Howard S. (Howard Stevenson), 1894-1986
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1894-1986
Biographical History
Howard S. McDonald (1894-1986) served as the sixth president of Brigham Young University from 1945-1949.
Howard Stevenson McDonald was born July 18, 1894. On November 14, 1945 Howard S. McDonald was inaugurated as the sixth president of Brigham Young University. A time of great growth for the university, enrollment doubled from 2,700 students in the fall of 1945 to 5,400 students in the 1947-1948 school year. McDonald spent most of his tenure working tirelessly to increase the number of buildings on campus, to solidify the organizational structure of the university and to recruit additional faculty members. He created the Dean of Students Office to oversee non-academic programs on campus and welcomed over eighty new faculty to the campus.
Beginning in 1946 McDonald began lobbying the Board of Trustees for funds to build a science building, a library addition, a student union building, additional dormitories, and a fine arts building. Funds for the science building were appropriated in 1946, but construction did not begin until 1948 and the building was not completed until after the end of McDonald's administration. McDonald also worked diligently to obtain surplus military housing from the Ogden arsenal. Using funds from the Federal Works Program, he oversaw the conversion of forty-five temporary buildings into a student housing complex called Wymount Village.
Following his tenure as president of BYU, he served as president of Los Angeles City College from 1949-1958 and president of Los Angeles State College from 1958 to 1962.
Howard Stevenson McDonald was born July 18, 1894. On November 14, 1945 Howard S. McDonald was inaugurated as the sixth president of Brigham Young University. A time of great growth for the university, enrollment doubled from 2,700 students in the fall of 1945 to 5,400 students in the 1947-1948 school year. McDonald spent most of his tenure working tirelessly to increase the number of buildings on campus, to solidify the organizational structure of the university and to recruit additional faculty members. He created the Dean of Students Office to oversee non-academic programs on campus and welcomed over eighty new faculty to the campus.
Beginning in 1946 McDonald began lobbying the Board of Trustees for funds to build a science building, a library addition, a student union building, additional dormitories, and a fine arts building. Funds for the science building were appropriated in 1946, but construction did not begin until 1948 and the building was not completed until after the end of McDonald's administration. McDonald also worked diligently to obtain surplus military housing from the Ogden arsenal. Using funds from the Federal Works Program, he oversaw the conversion of forty-five temporary buildings into a student housing complex called Wymount Village.
Following his tenure as president of BYU, he served as president of Los Angeles City College from 1949-1958 and president of Los Angeles State College from 1958 to 1962.
Citation
Brief autobiography, 1969: t.p. (Howard S. McDonald)Wikipedia, via WWW, Aug. 25, 2009: (Howard Stevenson McDonald; b. July 18, 1894; d. Oct. 25, 1986; president of Brigham Young University, 1945-1949; president of Los Angeles City College, 1949-1958; president of Los Angeles State College, 1958-1962)
OCLC, Aug. 25, 2009 (hdg.: McDonald, Howard S. ; McDonald, Howard S. (Howard Stevenson), 1894- ; McDonald, Howard S., 1894- ; McDonald, Howard Stevenson, 1894-; usage: Howard S. McDonald ; Howard McDonald)
BYU History: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, website, via WWW, Sept. 19, 2012: Howard S. McDonald and Brigham Young University (1894-1986, born July 18, 1894, November 14, 1945 inaugurate sixth president, enrollments doubled from 2700 to 5400 in 1947-1948, created Dean of Students Office, eighty new faculty, 1946 lobbied for science building, library addition, student union, dormitories, fine arts building, 1946 funds for science building, construction 1948, not finished, surplus military housing, Ogden arsenal, funds from Federal Works Program, 45 temporary buildings, Wymount Village, president Los Angeles City College 1949-1958, Los Angeles State College 1958-1962)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
George H. Hansen albums, 1914-1963
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 1
Scope and Contents note
Scenes from Hansen's mission in England, travels and studies in Mexico, Texas, and California, geology trips, visit to Indonesia to establish a geology department at Gadjah Mada University, and his college years and service in the Utah State ROTC; Afton Allred Hansen's mission to the Eastern States in the 1920s; Bessie Hansen and her family and friends in Richfield, Utah, her nursing work, on camping trips and other vacations; Mildred Allred with her friends and family, on trips to Bryce Canyon...
Dates:
Other: 1914-1963
George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 2
Scope and Contents note
Photos of: George on his mission to England, on geology field trips, on his visit to Indonesia, in the ROTC; of Afton Allred Hansen on his mission to the Eastern States; of Bessie Hansen in Richfield, on vacations, and with her family and friends; of Mildred Allred on her mission to California; of the Greco family (George's aunt); of George's family while he was growing up in Richfield; of the Utah Agricultural College Fair; of Afton as a teacher, missionary, and mother; of George and Afton and...
Dates:
Other: 1900-1980
George H. Hansen negatives, 1896-1972
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 4
Scope and Contents note
Negatives of: George Hansen at Utah State, family trips, and geology; Bessie Hansen with her family and friends; George's mission to England; findings of fossils, arrowheads, and interesting rocks; the trip to Indonesia; redistricting studies; fishing trips; artifacts from a trip to Mexico; Utah maps and documents; Utah gas and oil studies, soil profiles; etc.
Dates:
Other: 1896-1972
George H. Hansen slides, 1915-1971
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 3
Scope and Contents note
Slides of: George and Afton's family and their travels, and family reunions; Afton's BYU tour to Europe; trips (George and Afton, Mildred) to Hawaii, China, Indonesia, Africa, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia, Denmark, Norway, England, Fiji, Egypt, Greece, India, the Holy Land, Turkey, etc.
Dates:
Other: 1915-1971
Howard Stevenson McDonald, 1945-1975
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 946 File 6
Dates:
1945-1975
Office of the President correspondence, 1945-1949
Series
Identifier: UA 1087 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence regarding everyday administrative functioning, letters of congratulations for appointment, and correspondence with various colleges of the university, 1945-1949.
Dates:
1945-1949
Office of the President general records, 1945-1949
Series
Identifier: UA 1087 Series 3
Scope and Contents
Contains general files regarding McDonald's inauguration, the Board of Trustees, PTA, and a building proposal. Also includes files regarding faculty, including faculty applications and work samples, faculty members report, and appointment recommendations, 1945-1949.
Dates:
1945-1949
Office of the President personnel records, 1948-1949
Series
Identifier: UA 1087 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains personnel files regarding faculty members and student assistants, 1948-1949.
Dates:
1948-1949