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Albrecht, Sterling J., 1937-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1937-

Biographical History

Sterling J. Albrecht (1937-) served as the director of the Brigham Young University library from 1980 to 2002.

Sterling J. Albrecht (born 1937) earned a bachelor of science degree in 1962 from the University of Utah. In 1971 he received a master's in library science from Brigham Young University. He started working for the BYU Library in 1971. He became library director in 1982 and continued in this capacity until retiring in 2002.

Citation:
Sterling J. Albrecht papers, 1996-2002 (Sterling J. Albrecht earned a bachelor of science degree in 1962 from the University of Utah. In 1971 he received a master's in library science from Brigham Young University. He started working for the BYU Library in 1971 and continued working there until he retired in 2002).

BYU Organizationational History Project website, March 31, 2021 (Was director from 1982 to 2002).

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Sterling J. Albrecht papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7554
Scope and Contents

Contains awards, plaques, photographs, clippings, and magazines pertaining to Sterling J. Albrecht's work as an administrator at the Harold B. Lee Library. Materials are dated 1996 to 2002.

Dates: 1996-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Collection analysis project report and correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233275509]
Identifier: UA SC 102
Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Harold B. Lee Library records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 549
Scope and Contents

Includes files of the various departments within the library. Contains correspondence, reports, newsclippings, publications, statistics and minutes. Also includes information concerning the J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Library and Brigham Young University Library.

Dates: 1954-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Harold B. Lee Library retirement video recordings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1269
Scope and Contents

Contains two video recordings honoring retirees from the Harold B. Lee Library. The first video features A. Dean Larsen, Chad J. Flake, and Gloria D. Jenson. The second video features Sterling J. Albrecht.

Dates: 1992; 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Mark Philbrick color photograph

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233259362]
Identifier: UA 744
Scope and Contents Color photograph of fourteen persons comprising the Friends of the Library board of dicectors taken on October 28, 1994 during its first semi-annual meeting. Includes a list of names identifying each person. Included in the photograph are Sterling Albrecht, university librarian for Brigham Young University, and Randy Olson, deputy university librarian also for Brigham Young University. Also includes a draft of a letter to be sent to each member of the board, prepared by Lee Gibbons of the...
Dates: 1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

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Colleges and Universities 4
Education 4
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 2
Letters 2
Reports 2
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Video tapes 2
Administrators 1
Awards 1
Minutes (Records) 1
Periodicals 1
Photographic prints 1
Photographs 1
Plaques, plaquettes 1
Publications 1
Statistics 1
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