BYU Salt Lake Center scrapbooks, approximately 1959-1975

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 984 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks from the Salt Lake Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings about the Salt Lake Center and other memorabilia produced and assembled by the Salt Lake Center. Dated from 1959 to 1975.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1959-1975

Creator

BYU Salt Lake Center (Organization)
Brigham Young University. Salt Lake Adult Education Center (Organization)
Hilton, Lynn M. (contributor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from BYU Salt Lake Center records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Administrative History

The BYU Salt Lake Center (1966-) was established as the third Brigham Young University continuing education center. The BYU Salt Lake Center was formerly known as BYU Salt Lake Adult Education Center, which was established in 1959 by BYU president Ernest L. Wilkinson. It was renamed in 1966 as the BYU Salt Lake Center. Its education curriculum closely reflects that of other Brigham Young Univerity curriculums. Courses and programs offered include religion, genealogy, speech, history, recreation, writing, arts, education, and other fields. Those who served as chairmen of the center are as follows: Lynn M. Hilton (1959-1965), Keith L. Smith (1965-1970), Bruce M. Lake (1970-1973), R. Jan Thurston (1973-1981), Orson B. Roper (chairman 1981-1996), Lee J. Glines (director 1997-2010), Scott L. Howell (chairman 2010-2018), and Jay R. Young (chairman 2018-).

Administrative History

The Salt Lake Adult Education Center (1959-1966) was opened as the third Brigham Young University Continuing Education center. On January 1, 1959, the building formerly occupied by the McCune School of Music and Art was established as the third BYU Continuing Education center. The Brigham Young University Salt Lake Adult Education Center was renamed in 1966 as BYU Salt Lake Center. Courses and programs were offered in religion, genealogy, speech, history, recreation, writing, arts, education, and other fields. Lynn M. Hilton served as the only chairman of the Center (1959-1966), prior to its creation into BYU Salt Lake Center.

Biographical History

Lynn M. Hilton (1924-) was an associate dean for Brigham Young University's Continuing Education. Lynn Mathers Hilton was born November 3, 1924 to Eugene Hilton and Ruth Naomi Savage in Thatcher, Arizona. He served as a pilot during World War II. He married Annalee Hope Avarell on December 17, 1948. In 1952 he earned his Ph.D in educational administration at the University of Chicago and went on to work as a professor at Brigham Young University. He was appointed the associate dean of Continuing Education and served as the first chairman for the BYU Salt Lake Adult Education Center from 1959 to 1966. Hilton also served for one term as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, starting in 1972. During his lifetime he served six missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.