Harold B. Lee Library
Dates
- Existence: 1973-
Administrative History
The Harold B. Lee Library (1973- ) is the library on the campus of Brigham Young University, and is responsible for providing students and the community with valuable resources for research, media projects, and personal use.
The Harold B. Lee Library was aligned with Media Services under the Assistant Academic Vice President of Brigham Young University in 1973. In that same year, the J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Library was renamed the Harold B. Lee Library. Internally, the Harold B. Lee Library is managed by the library director, who is aided by an associate university librarian and assistant university librarians, who oversee divisions of the library. Directors have included Donald K. Nelson (1973-1980), Sterling J. Albrecht (1980-2002), Randy J. Olsen (2002-2009), Julene Butler (2010-2012), Scott Duvall (interim, 2012-2013), Jennifer Paustenbaugh (2013-2019), Brian Rennick (interim, 2019-2020), and (Rick Anderson, 2020- ). The library building was expanded in 1976 and 2000, and continues to provide students and faculty access to scholarly materials.
Citation:
Its manuscripts to 1846, 1977Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (BYU Library)
Brigham Young University campus map, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (Harold B. Lee Library; Lee Library; HBLL; originally named the J. Reuben Clark Library, but library name was changed)
Harold B. Lee Library, via WWW, Apr. 13, 2009 (library renamed in 1973)
BYU Organizationational History Project website, viewed on Dec. 2, 2011 (Harold B. Lee Library; university library at Brigham Young University; previously known as J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Library, renamed 1973; library directors: Donald K. Nelson, 1973-1980; Sterling J. Albrecht, 1980-2002; Randy J. Olsen, 2002-2009; Julene Butler, 2010- )
BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Oct. 31, 2014 (Julene Butler, 2010-2012; Scott Duvall (interim), 2012-2013; Jennifer Paustenbaugh, 2013- )
E-mail from Jennifer Paustenbaugh, Nov. 22, 2019 (resigning from position, effective immediately)
Email from Wendy Duran, Sep. 1, 2020 (Rick Anderson beginning term September 2020)
Found in 87 Collections and/or Records:
Harold B. Lee Library records on collection development
Contains the professional correspondence and office files of A. Dean Larsen. The majority of the materials comes from his term as the Director for Collection Development at the Harold B. Lee Library. The collection includes bookseller records, BYU off-campus libraries records, catalogs and book cards, and administrative records for the Harold B. Lee Library, 1930-2002.
Harold B. Lee Library records on new addition dedication
Contains newspaper articles, journal article and photograph documenting the dedication of the new wing of the Harold B. Lee Library, 2000.
Harold B. Lee Library records on Universitatea din Bucuresti donation
Correspondence, newspaper articles and other memorabilia concerning the collection and donation of 45,000 books to Universitatea din Bucuresti (Bucharest University) in Romania in 1991.
Harold B. Lee Library records on Women of Science Reading Room
Contains agenda, press releases, speeches, correspondence, minutes of planning meetings, biographical information on the Discovery shuttle crew members, and space shuttle mission 51-D press kit compiled by NASA.
Harold B. Lee Library rendering of the library addition
Materials include an artistic rendering of the proposed addition to the Harold B. Lee Library. Dated 1996.
Harold B. Lee Library retirement video recordings
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.
Harold B. Lee Library slides
Contains slides of faculty and staff of the library as well as images of the library itself, as well as slides of the Social Science Citation Index that were used for library instruction between the 1970s and 1990s. Also includes a script for a presentation on the library that involved Rex E. Lee which was prepared in 1991.
Harold B. Lee Library statement of primary needs
Report that discusses the primary needs of the Harold B. Lee Library in 1989. It discusses physical facilities, collection development, personnel, automation projects, and preservation issues.
Harold B. Lee Library tour photographs and slides of genealogical library
Contains 62 slides and 75 photographs used for the BYU Genealogical Library tour from the lates 1970s through the late 1990s. Many of the images are of the inside of the library and explain procedures, while others are of people who worked in the library. There are also a few photographs of the BYU campus and the Utah Valley Branch Genealogical Library and three 35 mm black and white negatives of the Harold B. Lee Library.
Harold B. Lee Library tour scripts
Contains scripts for the library tour for 1977, 1982, 1989, and 1994. The collection contains the edited versions and the manuscripts for each year.