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Brigham Young University

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1903-

Administrative History

Brigham Young University (1903- ) is a university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo, Utah.

Brigham Young University was established in 1903 in a renaming of Brigham Young Academy. Past and present Brigham Young University presidents include George H. Brimhall (1903-1921), Franklin S. Harris (1921-1945), Howard S. McDonald (1945-1949), (acting president) Christian Jensen (1949-1951), Ernest L. Wilkinson (1951-1971), Dallin H. Oaks (1971-1980), Jeffrey R. Holland (1980-1989), Rex E. Lee (1989-1995), Merrill J. Bateman (1996-2003), Cecil O. Samuelson (2003-2014), Kevin J. Worthen (2014-2023), and C. Shane Reese (2023- ).

Brigham Young University is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as part of the Church Educational System (CES). The university is governed by a Board of Trustees, which, since 1939, has consisted of the First Presidency of the Church as well as other General Authorities or general officers of the Church appointed by the First Presidency. The Board of Trustees provides general direction and oversees the formulation of broad policies as well as the approval of all executive leadership and faculty appointments at the university. The Board of Trustees delegates to the University President the responsibility to conduct the operations of the institution and administer the policies enacted by the board. The President serves as the chief executive officer and general manager of the University. Between 1996 and 2014, the President of the university was also been a General Authority of the Church.

Brigham Young University has grown from a small academy to one of the world's largest private universities. Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU offers a unique educational environment that promotes learning by study and also by faith.

Citation:
Its Annual catalog, 1907/08.

BYU--national champions, 1985: intro. (Brigham Young University)

The Journal of pedagogy, Feb. 1895: t.p. (Brigham Young Academy)

History of BYU (within Brigham Young University website), via WWW, 4 November 2010 (Brigham Young Academy established October 16, 1875 in Provo, Utah. Name changed to Brigham Young University in 1903. Sponsored by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, associated with BYU-Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii; BYU-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho; and LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Brigham Young University Organizational History website, via WWW, Mar. 2, 2011 (Brigham Young University; est. 1903; name change from Brigham Young Academy; Presidents: George H. Brimhall (1903-1921), Franklin S. Harris (1921-1945), Howard S. McDonald (1945-1949), (acting president) Christian Jensen (1949-1951), Ernest L. Wilkinson (1951-1971), Dallin H. Oaks (1971-1980), Jeffrey R. Holland (1980-1989), Rex E. Lee (1989-1995), Merrill J. Bateman (1996-2003), Cecil O. Samuelson (2003-2014), and Kevin J. Worthen (2014- ); owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; governed by a board of trustees)

Brigham Young University website, via WWW, June 22, 2023 (C. Shane Reese; appointed president of Brigham Young University, May 1, 2023)

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Mark K. Allen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2031
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, personal and professional papers, printed materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings of Brigham Young University professor of psychology, Mark K. Allen, his mother, Inez Knight Allen, and his grandfather who was a Utah businessman and financier, Jesse Knight. Allen's papers include professional records dealing with the tenure and chairmanship of the Psychology Department at BYU (1946-1975). Papers also deal with Allen as a student and his faculty years at BYU,...
Dates: 1907-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mark K. Allen papers

Brigham Young University slides

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239135681]
Identifier: UA 1273
Scope and Contents

Images include athletic events, graduation, general campus scenes, buildings, performances, and shots of faculty and students.

Dates: 1971-1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University slides

Brigham Young University track and field photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227622153]
Identifier: MSS 3299
Scope and Contents

Contains 54 negatives of the BYU track team and 54 prints made from those negatives. Also in the collection is a slide of the Monte L. Bean Museum and a negative of the BYU stadium.

Dates: 1950-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University track and field photographs

Broadcast Media Relations Office slides of homecoming parade construction

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042216]
Identifier: MSS 6754
Scope and Contents

Contains color slides from the Brigham Young University 1970 Homecoming Parade floats construction.

Dates: 1970
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Broadcast Media Relations Office slides of homecoming parade construction

Campus slides

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620860]
Identifier: UA 1046
Scope and Contents

Nineteen 35 mm Kodachrome transparency slides of buildings on the campus of Brigham Young University. The buildings include the old Joseph Smith Building, the Education Building at Brigham Young Academy, the Heber J. Grant Building, the President's House, the Carl F. Eyring Science Center, the Karl G. Maeser Building, the George H. Brimhall Building, some campus stairs, and the football stadium. The slides are from around 1965.

Dates: approximately 1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Campus slides

Centennial Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1124
Scope and Contents Contains a wide variety of documentation produced and collected by the Centennial Committee. This includes memorandums, meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, photographs, and other materials. These files contain information on most of the events that happened during the Centennial year, as well as various buttons and banners. A significant portion of the collection relates directly to the production of Brigham!, a musical dramatizing the founding and growth of Brigham Young...
Dates: 1973-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Centennial Committee records

Paul R. Cheesman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2049
Scope and Contents Contains manuscripts (personal and professional papers), publisher's gallery prints, color transparencies (including 35 mm slides), negatives, color separations, photographs, personal literary materials, research and reference files, audio and visual materials, and historical books, covering over 30 years of research in the ancient Americas, other ancient civilizations, and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A vast majority of the materials in this collection involve...
Dates: approximately 1945-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Paul R. Cheesman papers

Ronald J. Clark collection on the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233636585]
Identifier: MSS 8254
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence concerning the planning of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Centers. Also contains color slides of the Hinckley Building taken by Ronald J. Clark. Materials date from 1998 to 2004.

Dates: 1998-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Ronald J. Clark collection on the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center

Glannin A. Cloward slides of the Brigham Young University campus

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227615538]
Identifier: UA 5292
Scope and Contents

Contains fifteen slides taken by Glannin A. Cloward of the Brigham Young University campus.

Dates: approximately 1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Glannin A. Cloward slides of the Brigham Young University campus

Collection on the Distinguished Faculty Lecture

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1031
Scope and Contents

Contains programs, biographies, lecture text, and slides from 1964-1991. Lectures are interdisciplinary, including science, history, music and gospel themes. Some years are missing.

Dates: 1964-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Collection on the Distinguished Faculty Lecture

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