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Brigham Young University. Library Committee

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1904 - 1950

Administrative History

The Library Committee (1904-1950) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The Library Committee was established by the university administration in 1904, and was composed of three faculty members who advised the activities of the library. Chairs of the committee included James L. Brown (1904-1910), Joseph Peterson (1910-1911), Alice L. Reynolds (1911-1924, 1925-1939), G.H. Brimhall (1924-1925), W.J. Snow (1939-1940), Wilford Poulson (1940-1948), and A.C. Lambert (1948-1950).

Citation:
Library Committee donation solicitation letter, 1925

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Nov. 14, 2014 (Library Committee; est. 1904; composed of three faculty members who advised the activities of the library; committee worked under the direction of the President of the University; chairmen included James L. Brown (1904-1910), Joseph Peterson (1910-1911), Alice L. Reynolds (1911-1924, 1925-1939), G.H. Brimhall (1924-1925), W.J. Snow (1939-1940), Wilford Poulson (1940-1948), and A.C. Lambert (1948-1950))

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Library Committee donation solicitation letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233647004]
Identifier: UA 5551
Scope and Contents

A letter, dated 1925, from the Library Committee requesting that alumni donate money or books to build the library collection that will be housed in the new Heber J. Grant Library Building.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Library Committee donation solicitation letter

Library Committee meeting minutes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231036002]
Identifier: UA 209
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes of the Library Committee. It also includes a small tribute to Annie Gillespie and Alice Louise Reynolds.

Dates: 1917-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Library Committee meeting minutes

Library survey report

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233275517]
Identifier: UA SC 101
Scope and Contents

Committee report describing the current state of the library at Brigham Young University, and proposing plans for future expansion of the collections and physical facilities.

Dates: 1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Library survey report

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Subject
Educational fund raising -- Utah -- Provo 1
Letters 1
Minutes (Records) 1
Reports 1
 

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