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Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1923 - 2001

Administrative History

Ricks College (1923-2001) was a religious two-year college in Rexburg, Idaho. Previously known as Ricks Normal College, the institution was later renamed as Brigham Young University-Idaho.

Citation:
Reeser, G.D. Idaho authors, 1990: t.p. (Ricks College; Rexburg, Idaho)

LC data base, 5-29-91 (hdg.: Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho)

BYU-Idaho website, via WWW, May 9, 2003 (summer of 1917 the school became Ricks Normal College; in 1923, the school became known as Ricks College; in 2001 became Brigham Young University-Idaho)

Not found: Brigham Young University-Idaho Catalog, 2001-2002: cover, p. 6, etc. (BYU-IDAHO); Students rays, 1918: t.p. (Ricks Normal College)

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Office of the President administrative records, 1988-1989

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains administrative records from 1980-1989 regarding budgets, expenditures, and assemblies. Materials are largely correspondence and meeting minutes from the President's Council and other administrative bodies. Also contains records and correspondence relating to Holland's vice presidents.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1988-1989

Office of the President administrative records, 1980-1981

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Contains administrative records from 1980-1989 regarding budgets, expenditures, and assemblies. Materials are largely correspondence and meeting minutes from the President's Council and other administrative bodies. Also contains records and correspondence relating to Holland's vice presidents.

Dates: Record Keeping: 1980-1981

Office of the President records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1030
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports between Jeffrey R. Holland and various university and church leadership and other personnel. Major subjects include university relations, university development, admissions and records, the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, and the role of religious education at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1974-1989.

Dates: 1972-1989

Office of the President records on inauguration, 1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains records of President Holland's inauguration as the university president in 1980. Includes procedures, programs, and invitations for the inauguration and its related events. Also contains related speeches and congratulatory correspondence.

Dates: 1980

Physical Plant Department general files, 1947-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1330 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains general files from the Physical Plant Department including, records, histories, contracts, building documents, and other information from college sites such as, Brigham Young University, BYU-Hawaii, LDS Business College, Ogden Center, Ricks College, Weber College, and University of Utah. Materials dated from 1954 to 1976.

Dates: 1947-1987