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Brigham Young Academy

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1875 - 1903

Administrative History

Brigham Young Academy (1875-1903) was established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Brigham Young for the instruction of church members in the area of Provo, Utah.

Brigham Young Academy was the predecessor to Brigham Young University and Brigham Young High School. Brigham Young saw the school as a place where all secular learning should be fused with teachings from the scriptures. Despite steady growth during its early years, the Academy was threatened by a series of financial and physical setbacks. With the help and sacrifice of Abraham O. Smoot, the campus moved in 1891 to new facilities on University Avenue in Provo Utah. The Academy's curriculum strengthened and enrollment grew. In 1903, the name was officially changed to Brigham Young University.

Brigham Young Academy principals included Warren N. Dusenberry (1876), Karl G. Maeser (1876-1892), and Benjamin Cluff (1892-1894). Benjamin Cluff also served as Academy president between 1894 and 1903.

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

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

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)

Provo City Library website, via WWW, Oct. 2, 2012 (Brigham Young Academy; founded in 1876; essentially a high school until 1896, with the founding of the College Dept.)

YFacts History of BYU, via WWW, viewed May 31, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy (1875-1903), Brigham Young saw the school as a place where all secular learning should be fused with teachings from the scriptures, despite steady growth during its early years, the Academy was threatened by a series of financial and physical setbacks, with the help and sacrifice of Abraham O. Smoot, the campus moved in 1891 to new facilities on University Avenue in Provo Utah, the Academy's curriculum strengthened and enrollment grew, 1903 the name was officially changed to Brigham Young University)

Yfacts BYU Presidents, via WWW, viewed Mar. 19, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy principals included Warren N. Dusenberry (1876), Karl G. Maeser (1876-1892), and Benjamin Cluff (1892-1903))

Brigham Young High School History, via WWW, viewed May 31, 2013 (Brigham Young Academy was the predecessor to Brigham Young University and Brigham Young High School)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card autograph album

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232486123]
Identifier: MSS 309
Scope and Contents

Autograph book with hadwritten entries. These items are signatures and short messages of appreciation written to Card.

Dates: 1884-1903

Stephen L. Chipman autograph album

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343912]
Identifier: MSS 122
Scope and Contents

Autograph book signed by various students and faculty of Brigham Young Academy. Many entries include short notes to Chipman.

Dates: 1882

Ole Ellingson autograph album

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232567146]
Identifier: MSS 9009
Scope and Contents

Autograph album of Ole Ellingson, 1886-1888. Primarily includes notes and signatures of Brigham Young Academy students and faculty, as well as limited entries from Ellingson's home in Lehi, Utah.

Dates: 1886-1888

Belle Harris autograph album

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343359]
Identifier: MSS 153
Scope and Contents

Handwritten autographs in an 81-page autograph album. These signatures and brief notes of appreciation were given to Harris from other students at the Academy.

Dates: 1886-1887

Mary Anna Ward Hunt papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 639
Scope and Contents

Autograph album, class notes, greeting cards, post cards, photographs and mementos. The autograph album was kept while Hunt was a student at Brigham Young Academy. The class notes were taken in association with a chemistry course and the photographs and cards are probably of and from friends and relatives.

Dates: approximately 1894-1930

Eleanor Nuttall signature book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620761]
Identifier: MSS 7692
Scope and Contents

Contains one signature book created by Eleanor Nuttall for her classmates to sign upon her graduation from Brigham Young Academy in 1889. The signature book has 15 signatures in it.

Dates: 1889

Katheryn H. Wahlin papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231012755]
Identifier: UA 381
Scope and Contents

Contains an album of autographs by class members, friends and teachers; a graduation certificate from the BYU Normal department; two photographs of Kate Wahlin; and a brief autobiographical description by the donor, 1880-1883.

Dates: 1880-1883