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University of Utah

 Organization

Administrative History

The University of Utah (1892- ) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The University was established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret. The building which housed the University changed over time and the title became the University of Utah in 1892. The University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs. It is Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. The University moved to its current location in 1900.

Citation:
Wikipedia.org, accessed May 8, 2013 (University of Utah, est. 1850.) (established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret; building which housed the University changed over time; became the University of Utah in 1892; University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs; Utah’s oldest institution of higher education; moved to its current location in 1900. )

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas F. O'Dea papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1417
Abstract

The Thomas O'Dea papers span the full breadth of his professional career. There are a few newspaper clippings and other papers concerning his activities as a young communist leader in 1940 but the substantial portion of the collection begins in the late 1940's with O'Dea's education at Harvard. The papers end in 1972.

Dates: 1929-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas F. O'Dea papers

James E. Talmage papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 229
Scope and Contents Contains materials pertaining to the life of James E. Talmage. Includes material from academic, professional, personal, and ecclesiastical endeavors. Academic materials include essays, school notes, notebooks, examinations, and memorabilia from student days in England and the United States. Professional materials include administrative materials, scholarly society materials, scientific research notes, and lectures, generated during Talmage’s time teaching at universities and serving as...
Dates: 1876-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James E. Talmage papers

Asahel D. Woodruff professional papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2184
Scope and Contents Contains vita; correspondence with Ernest L. Wilkinson, and others; reports; education, church, radio, and other addresses given by Woodruff. Also contains curriculum development materials from Brigham Young University, Cornell University and the University of Utah, including overheads and other materials, plus lesson plans on behavioral teaching methods, effective teaching methods, development of concepts, basic teaching concepts, and teaching of values. Also includes research on different...
Dates: 1940-1993
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Asahel D. Woodruff professional papers

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