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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 1 Collection or Record:

The building of A Peoples' History of Utah

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233632287]
Identifier: MSS 8205
Scope and Contents

Contains one videocassette titled The Building of A Peoples History of Utah, about the making of Dean L. May's miniseries A Peoples' History of Utah. It is a short video on the production team. Dated 1989.

Dates: 1989