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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Higher Education Resource Services (U.S.) connections

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324789]
Identifier: MSS SC 2544
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and printed newsletter. The item includes information on the history and purpose of the organization and comments on its recent activities.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Higher Education Resource Services (U.S.) connections

Transition

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324805]
Identifier: MSS SC 2546
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and printed newsletter dated Winter 1980. The item reports on the activities of the organization and on its upcoming events.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Transition

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