University of Utah
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.
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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 52 Collections and/or Records:
William Schaubel Partridge papers
Photograph of basketball game against the University of Utah
Photograph of Howard S. McDonald conferring with University of Utah president A. Ray Olpin
The pupil's workbook in the geography of Utah
Printed workbooks relating to the geography of Utah. The items were published by Ginn and Company of Boston and other cities in the United States. These workbooks were filled out by Hazel and Mae Chapin of the North Morgan and South Morgan schools respectively. These students completed sentences, colored and filled in maps, and finished charts found in the text.
Richard Roswell Lyman papers, 1918-1937
Richard Roswell Lyman writings, undated
Contains typescripts used in preparation of "Biography of Francis M. Lyman, Apostle, 1840-1919", by Albert R. Lyman, published in 1958. Manuscript contains a history of the family's beginnings in New England, their involvement in early Church history, their journeys to Utah and resettlements in California, southern Utah, and central Utah.
Wilford E. Smith personal narratives
Talmage family papers, approximately 1950-1980, 1884-1931
Contains genealogical charts, family histories, and other family papers. A large portion of this series consists of short stories written by Susa Amelia Talmage, James E. Talmage's youngest sister. Most of the material dates from 1884 to 1931, with some additional family materials from approximately 1954 to 1978.
James E. Talmage papers
James E. Talmage photographs
Contains images of foreign countries, geological sites and samples, family members and friends, and subjects pertaining to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes 47 glass negatives, 19 film negatives, 227 stereographs, 727 slides, and 226 photographs.