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University of Utah

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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 27 Collections and/or Records:

Beth Smith Edvalson interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341478]
Identifier: MSS 2633
Scope and Contents

Typescript probably taken from an interview. Edvalson talked about her nursing education at the University of Utah starting in 1943. She married Frederick M. Edvalson on 4 July 1945 after she completed her training.

Dates: approximately 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Beth Smith Edvalson interview

A happy life remembered

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2904
Scope and Contents First volume is an autobiography describing his early life in Provo, Utah, including attendance at Brigham Young University, 1932-1934; mission for the Mormon Church in Scotland and England in the British Mission, 1934-1936; medical studies at the University of Colorado and University of Utah; experiences as a medical officer in World War II; and medical practice in Poplar, Montana, and Salt Lake City, Utah. First volume also includes autobiographical sketch of his father, Elvon L. Jackson;...
Dates: approximately 1992-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A happy life remembered

Maurine Harris autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230341262]
Identifier: MSS 2618
Scope and Contents

Typed autobiography. Harris was born in Wellsville, Utah, in 1927 and started her training in the Cadet Corps in August of 1945. She studied nursing at the University of Utah.

Dates: 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Maurine Harris autobiography

Robert S. Henderson collection of civil engineering reports and notes

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197232512407]
Identifier: MSS 6086
Abstract

Robert S. Henderson collection of civil engineering reports and notes, circa 1949-1969.

Dates: circa 1949-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Robert S. Henderson collection of civil engineering reports and notes

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

Kenneth Jenks papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1951
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typed plays, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, programs, notebooks, and literary magazines. The materials relate to Jenks' plays, his revisions of them, and his attempts to get them published or performed.

Dates: 1947-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kenneth Jenks papers

Richard Roswell Lyman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1079
Abstract Biographical materials, memorabilia, journals, and writings. These items include typescripts of published biographies of Richard R.'s grandfather, Amasa M. Lyman and his father, Francis M. Lyman by Albert R. Lyman. These materials describe the history of the Lyman family in New England, California, and Utah. Richard R. Lyman's journals (1919-1937) record his daily activities and also served as notebooks for ideas. He records his feelings about religion, his family, education, engineering,...
Dates: 1890-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Richard Roswell Lyman papers

Ted Lyon research on T. Edgar Lyon

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2372
Scope and Contents

Contains research material on T. Edgar Lyon, Sr., drafts of the T. Edgar Lyon biography, miscellaneous materials regarding T. Edgar Lyon, cassette tapes of oral interviews regarding T. Edgar Lyon, and transcripts of the cassette tapes.

Dates: 1903-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ted Lyon research on T. Edgar Lyon

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

Oral history interview with Loren C. Bryner

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 62
Scope and Contents

Interview by Jay Beck with Loren Bryner concerning his schooling, employment at Brigham Young University and Kennecott, and his involvement in science organizations. Includes sound recordings and transcript.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Loren C. Bryner

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