Physical Plant Department records
Scope and Contents
Contains program requirements, reports, blueprints, budget estimates, minutes, photographs, correspondence, and aperture cards regarding the construction and layout of several campus buildings. This collection also includes biographical sketches of men after whom Helaman Halls were named, and statements concerning increasing enrollment at Brigham Young University. Dated 1947-1979.
Dates
- 1947-1979
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Physical Plant Department (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
The Physical Plant Department (1954- ) functions to coordinate the building and grounds maintenance of Brigham Young University.
The Physical Plant Department, previously the Department of Buildings and Grounds, was established in 1954. Directors of the department have included Leland M. Perry (1954-1957), Sam F. Brewster (1957-1974), Fred A. Schwendiman (1974), Harold J. Anderson (1979-1986), Douglas Christensen (1986-1990), and Scott Briggs (1990-).
The Physical Plant functions under the Physical Facilities Division and is responsible for maintaining university utilities, overseeing engineering and construction, maintaining the grounds, maintaining the buildings (including custodial services), overseeing transportation services, and administering to campus projects.
Extent
8 boxes (4 linear ft.)
1 oversize box (4 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder (0.3 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Maintained in original order.
Custodial History
Transferred in installments from Records Management between 1976 and 1981. Additional materials found in archives added to collection in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 1976.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 1977.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 1978.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 1981.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Physical Plant Department; 2020.
Appraisal
Part of University Archives; college records (University Archives Collecting Policy February 2010).
General
Boxes 1-6 missing since 1988.
- Architectural drawings
- Blueprints
- Brigham Young University -- Buildings
- Brigham Young University. Physical Plant Department -- Archives
- Budgets
- College buildings -- Utah -- Provo -- Design and construction
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Helaman Halls (Provo, Utah)
- Latter Day Saint men -- Biography
- Letters
- Minutes (Records)
- Photographs
- Reports
- Title
- Register of Physical Plant Department records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath; Joshua Barton
- Date
- 2011 June 8
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2013 July 15: Revised to reflect recent additions by Joshua Barton.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US