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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Athletic Media Relations football programs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 778
Scope and Contents

Game-day programs include football advertisements, player rosters, statistics, and other articles pertaining to football at Brigham Young University. Some programs are missing, while others are duplicated. Dates range from 1938 to 2004.

Dates: 1938-2004

Biographical directory of named BYU facilities

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225512760]
Identifier: UA 1249
Scope and Contents

Contains brief biographical sketches of the people for whom the buildings on Brigham Young University campus have been named.

Dates: 2005

Biography of Glen E. Nielson

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336684]
Identifier: MSS 51
Abstract

The collection contains typewritten biographies of Glen E. Nielson that was read when he was given an honorary doctor's degree at Brigham Young University. Nielson organized the Huskie Oil Company and served in numerous community and Mormon Church positions.

Dates: 1957

Biography of J. Edward Johnson

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2213
Scope and Contents

Typewritten biography of J. Edward Johnson with handwritten corrections. Johnson, a Mormon, was born in Murray, Utah, studied at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and worked for many years in California as a lawyer. He wrote a number of books on Mormon Church history and on constitutional law in the United States.

Dates: 1960

Biography of Robert A. Berry

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231013357]
Identifier: UA 427
Scope and Contents

Berry was an insurance agent who secured a loan for BYU.

Dates: approximately 1900

Brigham Young University historical files

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 704
Scope and Contents

Contains manuscripts, biographies, photographs, correspondence, building plans, articles, and filmstrips, all from many different persons and departments on campus.

Dates: 1875-1983

Centennial History Project topical source files, 1864-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 566 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains topical files, including biographical and historical sketches, articles of incorporation, periodicals, minutes, statistics, journal and diary extracts, minutes of meetings, published information, personal histories, biographical sketches, research notes, and some correspondence on a wide variety of topics. Materials date from between 1864 and 1974.

Dates: 1864-1974

Collection on university faculty and staff

 Collection — Box 197
Identifier: UA 909
Scope and Contents Contains biographical information on members of the university faculty, administration, and Board of Trustees. Files contain information on the subjects' professional, civic, family, and church activities. Some files include newspaper and magazine articles, and talks. The files are arranged alphabetically. A small section of biographical information on BYU staff, also arranged alphabetically, is included near the end of the collection; as are booklets prepared for annual faculty workshops,...
Dates: 1875-2009

Collection on university faculty members, 1875-2009

 Series
Identifier: UA 909 Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains biographical information on members of the Brigham Young University faculty, administration, and board of trustees. Various files contain information on the subjects' professional, civic, family, and church activities. Some files include newspaper and magazine articles, and talks.

Dates: 1875-2009

Collection on university staff members, 1900-2000

 Series
Identifier: UA 909 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings and other biographical information on Brigham Young University staff members, dating from between 1900 and 2000.

Dates: 1900-2000