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Biographies

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 28 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

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

"Coming home" to Homecoming

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225531505]
Identifier: MSS 3294
Scope and Contents

This manuscript was written by Nalani Young Wight and Karla C. Erikson and details some of the experiences of Kay Young. It contains accounts of his experiences in World War II through journal entries, as well as his experiences at Brigham Young University where he served as Student Body President in 1946.

Dates: 1946

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation records on sports

 File — Volume 1
Identifier: UA 19
Scope and Contents

Bound volume (24 pages) with typewritten schedules and biographical sketches of basketball and football team members and coaches, dating from between 1942 and 1943.

Dates: 1942-1943

Raymond P. Draper research papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197221920553]
Identifier: MSS 1344
Scope and Contents

Typewritten research papers. Two of the items deal with the career of Luke S. Johnson, Utah pioneer and apostle in the Mormon Church. One of them is a history of a Mormon Church ward at Brigham Young University.

Dates: 1970