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Colleges and Universities

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young Academy deeds and indentures

 File
Identifier: UA 399
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and photocopied articles of incorporation with amendments, first and second deeds of trust, and a deed of conveyance designating Brigham Young (1801-1877) as owner of a land parcel occupied in part by the Lewis Building.

Dates: 1872-1903

Etchings relating to Brigham Young University

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233245171]
Identifier: MSS 2098
Scope and Contents

Contains artist's renderings of Brigham Young and another man in Emigration Canyon, and of various campus scenes at Brigham Young Academy and Brigham Young University, including: bell tower, Karl G. Maeser Building, Wasatch Mountains, graduation, whitewashing the Y, Lewis Building fire, man and woman by canal, marching band, Ernest L. Wilkinson addressing assembly for new students, and flag raising. C. L. Purcell identified as artist on some pieces. Contains 21 items.

Dates: approximately 1975

James H. Jennings historical sketch

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225523692]
Identifier: MSS SC 3149
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typescript. The item is an autobiography of Jennings written in 1935. Jennings was born in Ohio in 1853 and moved to Utah with his parents in 1856. He went to the Dixie Mission in southern Utah in 1862 and settled at Rockville. He gave his observations on schools, lyceum discussions, and the economic situation in the area. He also presented short sketches of leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including: Brigham Young; second...
Dates: 1935

Leah D. Widtsoe biographical papers, 1965

 Series
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains school notebooks, published works, correspondence, and genealogical information including information on her family history, her education at Pratt Institute and the University of Utah, and her career as an instructor at Brigham Young University. Considering Leah Widtsoe's vast and diverse experiences, both vocationally and avocationally, this collection of her papers is relatively small. It cannot be more than a fragment of the original, complete collection. Included is information...
Dates: 1965

Leah D. Widtsoe career papers, 1949-1966

 Series
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains school notebooks, published works, correspondence, and genealogical information including information on her family history, her education at Pratt Institute and the University of Utah, and her career as an instructor at Brigham Young University. Considering Leah Widtsoe's vast and diverse experiences, both vocationally and avocationally, this collection of her papers is relatively small. It cannot be more than a fragment of the original, complete collection. Included is information...
Dates: 1949-1966

Leah D. Widtsoe education papers, 1897-1898

 Series
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains school notebooks, published works, correspondence, and genealogical information including information on her family history, her education at Pratt Institute and the University of Utah, and her career as an instructor at Brigham Young University. Considering Leah Widtsoe's vast and diverse experiences, both vocationally and avocationally, this collection of her papers is relatively small. It cannot be more than a fragment of the original, complete collection. Included is information...
Dates: 1897-1898

Leah D. Widtsoe genealogy, temple work, and personal and family history papers, 1898-1965

 Series
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains school notebooks, published works, correspondence, and genealogical information including information on her family history, her education at Pratt Institute and the University of Utah, and her career as an instructor at Brigham Young University. Considering Leah Widtsoe's vast and diverse experiences, both vocationally and avocationally, this collection of her papers is relatively small. It cannot be more than a fragment of the original, complete collection. Included is information...
Dates: 1898-1965

Leah D. Widtsoe memorabilia, undated

 Series
Identifier: UA 155
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Contains school notebooks, published works, correspondence, and genealogical information including information on her family history, her education at Pratt Institute and the University of Utah, and her career as an instructor at Brigham Young University. Considering Leah Widtsoe's vast and diverse experiences, both vocationally and avocationally, this collection of her papers is relatively small. It cannot be more than a fragment of the original, complete collection. Included is information...
Dates: undated

Oral history interview with Leah D. Widtsoe

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 10
Scope and Contents

Interview by Hollis Scott with Widtsoe, teacher and author, concerning her reminiscences about her parents, her grandfather Brigham Young; and her husband, John A. Widtsoe. Also recalls her experiences as a student, faculty member, and matron at BYA, 1896-1898; 1905-1907. Gives her views on nutrition and the Word of Wisdom.

Dates: 1965

Photographs of Brigham Young University

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197218624010]
Identifier: MSS 3799
Scope and Contents

Collection includes forty-two photographs of buildings on the campus of Brigham Young University, as well as a few photographs of its founders, Mormon leaders, and other scenes from around Provo, Utah. The range of years which the photographs cover clearly shows the development of the BYU campus over time. Some of the photos are of suggested campus development plans from the years 1948 and 1956. The collection also includes a campus map from 1961.

Dates: approximately 1896-1980