Harold B. Lee Library

Archive for July, 2009

• Wilmer W. Tanner personal papers
  Posted July 30, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  The University Archives recently acquired the personal papers of Wilmer W. Tanner. Tanner was an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University from 1932 until 1936. After obtaining a graduate degree in zoology, he returned to the university as a faculty member in 1950. He successfully implemented a research program during a time in which the [...]

• Warren Dusenberry and Brigham Young University
  Posted July 22, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  The educational underpinnings of Brigham Young University were laid in the early 1860s when Wilson and Warren Dusenberry moved to Provo and established the first Dusenberry School. The Dusenberry brothers arrived at crucial time in the cultural formation of early Provo. Territorial leaders were beginning to emphasize the importance of education and citizens in Utah [...]

• Lewis Building–Brigham Young Academy’s first home
  Posted July 8, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  The first home of the Brigham Young Academy was the Lewis Building. The J. W. Lewis Store was built in 1867 and was soon purchased by Brigham Young. The Lewis Building was a brick building located in downtown Provo. When Brigham Young executed the deed of trust establishing Brigham Young Academy he stipulated that the [...]

• Associated Students of Brigham Young University Histories, 1922-1986 (UA 1081)
  Posted July 1, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  Student government at Brigham Young University began in 1909. It was refined in 1924 with the acceptance of a new constitution. The new constitution established an organization that included a president, first vice-president, second vice-president, secretary-historian, editors of two publications (Y News and Banyan), and a cheermaster. A student council that included university administrators was [...]