Harold B. Lee Library

Archive for September, 2009

• Heber J. Grant Library
  Posted September 16, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  From the beginning of his presidential administration Franklin S. Harris campaigned for a library building. He believed that Brigham Young University could never successfully join the ranks of the country’s colleges and universities without a strong library. A library building would be a visible symbol of the university’s commitment to scholarship and learning and it [...]

• Eugene L. Roberts, Athletic Pioneer
  Posted September 2, 2009 by Gordon Daines

  Eugene Lusk Roberts was born in Provo, Utah on May 13, 1880. He was the 10th child of William and Julia Maria Lusk Roberts. His family moved around several times during his youth. He entered Brigham Young Academy at the age of eighteen and engaged in the full spectrum of activities available at the young [...]