Dean Rex Lee examines a model of the proposed Law school building, 1971.

Sketch of the proposed law school building complete with bridge, 1970s.

The completed law school and the bridge connecting it with the main campus, ca. 1970s.

These images come from the Brigham Young University photographs of campus buildings, 1882-1985 (UA 827) which can be accessed here and the Edwin Butterworth collection for the Brigham Young University centennial celebration (UA P 2) which can be accessed here.

If you have any questions about these collections or about materials available for studying the history of the law school, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

Early cougar mascots named Cleo and Tarbo, 1920s.

The easiest way to access the images is through the finding aid which is available through the BYU Finding aids website. You can search for the subject that you are interested in (for example, “Cosmo” or “cheerleaders”) and access the digital images by clicking on the thumbnail image in the search results. This will take you to the digitized contents of the folder of photographs of that particular building.

You can also go directly to the finding aid for UA 869 and scroll through the list of images or search within the collection. Once you have located the image(s) that you are interested in, click on the thumbnail to access the digital file of photographs. Each thumbnail represents the digitized contents of a folder of photographs. Go ahead and see what you can find.

If you have any questions about this digital collection, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu

Extensive investigation into Church population and Church growth was done to determine possible junior college locations. A list of potential cities was compiled based on LDS population, growth predictions and overall church strength. The top six cities were Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Portland, Spokane, and Idaho Falls. While it was suggested that a junior college be established in each of these locations, Los Angeles had the potential of being home to three individual colleges.

The University Archives is home to various collections discussing the purposed implementation of a junior college system. They include:

• UA 1168 Proposed pilot plan for junior colleges, 1963. This collection contains a proposal by Brigham Young University President Ernest L. Wilkinson discussing the pros and cons of LDS junior colleges.
• UA 468 Study to establish additional junior colleges as part of the LDS Church educational system, undated. This collection contains a study and analysis of various geographical regions to determine potential sites for junior colleges.
• UA 1239 Proposed Anaheim College Campus of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records, 1964. This collection contains a 240 page analysis and proposal for a junior college in Anaheim California. The proposed college would facilitate 5,000 students and 250 faculty and staff.

If you would like to learn more about the resources for study the proposed junior college system, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

Post written by Joseph Wiest.

The University Archives is home to a collection (UA 478) that documents the activities of the Redd Center. The collection contains reports, correspondence, articles, audiotapes, videotapes, corporate minutes, research files, and budgets from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies dated 1970-2006. The bulk of the materials is from 1970 to 1996. A finding aid for the collection is available here.

If you would like to know more about the resources available in the University Archives, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

Eddie Kimball (left) and his assistant Floyd Millett (right), 1930s.

Eddie Kimball, second row left, and assistant coach Floyd Millett, second row right, with the 1938-1939 basketball team.

Eddie Kimball coached the 1937 football team to the school's best finish--third place in a twelve team league.

If you have any questions about Eddie Kimball, contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

One of these faculty members is Russell R. Rich. His papers are UA 611 Russell R. Rich papers and they document his career at Brigham Young University. The papers include talks, correspondence, class lectures, and research–including the research notes and chapter drafts for the textbook Ensign to the Nations. A finding aid is available here.

Russell R. Rich taught at Brigham Young University in the College of Religion from 1953 to 1977. Among the many classes he taught were survey classes on the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (for which he prepared a detailed study guide to B.H. Robert’s Comprehensive History of the Church). He also authored a popular textbook dealing with the history of the Church from 1846 to 1900 called Ensign to the Nations. Rich also taught several graduate classes in Mormon history.

If you would like to know more about faculty at Brigham Young University, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

Brigham Young Academy's 1900 championship basketball team.

The University Archives is home to a remarkable collection documenting the history of women’s athletics at Brigham Young University. The collection is UA 5584 Athletic Media Relations scrapbooks on women’s athletics. The scrapbooks highlight the involvement of women in sports at the university ranging from basketball to golf to gymnastics. A finding aid for the collection is available here.

If you would like to know more about the resources available for studying women’s athletics at Brigham Young University, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.

Noel B. Reynolds served on the faculty of Brigham Young University in the Political Science Department from 1971 to 2011. He had a wide variety of interests that ranged from Plato’s political theory, constitutionalism and the rule of law, authorship studies, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon. The Noel B. Reynolds papers (MSS 7935) document Reynolds’ teaching career and his scholarly activities. The collection is divided into four series: 1. Correspondence, 1981-1997; 2. Research files, undated; 3. Faculty course materials, 1978-2011; and 4. Personal course materials, 1966-1985.

If you would like to learn more about the Noel B. Reynolds papers, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu

Aerial view of the Brigham Young University campus in the 1970s.

Brigham Young University has grown from a small academy into one of the largest private universities in the United States. Ephraim Hatch, a university employee who worked for Physical Facilities, compiled a series of pictorial histories documenting that growth photographically. These histories are contained in UA 923 Ephraim Hatch views of Brigham Young University campus development. The collection includes pictorial histories of building construction at the university from 1875 to 1975 and is arranged chronologically. Images are grouped by university presidential administration. The collection also includes pictorial histories of individual campus structures built and remodeled during 1970s and early 1980s as well as photographs, slides, and negatives of campus buildings and personnel, and other schools operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are images of the construction of the Provo and Jordan River temples, and images of the Brigham Young University-Hawaii campus, the Ricks College campus, the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies, and the Missionary Training Center adjacent to Brigham Young University.

For more information about this collection, contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.