Karl G. Maeser correspondence 1861-1901

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Karl G. Maeser correspondence 1861-1901

3 boxes; (1.5 linear ft.)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6344842

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Brigham Young Academy

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Brigham Young Academy was founded in 1875 in Provo, UT as a school for teacher education. It became Brigham Young University in 1903. From the description of Photographs, ca. 1900. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 54080571 From the description of Certificates, 1891-1893. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 70765998 Brigham Young University traces its roots to Utah's rich pioneer heritage. The original school, Brigham Young Academy, was est...

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Brigham Young Academy. Principal's Office

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. General Church Board of Education

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In order to govern various academies established by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Church created the General Church Board of Education in 1888. Today the Church Educational System (CES) is governed by the Church Board of Education for seminaries, institutes, and elementary and secondary schools, and by boards of trustees for each of the institutions of higher education. Board members include the First Presidency, three members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Seni...

Maeser, Karl G.

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Karl G. Maeser was the second principal of Brigham Young Academy and served from 1876 until 1892. Under Maeser Brigham Young Academy established itself as one of the leading schools in Utah territory. The curriculum continually expanded to meet the ever-changing and ever-increasing needs of local and regional education. But the uniqueness of the school lay not in its academic emphasis but in its religious foundation. Maeser placed the development of character above the development of intellect. ...