Sidney Branton Sperry papers, 1837-1958.

Sperry, Sidney B. (Sidney Branton), 1895-1977

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Brigham Young University in the 1930's was shaped by the Great Depression. A cutback in the school's budget led to a cut in faculty pay and the school faced the threat of being shut down or turned over to the State of Utah. However, in spite of these obstacles, BYU flourished under the leadership of President Franklin S. Harris. The student enrollment rate continued to rise, and the number of faculty also reached its highest point up to that time. Students at BYU also faced difficulties in tryin...

Durham, G. Homer (George Homer), 1911-1985

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University president, Arizona State University. From the description of Newspaper clippings, 1961-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122637287 From the guide to the Homer G. Durham newspaper clippings, 1961-1969, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898-1993

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Wallace F. Bennett (1898-1993) was a U.S. Senator from Utah. From the description of Oral history interview with Wallace F. Bennett, 1976 October 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365146323 United States Senator from Utah and member of the Republican party. Member of the Mormon Church, author, and businessman. From the description of Wallace F. Bennett papers, 1950-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397097 Wallace F. Bennett (1898-1993) was a Mormo...

Sperry, Josephine Titcomb, 1874-1945.

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Brigham Young University. Religious Education

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In 1929, the department was organized as the Brigham Young University Department of Religious Education. Through the years the department has also been called the Division of Religion, College of Religious Instruction, Department of Religious Instruction, and was changed to the Department of Religious Education in 1983. The mission of Religious Education at Brigham Young University is to build the Kingdom of God by teaching and preserving the doctrine of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As of 2009 th...

Benson, Ezra Taft

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under Eisenhower, apostle and later president of the LDS church. From the description of Speeches, 1966-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122462756 Ezra Taft Benson was United States Secretary of Agriculture January 21, 1953 – January 20, 1961. From the guide to the AV 14 Ezra Taft Benson U. S. Secretary of Agriculture audio recordings collection 1954-1977 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Church History Library) ...

University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Holbrook, Ward Cook, 1899-

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