Brigham Young University President's Records, 1876-1892.
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Brigham Young University.
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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...
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...
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. ...
