Manuscript Collection Descriptions

Materials about Merrill J. Bateman's Presidency

Dates: 2003

This series contains newspaper articles and reports summarizing Bateman's presidency.

Extent: 1 box
Call Number: UA 1073 Series I
Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; University Archives; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Access Restrictions: Presidential Records from Dallin H. Oaks through Cecil O. Samuelson (current president) may be accessed only with the permission of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators and the current sitting president of Brigham Young University. The Board of Trustees files are restricted indefinitely.

Languages and Scripts: English
Conditions of Use: It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Office of the President records, 1996-2003 must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred Citation: Materials about Merrill J. Bateman's Presidency; UA 1073; Office of the President records; L. Tom Perry Special Collections; University Archives; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84606; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Other Finding Aids: A more detailed finding aid is available in the repository.
Subject Terms: Bateman, Merrill J.; Colleges and Universities; Education
Genre / Form: Letters

Finding Aid ID Number: UPB_UA1073
Finding Aid Title: Office of the President records
Finding Aid Author: Finding aid prepared by J. Gordon Daines III
Finding Aid Creator: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2010-10-08T11:49-0600
Finding Aid Language: Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Biographical Info:: Administrative History

Brigham Young University was established in 1875 as Brigham Young Academy and headed by a principal. In 1894 Benjamin Cluff changed the title of the head of the Academy to "president" and gave the title "principal" to the heads of the various departments. Brigham Young Academy became Brigham Young University in 1903. The Office of the President is responsible for the administration of the university and interfacing with the Board of Trustees.

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Series I Materials about Merrill J. Bateman's Presidency

Dates: 2003
Series II Office of the President administrative correspondence

Dates: 1996-2003
Series III Merrill J. Bateman speeches

Dates: 1996-2003
Series IV Brigham Young University Board of Trustees files

Dates: 1996-2001
Series V Office of the President alphabetical files

Dates: 1996-2003
Series VI Islamic Translation Series records

Dates: 1998
Series VII Brigham Young University accreditation and community relations records

Dates: 1996-2001

Gordon Daines
University Archivist - University Archives
gordon_daines@byu.edu