List of Brigham Young University residence halls

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This is a list of residential buildings at Brigham Young University which includes residential halls, dining facilities, housing area offices, laundry facilities, and other buildings directly connected with the residence halls. Residential buildings at Brigham Young University include three single-student residence hall centers, a foreign language student residence facility, and married-student housing at Wymount Terrace.

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Foreign Language Student Residence

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Foreign Language Student Residence at BYU

Brigham Young University's Foreign Language Student Residence (FLSR) program was established in 1978 as a three-house off-campus residence center dedicated to the study of Russian and Italian. [1] Due to the success of these houses, the program expanded from three houses to one specially-designed complex in 1991. [2] Each apartment houses 6 students: 5 students who are studying the same language and a native speaker. Each student agrees to only speak the apartment's assigned language during the school year while in the apartment. [1]

Today the FLSR consists of five buildings- four outer buildings with three floors each. These contain all of the male and female apartments for the program. The central building has rooms used for student activities, dinners, and Sunday church meetings. [3] The on-campus complex consists of 25 individual apartments for men and women learning eleven different languages (depending on demand): Hebrew, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, and Spanish. [4]

Helaman Halls

Helaman Halls, named after one of the Book of Mormon heroes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was first opened for use in the Fall of 1958. The initial on-campus complex consisted of five residence halls, a central dining building, and an administration building. Construction costs were $5,300,000, and when completed the complex initially housed 1170 male students. [5] The residence buildings were named after prominent LDS individuals and/or families, including the Hinckley Family, Stephen L. Chipman, David John, Thomas N. Taylor, and Walter Stover. [6]

The dining building was christened the George Q. Cannon Building and at the time could accommodate 1,800 people. [6] In addition, both a pool and a "recreation field," which included eight tennis courts and four softball fields, were completed for the use of residents. [7] [8] Two more residence buildings were already under construction when the completion of the original Helaman Halls Complex was announced on September 18, 1958. [9] The two new buildings were opened for use in September 1959, and housed 234 women each, bringing the total occupancy number of the complex to 1638. [10] In 1959, the semester rent for Helaman halls was approximately $23 per term. [11] Another building was added in 1970, [12] and a new hall was built in 2010. [13]

From 1991 to 2003, buildings at Helaman Halls underwent a 12-year renovations project so that each room would have a sink and vanity. [14] Today, Helaman Halls has a total of nine residence buildings. [15] with five buildings for women and four buildings for men. The Residence Halls are located on the northwest corner of campus. Living style consists of two students per room, [15] with 22 rooms on each floor, with six floors (in three stories) per building. Helaman Halls currently has housing for just over 2,100 students. There are basic kitchen facilities in the basement lobby of each hall, but residents are required to purchase a meal plan. The majority of resident meals are eaten in the area central building- the Cannon Center. Because of its close proximity to the athletic facilities and all-you-can-eat dining, many Freshman athletes choose to live in Helaman Halls.[ citation needed ]

Notable individuals who lived at Helaman Halls include Mike Leach, [16] Vai Sikahema, [17] and Alema Harrington. [18]

BuildingAbbr.ImageYr. Occ.Notes
Cannon (George Q.) CenterCANC Center BYU CANC.jpg 1958 (original); 2008 (current)Named after George Q. Cannon, [19] the Cannon Center acts as a central building for Helaman Halls residents, providing areas for activities, food services, meeting rooms, and maintenance services. [20] : 735  Besides this, The Commons at the Cannon Center provides meal services for the residents of Helaman halls, and off-campus students; [21] it serves as the main cafeteria for BYU since the 2008 closing of the Morris Center. [22] Construction on the first Cannon Center began in 1957. [20] : 735  The Cannon Center offers a variety of international foods, grilled options, and traditional meals. [23] The Commons operates under a zero-food waste policy: food scraps are used to make fertilizers and used oil is converted to biodiesel. [21]
Helaman Halls (B) Hinckley HallHLB BYU HLB.jpg 1958Named after Ira N. Hinckley, the grandfather of the late President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gordon B. Hinckley. [5]
Helaman Halls (C) Chipman (Steven L.) HallHLC BYU HLC.jpg 1958Named for Stephen L. Chipman, Mormon religious leader in north Utah County and member of the BYU Board of Trustees for over 40 years. [5]
Helaman Halls (D) John (David) HallHLD BYU HLD.jpg 1958Named after David John, father-in-law of Benjamin Cluff (third president of Brigham Young University) and vice-president of the Brigham Young Academy and Brigham Young University Board of Trustees. [24]
Helaman Halls (E) Taylor (Thomas N.) HallHLE BYU HLE.jpg 1958Named after Thomas N. Taylor, vice president of the Board of Trustees at the university. He oversaw fundraising efforts to finish paying for the Maeser Building. [5]
Helaman Halls (F) Stover (Walter F.) HallHLF BYU HLF.jpg 1958Named after Walter F. Stover who donated all the mattresses and box springs for Helaman Halls. Stover was a native of Germany and served as president of the East German mission immediately after World War II. He also served on the General Church Welfare Committee of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [20] : 737–738  [25]
Helaman Halls (G) Budge (William) HallHLG BYU HLG.jpg 1959Named for William Budge, who was the missionary that helped convert Karl G. Maeser. [26]
Helaman Halls (H) Merrill (Marriner Wood) HallHLH BYU HLH.jpg 1959Named after LDS apostle Marriner W. Merrill. [26]
Helaman Halls (I) May (Jean Fossum) HallHLI BYU HLI.jpg 1970Named after Jean Fossum May (1906–1969), the head resident of Stover Hall for the last 10 years of her life. May had served a mission for the LDS Church when she was a little more than 20 years old. She greatly encouraged residents in her hall to serve missions and faithfully corresponded with them while they were on missions. [20] : 737  [27]
Helaman Halls (J) "Building 9"HLJ BYU HLJ 2.jpg 2010This facility lacks a basement kitchenette that the other residencies have. [28]

Heritage Halls

Heritage Halls were originally built in 1953. They were the oldest dorms on campus until they were torn down (see Previous Residential Facilities below) and replaced by the new Heritage Halls buildings. [29] In order to make room for the new Heritage Halls buildings, the Deseret Towers "DT" apartment complex was also torn down from 2006 to 2008, and construction on the new buildings at the Heritage complex began in 2011. [30] [31]

Today, Heritage Halls is a complex of dorms that consists of 14 buildings, located on the East side of campus. In the summer of 2017, work was completed on a new central building and one additional dorm building, bringing the total capacity to about 2,750 students. [32] [33] Two additional dorm buildings are currently under construction.

The living arrangements in Heritage Halls are similar to those of an apartment. Students share a kitchen and a common area. Each of the L-shaped buildings houses about 210 students. [34] They are 4 stories high and feature East Coast classic design. Activity rooms on each floor have pictures with Church history themes and have floor-to-ceiling windows that offer views of the surrounding area. The individual units feature full kitchens, bedrooms with individualized lighting systems, and hallway vanities. [35]

The buildings in the Heritage Halls complex are as follows:

BuildingAbbr.ImageYr. Occ.NotesReferences
Heritage Halls Central BuildingHR01 Heritage Halls Central Building.jpg 2017The Central Building features study rooms that students can sign up to use. It also includes a ballroom and small kitchen that can host student activities and ward groups. [36] [33] [37]
Heritage Halls 2HR02 Heritage Halls Building 7.jpg 2015 [37]
Heritage Halls 3HR03 Heritage Halls Building 9.jpg 2014 [37]
Heritage Halls 4HR04 Heritage Halls Building 10.jpg 2014 [37]
Heritage Halls 5HR05 Heritage Halls Building 8.jpg 2015 [37]
Heritage Halls 6HR06 Heritage Halls Building 6.jpg 2017 [36] [37]
Heritage Halls 7HR07 Heritage Halls Building 14.jpg 2015 [37]
Heritage Halls 8HR08 Heritage Halls Building 15.jpg 2015 [37]
Heritage Halls 9HR09 Heritage Halls Building 25.jpg 2011 [35] [37]
Heritage Halls 10HR10 Heritage Halls Building 26.jpg 2012 [37]
Heritage Halls 11HR11 Heritage Halls Building 27.jpg 2012 [37]
Heritage Halls 12HR12 Heritage Halls Building 28.jpg 2011 [35] [37]
Heritage Halls 13HR132020 [37]
Heritage Halls 14HR142020 [37]
Heritage Halls 15HR15 Heritage Halls Building 30.jpg 2013 [37]
Heritage Halls 16HR16 Heritage Halls Building 29.jpg 2013 [37]

Wymount Terrace

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Wymount Terrace Student Family Housing.

Wymount Terrace is the family housing unit for married students and is located on the northeast side of campus. It consists of South Wymount (24 three-story apartment buildings) and North Wymount (48 two-story apartment buildings). The buildings are arranged in quadrangles that enclose lawn and playground areas. It is informally referred to as “the rabbit pen” by some students. This is possibly in reference to how fast families grow here. [38] Wymount also has playground areas for children. [12] Construction on the complex began in August 1961 by Tolboe and Harlin Construction Company. Each building has 462 apartments that range from one to three bedrooms. The complex sits on 27 acres. [39]

BuildingAbbr.Yr. Occ.Notes
Wymount Terrace Administration BuildingWOAB1962
Wymount Terrace Laundry Buildings 1-5W0L1, W0L2, W0L3, W0L4, W0L51962 (W0L1, W0L2, W0L3); 1979 (W0L4); 1985 (W0L5)Each laundromat has standard and double-load washers and dryers along with two soak sinks. Machines can only be operated with a BYU ID card. [40]
Wymount Terrace Multi-Purpose CenterW0MP1980This is where many of the wards consisting of Wymont residents hold church meetings. [41]
Wymount Terrace (W01A) Kimball, (Sarah M.)W01A1962Named for Sarah M. Kimball. [20] : 741 
Wymount Terrace (W01B) Reynolds, (Alice Louise)W01B1962 Alice Louise Reynolds was a professor of English at BYU during the early 20th century. [20] : 742 
Wymount Terrace (W01C) Smith (Julina Lambson)W01C1962 Julina Lambson Smith was a wife of Joseph F. Smith and the mother of Joseph Fielding Smith. [20] : 743 
Wymount Terrace (W02A) Bennion (Samuel O.)W02A1962Named for Samuel O. Bennion. [20] : 740 
Wymount Terrace (W02B) Ivins (Antoine R.)W02B1962Named for Antoine R. Ivins. [20] : 741 
Wymount Terrace (W02C) Kimball (J. Golden)W02C1962Named for J. Golden Kimball. [20] : 741 
Wymount Terrace (W02D) Roberts (Brigham H.)W02D1962Named for B. H. Roberts. [20] : 743 
Wymount Terrace (W03A) Williams (Helen Spencer)W03A1963Helen Spencer Williams, often called Helen S. Williams, was the first counselor in the YWMIA General Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1937-1944. She was also a writer and columnists, writing for the Deseret News , the Improvement Era and the Relief Society Magazine . [20] : 744 
Wymount Terrace (W04A) Nibley (Charles W.)W04A1963Named for Charles W. Nibley. [20] : 742 
Wymount Terrace (W04B) Reynolds (George)W04B1963Named for Geoerge Reynolds. [20] : 743 
Wymount Terrace (W04C) Wirthlin (Joseph L.)W04C1963Named for Joseph L. Wirthlin. [20] : 744 
Wymount Terrace (W04D) Young (Levi Edgar)W04D1963Named for Levi Edgar Young. [20] : 744 
Wymount Terrace (W05A) Clayton (William)W05A1963Named for LDS hymnwriter William Clayton. [20] : 740 
Wymount Terrace (W05B) Mcclellan (John J.)W05B1963Named for John J. McClellan. [20] : 742 
Wymount Terrace (W05C) Pratt (Orson)W05C1963Named for Orson Pratt. [20] : 742 
Wymount Terrace (W05D) Stephens (Evan)W05D1963Named for former Mormon Tabernacle Choir director Evan Stephens. [20] : 743 
Wymount Terrace (W06A) Dixon (Henry Aldous)W06A1963Named for Henry Aldous Dixon a prominent Utah educator and politician. [20] : 740 
Wymount Terrace (W06B) Hamblin (Jacob)W06B1963Named for Mormon missionary to the Native Americans Jacob Hamblin. [20] : 741 
Wymount Terrace (W06C) Sutherland (George)W06C1963One of very few buildings at BYU named for a non-Mormon, in this case Brigham Young Academy graduate and later United States Supreme Court justice George Sutherland. [20] : 744 
Wymount Terrace (W06D) Swensen (John C.)W06D1963Named for John C. Swensen, a BYU professor for 54 years. [20] : 744 
Wymount Terrace (W07A) Critchlow, Jr. (William J.)W07A1962Named for William J. Critchlow Jr., a prominent LDS leader in Ogden and later a General Authority as an Assistant to the Twelve. [20] : 740 
Wymount Terrace (W07B) Longden (John)W07B1962Named for John Longden. [20] : 741 
Wymount Terrace (W07C) McKay (Thomas E.)W07C1962Named for Thomas E. McKay, a brother of David O. McKay who also served as a general authority. [20] : 742 
Wymount Terrace (W07D) Smith (Nicholas G.)W07D1962Named for Nicholas G. Smith. [20] : 743 
Wymount Terrace (W08-W11)-1979
Wymount Terrace (W12-W13)-1982
Wymount Terrace (W14-W15)-1985
Wymount Terrace (W16-W17)-1992

Wyview Park

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Wyview Park Central Building

Wyview Park is a living complex for married and single students at BYU. The university had purchased 150 mobile home units to provide housing for married students until Wyview Park was built. Wyview was dedicated by James E. Faust. When the complex opened in 1998, it had a waiting list of 900 applicants which grew to 1,800 within a few months. [42]

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Wyview Park Building 2

The current complex includes 30 buildings which originally housed married student families, until the end of the summer of 2006, when the southern half of the residential park was converted into housing for singles and eventually the entire complex. [43] In 2013 after the winter semester of school concluded, the northern portion of Wyview was converted into a makeshift Missionary Training Center (MTC) to help alleviate the overburdened Provo MTC just up the hill. As part of this temporary MTC complex, the LDS church also obtained a lease for the Raintree Apartments across the street to the west and both facilities are used together to house missionaries and their training activities. [44] The complex now houses both married and single students.

Previous Residential facilities

Allen Hall

One of the earliest student dormitories at BYU, Allen Hall, named for Ray Eugene Allen and his wife Inez Knight, was built in 1938. Originally it was a men's dormitory, but during World War II, a large influx of female students caused the university to make it a women's dorm. In 1962, the building ceased to be a student dormitory altogether, and was used as temporary housing for missionaries while the Church's Language Training Mission was under construction. [45] The success of Allen Hall led to immediate plans for another dormitory, Amanda Knight Hall, named for the wife of Jesse Knight. This served as a home for female students until it was also turned over to the Language Training Mission. [46]

BYA Boarding House

The BYA Boarding House was established in 1885 with Joseph B. Keeler as steward and Willard Done as presiding tutor. It had 24 residents in May 1886 but there is no record of it after that date. [47]

Co-op Housing

In the years immediately after World War II BYU purchased several houses in Provo that it operated as co-operative residents before it was able to build resident halls on a large scale. Most of these houses were for female students. [48]

Deseret Towers

In 1965, BYU completed construction of Deseret Towers. At the time it consisted of five halls, but a sixth was added in 1969 and the final in 1978. Each building was six stories and the whole complex housed over 2,000 students. Deseret Towers was dedicated in October 1970 by Ezra Taft Benson. [49] The residential hall was referred to as "DT". [50] In December 2006, [50] V and W Hall were torn down because they didn't meet the electronic demands of students in the 21st century. After the winter semester the remaining buildings were used to hold conferences and did not serve as residential apartments anymore. They were demolished in 2008. [51]

The following were halls at Deseret Towers:

Old Heritage Halls

The original Heritage Halls complex was a twenty-four-building housing complex. [52] Old Heritage Halls was completed in two stages: one stage of buildings were completed in 1953 and the other stage in 1956. [53] The complex was dedicated on May 26, 1954. [54] The halls received their collective name through a contest among residents. All of the separate buildings were named after notable Latter-day Saint women. [55]

There were 24 individual living buildings. The Heritage Halls buildings were built for unmarried females, although later on males were allowed to be residents. [56] At one point a "Homemaking Apartment" was located in Heritage Halls, where students in the Department of Home Economics and Management of the Home took turns living a low-budget lifestyle for two weeks at a time. [57] Each of the buildings had ten units capable of housing six people each. [55] This residential hall offered apartment-style living with kitchens included in each unit. In between the buildings there was a canal that was known as "the moat." Many students chose Old Heritage Halls due to its proximity to campus. [53] The old residence halls began to be torn down gradually in 2005. [56]

BuildingAbbr.ImageYr. Occ.Notes
Heritage Halls Central BuildingHRCN BYU HRCN.jpg 1983-2014This building contain a computer lab and the administrative offices for the complex.
Heritage Halls (01) Bowen (Emma Lucy Gates) HallHR01 BYU HR01.jpg 1953-2011Named after Emma Lucy Gates Bowen. The school demolished Bowen Hall to make way for a new steam service tunnel between the Harris Fine Arts Center and 900 East. [58]
Heritage Halls (02) Broadbent (Mima Murdock) HallHR02 BYU HR02.jpg 1953-2015Mima Melissa Murdock Broadbent (1879–1957) was Utah State Mother of the Year in 1948. Mima and her husband David A. Broadbent were the parents of 14 children, 12 of whom lived to maturity. [20] : 732  Broadbent Hall was one of the last four of the original Heritage Halls to be demolished, in 2015.[ citation needed ]
Heritage Halls (03) Felt (Louie B.) HallHR03 BYU HR03.jpg 1953-2015Named after Louie B. Felt. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (04) Fox (Ruth May) HallHR04 BYU HR04.jpg 1953-2015Named after Ruth May Fox. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (05) Horne (Alice Merrill) HallHR05 BYU HR05.jpg 1953-2014Named for Alice Merrill Horne [20] : 695  (1868–1948) who was a native of Fillmore, Utah and a prominent Utah artist.
Heritage Halls (06) Harris (Estella Spilsbury) HallHR06 BYU HR06.jpg 1953-2015Named after Estella Spilsbury Harris [20] : 695  who was the wife of Franklin S. Harris and thus the longest-serving first lady of BYU.
Heritage Halls (07) Maeser (Anna Mieth) HallHR07 BYU HR07.jpg 1953-2014Named for Anna Mieth Maeser, [20] : 695  wife of Karl G. Maeser, and thus first lady of what is now BYU from 1876–1892.
Heritage Halls (08) Penrose (Romania Pratt) HallHR08 BYU HR08.jpg 1953-2014Named for Romania B. Pratt Penrose, [20] : 695  first female Utahn to get an MD and wife of Charles W. Penrose, who was a professor at BYU for a short time before becoming an LDS Apostle.
Heritage Halls (09) Rogers (Aurelia S.) HallHR09 BYU HR09.jpg 1953-2012Named after Aurelia Spencer Rogers, [20] : 695  mother of the LDS Primary program for children and daughter of Orson Spencer, the first chancellor of what is today the University of Utah.
Heritage Halls (10) Richards (Alice Robinson) HallHR10 BYU HR10.jpg 1953-2012Named after Alice Robinson Richards, [20] : 695  wife of Apostle George F. Richards and mother of apostle Legrand Richards, as well as 14 other children.
Heritage Halls (11) Shipp (Ellis Reynolds) HallHR11 BYU HR11.jpg 1953-2012Named after Ellis Reynolds Shipp. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (12) Robinson (Louise Yates) HallHR12 BYU HR12.jpg 1953-2012Named for Louise Y. Robison. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (13) Snow (Eliza R.) HallHR13 BYU HR13.jpg 1953-2012Named after Eliza R. Snow. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (14) Smith (Lucy Mack) HallHR14 BYU HR14.jpg 1953-2012Named after Lucy Mack Smith. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (15) Wells (Emmeline B.) HallHR15 BYU HR15.jpg 1953-2012Named after Emmeline B. Wells. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (16) Smith (Mary Fielding) HallHR16 BYU HR16.jpg 1953-2012Named after Mary Fielding Smith. [20] : 695 
Heritage Halls (17) Carroll (Elsie C.) HallHR17 BYU HR17.jpg 1956-2014Named after Elsie Chamberlain Carroll [19] (1882–1967) who a BYU English professor and an author and poet, most of her works being published in LDS Church magazines. [20] : 733 
Heritage Halls (18) Fugal (Lavina C.) HallHR18 BYU HR18.jpg 1956-2013Named after Lavina Christensen Fugal [19] (1879–1969) who was American Mother of the Year in 1955. A graduate of Brigham Young Academy, Lavina taught school to help support her future husband, Jens Peter Fugal, while he was on an LDS mission in Denmark. The Fugals had eight children. She served in various LDS Auxiliary organization positions, was a member of the Farm Bureau, and served on the Utah County planning commission also for a time as head of the Pleasant Grove Board of Health. [20] : 732  [59]
Heritage Halls (19) Gates (Susa Young) HallHR19 BYU HR19.jpg 1956-2013Named after Susa Young Gates. [19]
Heritage Halls (20) Kimball (Vilate M.) HallHR20 BYU HR20.jpg 1956-2011Named after Vilate M. Kimball, [19] the first wife of Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young's best friend and also first counselor to Brigham Young in the first presidency until Heber C. Kimball died.
Heritage Halls (21) Richards (Emily S.) HallHR21 BYU HR21.jpg 1956-2013Named after Emily Sophia Tanner Richards [19] (1850–1929), the wife of Franklin S. Richards and a suffragist. She was a delegate for the Relief Society at the first International Council of Women. Emily served for many years on the Relief Society General Board. She and Franklin were the parents of six children.
Heritage Halls (22) Tingey (Martha H.) HallHR22 BYU HR22.jpg 1956-2013Named after Martha H. Tingey. [19]
Heritage Halls (23) Whitney (Elizabeth Ann) HallHR23 BYU HR23.jpg 1956-2013Named for Elizabeth Ann Smith Whitney, [19] the wife of Newel K. Whitney, the 2nd presiding bishop of the Church.
Heritage Halls (24) Young (Zina D. H.) HallHR24 BYU HR24.jpg 1956-2014Named after Zina D. H. Young. [19]

Wymount Village

In 1946, during the postwar BYU growth, President McDonald purchased forty-eight buildings from a nearby Air Force station in order to house students. These buildings were called Wymount Village, and housed both married and single students until 1962. [60] Wymount Village was replaced by Wymount Terrace in that year, intended solely for students with young families. The 24 building complex contains a total of 462 apartments of varying sizes. [61]

Wyview Village

This was another set of housing units purchased from the Federal Government. It was 150 pre-fabricated homes intended for Mountain Home Air Force Base. The units were practically new, with new appliances and many had never been lived in. They were sold as surplus by the government in October 1956, moved to Provo early in 1957 and ready for occupation by August 1957. They were located north-east of the present site of the Marriott Center. [20] : 696–698 

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The Provo City Library is a public library serving residents of Provo and Orem in the U.S. state of Utah. It occupies the building of the former Brigham Young Academy, which was built in 1892. In 1976, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. After a remodeling process, it was rededicated as the Provo City Library on September 8, 2001.

Fred Lewis Markham was an American architect in the early 20th century who designed movie theatres and many buildings on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library</span> Rare book and manuscript library in Provo, Utah, United States

The L. Tom Perry Special Collections is the special collections department of Brigham Young University (BYU)'s Harold B. Lee Library in Provo, Utah. Founded in 1957 with 1,000 books and 50 manuscript collections, as of 2016 the Library's special collections contained over 300,000 books, 11,000 manuscript collections, and over 2.5 million photographs, among many other rare and unique research materials. Since its inception, the special collections have been housed in numerous places including the crawl space of a university building and a wholesale grocery warehouse. Since 2016, the special collections have been located on the first floor of the Harold B. Lee Library and is considered to hold "the finest collection of rare books in the Intermountain West and the second finest Mormon collection in existence".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas N. Taylor</span>

Thomas Nicholls Taylor was an American businessman, politician and civic and religious leader. He was mayor of Provo, Utah, from 1900 to 1903.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications</span> Fine arts school of Brigham Young University

The Brigham Young University (BYU) College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC) is one of the nine colleges at the university, a private institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and located in Provo, Utah. Founded in 1925, the college has grown from a small college of the arts with minimal faculty and only 100 students to the second largest college on campus.

The BYU Division of Continuing Education (DCE) is a division of Brigham Young University (BYU) that oversees continuing education programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Ryde</span>

The Ryde is a bus service that provides transportation to the Brigham Young University (BYU) community in Provo, Utah, United States. The service is owned and operated by Student Movement, Inc. (SMI) and operates under the brand, "The Ryde". Although The Ryde began as a limited service paid shuttle bus, in the fall of 2015 it expanded to limited-service bus routes that are free to BYU students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David O. McKay School of Education</span>

The David O. McKay School of Education (SOE) at Brigham Young University (BYU) specializes in teaching, administration, communication disorders, and educational inquiry. It is located in three buildings on BYU's campus in Provo, Utah, the David O. McKay Building, the John Taylor Building, and the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. It was ranked number 84 in the United States for best education schools for 2021.

Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU) is an American federally accredited credit union based in Provo, Utah. It is regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

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