SIGNED Brigham Young University First Hundred Years Vol. 4 Ernest L Wilkinson +2

Description: Brigham Young University: The First Hundred Years, Volume 4 (only)Signed by Ernest L Wilkinson, Leonard J. Arrington, and Bruce C. Hafen________________________________________ Brigham Young University : The First One Hundred Years, Volume 4 (only!)by Ernest L. Wilkinson, Leonard J. Arrington, and Bruce C. HafenPublished by Brigham Young University (1975)SIGNED BY ALL THREE EDITORS; WILKINSON, ARRINGTON, AND HAFEN This is the 4th volume of a set of 4 books; When these were published on the 100th anniversary of BYU in 1976, complete sets of books were given to each of the faculty of Brigham Young University. Volume 4 is the only book in the set that was signed. The three other books and slip case are relatively cheap and easy to find. This volume is unusual because it is in perfect condition and the presentation slip is not made out to anyone. Every other signed copy I have seen had the professor's name on the first line...and most all of these book sets were for retail purchase and were not signed at all. The book contains the history of BYU from it's meager beginnings to present day in 1976. Plentifully illustrated with several vintage photos of the people who made BYU what it is and the campus as it used to be. Condition:BRAND NEW 1st Edition Hardcover Book SIGNED BY ALL THREE EDITORS; WILKINSON, ARRINGTON, AND HAFEN on a presentation slip on the inside front cover! This book is perfect! The binding is tight and all 644 pages within are bright white with no writing, underlining, high-lighting, rips, tears, bends, or folds; and the covers look perfect, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About Ernest L. Wilkinson:Ernest Leroy Wilkinson (May 4, 1899 – April 6, 1978) was an American academic administrator, lawyer, and prominent figure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1951 to 1971, simultaneously overseeing the entire LDS Church Educational System (CES). He is credited with the expansion of BYU. Under his presidency, the student body increased six times to over twenty-five thousand students due to the physical growth of the university and his aggressive recruiting policies. The number of colleges at the university increased from five to thirteen and the number of faculty members increased four-fold. Wilkinson focused on recruiting more faculty and convincing current faculty to receive education outside the university. As a result, the number of teachers with doctorate degrees increased from 50 to 500. Associate and doctoral programs were created for BYU. The J. Reuben Clark Library (now the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL)) was built and library resources were expanded by 500 percent. The number of buildings on BYU campus increased from 6 to over 300 buildings, representing an increase in floor space of about 4.2 million square feet. He initiated the construction of various student housing options to accommodate over 6,000 students. Additionally, he increased the number of student religious congregations. During his twenty-year presidency, the number of congregations increased from 1 student branch to 98 wards and 10 stakes for LDS students. Under Wilkinson's presidency, the BYU Honor Code was more clearly established and was designed to include a strict dress code. Wilkinson was a strongly conservative Republican. He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 1964, while he was president of BYU. Prior to his career in education, Wilkinson was a lawyer in Washington, D.C. and New York City, his most well-known and lucrative case being a $32 million settlement from the U.S. government for the Ute Indian Tribes. About Leonard J Arrington:Leonard James Arrington (July 2, 1917 – February 11, 1999) was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his many influential contributions to the field. Since 1842, he was the first non-general authority Church Historian for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1972 to 1982, and was director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History from 1982 until 1986. Arrington grew up in a large family in Idaho, where he and his family were members of the LDS Church. After high school, he studied agricultural economics at the University of Idaho and continued studying economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While teaching at the Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah, Harvard University Press published his book Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints, 1830–1900 in 1958. After a Fulbright professorship at the University of Genoa in Italy, Arrington raised funds to pay for research and writing on LDS (Mormon) biographies. He taught Western American History at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1972 to 1987. In conjunction with his teaching appointment at BYU, Arrington was also appointed as the first Church Historian for the LDS Church from 1972 to 1982. It was the first time a professional historian was given this job. Arrington and his team of researchers, forming the church Historical Department, began many projects to document LDS Church history, ranging from articles for the church's official magazine to scholarly books written for a non-LDS audience. The Historical Department was not subject to the church's Correlation Program and enjoyed some freedom of research. However, over time, various church members and apostles disliked the historical articles. The new director of the Historical Department, G. Homer Durham, required that all publications go through him and halted the hiring of new employees. In 1982, the LDS Church released Arrington as Church Historian and transferred the History Division to BYU, creating the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History. Arrington published over 20 books and articles, including several biographies, with the help of many research assistants. Arrington donated his research and personal papers to Utah State University, and also donated microfilms of his pre-1982 diaries to the LDS Church Archives, with the condition that the diaries not be read until 25 years after his death. However, the LDS Church broke the agreement when shortly after Arrington's death they argued that they owned part of the collection, and asked Arrington's daughter to excise portions of Arrington's diary. After legal negotiation, half of a box of the collection was given to the LDS Church Archives. About Bruce C. Hafen:From 1976 to 1978, Hafen was the director of evaluation and research for the LDS Church's Correlation Department. He then served as president of Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho) from 1978 to 1985. At the time Hafen took the helm at Ricks it had an enrollment of 6,000 students. During this time, he was also president of the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities (AAPICU) and a Commissioner on the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities—the regional accrediting authority for higher education institutions in the seven Northwestern states. While president of Ricks, Hafen taught at least one class each semester. Copyright © 2018-2021 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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Location: Orem, Utah

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