The History of Brigham Young University Architecture

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Andrew Lorimer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL Special Collections Upon entering Brigham Young University three years ago, I immediately fell in love with the campus. It was so beautiful and well maintained. Many buildings also caught my eye and I greatly desired to learn more about them. Luckily, I became informed of the opportunity to be […]

3D Interpretation of Architectural History

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Davido Hyer and Professor Brad Westwood, HBLL L. Tom Perry Special Collections BYU has a rich architectural history that is in danger of being forgotten with the changing times. I started this project with the intent to help preserve some of this deep history in a digital format that the public would be able to easily […]

Photographing and Digitizing Argentine Church History. Project ID: 105490

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Aaron Disbrow and Dr. Mark Grover, University Libraries There is an immense amount of church history throughout the world that is unknown to many of us. It was our intent and purpose in this project to aid the dispersion of this history throughout the church. Through Professor Mark Grover we were introduced to Nestor Curbelo, […]

The Role of Relationships in the Conversion Process: An LDS Sample

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James W. Phillips and Dr. Kristin Hansen, Counseling and Career Center I consider this ORCA project to be a successful one on all accounts. The goals that were originally outlined at the onset of this project (forming an original research paper and presenting at a major academic conference) were met and future collaborations with Dr. […]

An Index to the Genealogical Mission Journals of William Francis Butt

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Tiffanie L. Wride and Professor Kip Sperry, Church History and Doctrine William Francis Butt served a Genealogical Mission to Great Britain from November 1894 to February of 1895. During these months he researched his ancestry among parishes of Wiltshire, England. In the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections, there is a collection by William Francis Butt […]

Bertrand Biography

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Richard D. McClellan and Dr. Donald Cannon, Church History Louis A. Bertrand (originally John Francis Elias Flandin) had traveled most of the world when he decided to “settle down” in Paris and became a leader in the Red Republican Party just before the Revolution of 1848. He was working as the political editor of the […]

Teacher Assistant Training Guide for Writing in Religious Education

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Erica P. Griggs and Dr. Dennis Wright, Church History Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is a growing movement in colleges and universities throughout the country. This movement encourages writing-to-learn exercises as well as professional writing training in all fields of study at the university level. Brigham Young University has been engaged in this movement since […]