Delaine C. Smith and Dr. Mark Groberg, Latin American Studies Librarian Brazil is a much talked about location for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because of the growing amount of convert baptisms that take place there in recent years. Has the growth of the church in southern Brazil always been so dramatic? […]
Easternizing American Bookmaking A Study of Chinese Bookbinding and Papermaking
Amy Noorlander and Professor Pamela Barrios, HBLL Special Collections The Chinese hold their craftspersons in high esteem, likewise they treated me as a student craftsperson with respect and honor. My guide in downtown Beijing, near Heping Gate, Li Meiqi took me to the private offices of conservationists at work restoring centuries old books. Although we did […]
The Hugh Nibley Papers and Recordings
David Lurth and Professor Gary Gillum, Harold B. Lee Library The direction of the Nibley Papers and Recordings project changed slightly from what was originally proposed last fall due to unanticipated developments. Shortly after the project was funded, the room in the Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) where the boxes of Nibley papers were stored and […]
Rediscovering the New York Harp Ensemble
Laura Allen and Professor David A. Day, Harold B. Lee Library Music Special Collections Almost forty years ago, a Hungarian immigrant named Aristid von Wurtzler created a quartet of harpists known as the New York Harp Ensemble. Throughout the Ensemble’s career, they played in over 60 countries, performed at the White House on many occasions over […]
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Joseph Hardie Purpose The purpose of my project was to build a larger pool of Latter-day Saint students in Masters of Library Science (MLS) programs. Problem The BYU MLS Library School closed in 1993. Since that time, the library administration has had concerns that the pool of qualified MLS candidates will dwindle as faculty retire. […]
Report of Grant Expenditure
Katie McNey Using my ORCA grant, I went to London from May 12 to May 20. While there, I uncovered connections and information that will contribute significantly to my research on Eleanor of Aquitaine and her relationship to later women in England. My goal, as outlined in my proposal, was to establish how the mere […]
Transformation of the Storyteller’s Role and Identity in the American Storytelling Movement
Rachel Parkinson and Dr. Marsha D. Broadway, Harold B. Lee Library To observe the transformations caused by the American storytelling movement, I interviewed national storytellers who are prominent in progressing the movement. Although I have not completed my goal of interviewing 24 national storytellers, 22 storytellers have responded and agreed to be interviewed. Of the […]
History of the Church in Brazil
Dr. Mark Grover, Harold B. Lee Library During the months of April and May, 2010, a project to document the history of the LDS Church in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais, Brazil was undertaken. The project was directed by Mark L. Grover and financed by a Mentor’s […]