George H. Brimhall Diary, 1881-1932

File — Box: 11, Volume: 1

Identifier: I

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A complete index of names is included in the first ten pages of the diary.

George H. Brimhall served as the third president of Brigham Young University, 1903-1921. There are many entries during this period referring to BYU and activities associated with his presidency.

Many entries deal with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and speeches given by important church leaders such as Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Heber J. Grant, John Q. Cannon, Erastus Snow, Joseph F. Smith, etc.

Brimhall wrote often of his family and there are many references about his wives, children, and grandchildren. His first wife was Alsina E. Wilkins, and the children born to them were Lucy J., Alsina E., George W., Mark H., Wells L., and Milton H. His second wife was Flora Robertson, and the children born to them were Dean R., Fay R., Fawn R., Ruth Afton, Paul R., Alta R., Golden H., and Arco R.

In addition to entries referring to his presidency at BYU, the LDS Church, and his family he wrote about important events, personal feelings on subjects, the state of his health, and the normal day-to-day routine activities of his life.

Dates

1881-1932

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