Brigham Young Academy’s South American Expedition, 1900-1902

The Harold B. Lee Library is currently hosting an exhibit entitled BYU Expeditions of Discovery: the world is our campus in its third floor gallery space. This exhibit examines the numerous expeditions of discovery that have been engaged in by Brigham Young University students and faculty. One of the exhibitions highlighted is the 1900 to 1902 South American Expedition led by President Benjamin Cluff, Jr. The following representative images (taken from UA 869 Collection of Brigham Young University photographs and negatives, approximately 1876-1996) are some of the visual evidence that remains from this expedition.

If you would like to learn more about the collections documenting the Brigham Young Academy’s South American Expedition, please contact the University Archivist at (801) 422-5821 or gordon_daines@byu.edu.