This semester’s presentation for the ARCHIVE CLASSICS FILM SERIES is BAD BASCOMB from 1946. This series features the presentation of cinematic gems held in the BYU MOTION PICTURE ARCHIVE. These films are esteemed to be of particular importance to BYU Students, focusing on depictions, representations, and expressions of latter-day saints in the medium of the …
Looking for a fun scare this Halloween? Stop by Special Collections for our current exhibit, but hurry before it vanishes in the night. “Monsters are all around us… even in our collections! The idea of monstrosity permeates every facet of popular culture. But what makes a monster? Who decides this and how? The explorations of …
BYU Special Collections is pleased to announce the availability of a newly digitized collection: Elias Blackburn papers (Vault MSS 785). This collection contains records on the early ecclesiastical history of Provo, Utah. Records include accounts of sermons of the period by several prominent leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the …
This semester we are presenting a DOUBLE FEATUE of films dealing with the topic of marriage. In 1968, the BYU Motion Picture Archive in collaboration with the school of family sciences produced a film providing guidance in choosing a marriage partner. ARE YOU THE ONE? -Choosing a Mate- This is really fun and is an …