Karl G. Maeser: Educational Architect
Open through 2018
Learn about the extraordinary life and educational philosophies of Karl G. Maeser, the man who was instrumental in building BYU and the Church Education System. From his early life in Germany to his conversion and immigration to the United States, explore Maeser’s life and how his unique approach to education still impacts us today.
You may think you know who Maeser is, but this exhibit will allow you to delve deeper into Mormon history and educational philosophy so that you can connect with the miracles of Maeser’s life to see this great man from a new perspective.
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Links
- Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1847–1868
- By Study and Also By Faith: One Hundred Years of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion “Prologue: Foundations of Education in the Church, 1830–1911”
- Franklin D. Richards “Prepare to Be Leaders”
- Ross Spencer “Scholarship and Faith”
- C. Terry Warner “An Education of the Whole Soul”
- John S. Tanner “A House of Dreams”
- Brent W. Webb “Where There Is No Vision, the People Perish”
- Edwin Butterworth, Jr. “Eight Presidents: A Century at BYU”
Acknowledgments
- Rachel L. Wadham, exhibition curator, education librarian, Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- A. LeGrand Richards, exhibition content expert, associate professor of education, David O. McKay School of Education, Brigham Young University
- Heather M. Seferovich, coordinating curator, Education in Zion Gallery, Brigham Young University
- Paul Stavast, exhibition design supervisor, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young University
- Raymond Griffin, exhibition design student, Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Brigham Young University
- Melanie Aamodt, exhibition student curator, Brigham Young University
- Meighan Galbreath, exhibition student curator, Brigham Young University
- Amy Limon, exhibition student curator, Brigham Young University
- Tess Rachel McCormick, exhibition student curator, Brigham Young University
- Gordon Daines, supervisor of reference services, Special Collections, Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Cory Nimer, university archivist, Special Collections, Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Russ Taylor, associate university librarian, Lee Library, Brigham Young University, and advisory committee chair for Education in Zion Gallery