Brigham Young University's Religious Studies Center account of the academy's earliest years records that classes opened on 3 January 1876 with twenty nine students under principal Karl G. Maeser, that the deed of trust specified nothing be taught conflicting with the principles of the gospel, and that the academy's original Lewis Building was destroyed by fire in 1884, forcing a rebuilding that shaped the school's continued growth.
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Brigham Young University's Religious Studies Center, the university's own academic publishing arm, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable university academic press accounts, used here for the academy's 1876 opening enrollment and Karl G. Maeser's role as principal, corroborated by BYU's own Special Collections finding aid. Citation
PublisherBrigham Young University, Religious Studies Center
URLhttps://rsc.byu.edu/called-teach/beginnings-brigham-young-academy-1876-84
Source Typeacademic article
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