BYU-Idaho Special Collections & Archives

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Special Collections & Archives houses items unique to University history and campus curriculum, the history of the Upper Snake River Valley, and changes in record keeping.

This week continues a long-running tradition at BYU-Idaho: Spirit Week!Take a look at some memories of past years, and l...
10/05/2026

This week continues a long-running tradition at BYU-Idaho: Spirit Week!
Take a look at some memories of past years, and let us know what your favorite Spirit Week activity is!
Also, stop by the Special Collections front desk in MCK226 to fill in a box on your library passport!

09/29/2026

Coming soon! Let There Be Light: Tyndale's Words, 500 Years On

Starting October 1, the Arthur Porter Reading Room in the McKay Library will feature an exhibit about the life and works of William Tyndale, the man who fought for the Bible to be printed in English and whose words are still found in the scriptures we read today!

The exhibit open house will be held Thursday, October 15, and there will be several opportunities throughout the week to hear lectures about Tyndale and his influence on history.

You can see the online exhibit at https://spc.byui.edu/exhibits/exhibitions/149-let-there-be-light-tyndale-s-words-500-years-on

Let us know, will we see you there?

📚 How well do you know the history of the McKay Library?The library students use today is part of a much longer story at...
09/25/2026

📚 How well do you know the history of the McKay Library?

The library students use today is part of a much longer story at BYU-Idaho. Our History of the Library exhibit explores how the library has grown and changed alongside the university—and the people who have used it.

Stop by Special Collections to explore photographs, documents, and stories from the library's past, and discover some of the history behind a place many of us use every day, or check out the online exhibit at https://spc.byui.edu/exhibits/exhibitions/65-mckay-library-history

🔎 We are waiting for you, MCK 226.

Open Press Day is Friday, September 25. The Grandin Press will be open all day: 8 am to 5 pm in MCK 228. Stop by and pri...
09/24/2026

Open Press Day is Friday, September 25. The Grandin Press will be open all day: 8 am to 5 pm in MCK 228. Stop by and print your own semester calendar, completely for free!

On monthly Open Press Days, visitors get the opportunity to step up and become the printer themselves! From applying the ink using the hand roller to pulling the heavy lever to print, every participant creates and takes home a freshly printed souvenir page printed on a replica of the press used to print the first edition of the Book of Mormon.

We can't wait to see you there!

At the groundbreaking for the new administrative services building in 1997, Elder Richard G. Scott announced that it wou...
09/07/2026

At the groundbreaking for the new administrative services building in 1997, Elder Richard G. Scott announced that it would be named for Spencer W. Kimball, twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He also suggested that the building should have "a resource for those students who want to read more of him, know more of him, and distill from that eloquent legacy that he [has] left," a suggestion which President Bednar immediately began working to bring to reality.

Thanks to Elder Scott and President Bednar, there is now a memorial area on the second floor of the Kimball building where anyone can come to learn about the life of the prophet. The displays include items from President Kimball's life donated by his family, a portrait of the prophet, and powerful quotes from his ministry.

Let us know if you've visited the memorial exhibit in the Kimball building, and what your favorite part is!

On this day in 1999, the Spencer W. Kimball Student and Administrative Services Building was dedicated by President Gord...
09/07/2026

On this day in 1999, the Spencer W. Kimball Student and Administrative Services Building was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley.

Named for the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Kimball Building houses accounting, personnel services, public relations, development, administrative services, academic services, police, cashiers, and executive offices, as well as admissions, registration, housing, financial aid, advising, placement and employment, and counseling (all student services).

President Hinckley spoke at the dedication of his appreciation for the fact that the building will carry the name of a leader who "gave of his very best to the work of moving [the Lord's] cause forward in all the Earth."

This Sunday, September 6, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square remembers the Teton Dam Flood and the miracles that foll...
09/04/2026

This Sunday, September 6, the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square remembers the Teton Dam Flood and the miracles that followed it. Listen to this week's broadcast of "Music & the Spoken Word," beginning at 9:30 a.m. (MDT), featuring images from the BYU-Idaho Special Collections & Archives.
Click the link in our bio for the broadcast!

08/19/2026

Interested in history, languages, or big rocks? Come see our very own, true-to-size replica of the Rosetta Stone!
The Rosetta Stone, a granite-like rock fragment with text carved in three different languages, was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics and subsequently opening up all of Egyptian culture to the modern world.
For years, the McKay Library has been actively collecting materials related to the history of writing, and the Rosetta Stone is a keystone of our collection!
Visit the Stone in the hallway just past MCK 230, check out our website about it at https://spc.byui.edu/exhibits/exhibitions/119-the-rosetta-stone, or stop by Special Collections in MCK 226 to learn more about our History of Writing collection!

Have you ever heard of this Idaho author? Vardis Fisher (1865-1968) was born in Annis, Idaho, and lived in the state for...
08/18/2026

Have you ever heard of this Idaho author? Vardis Fisher (1865-1968) was born in Annis, Idaho, and lived in the state for most of his life. Despite having lived and taught in Chicago and New York City, as well as having traveled to Europe and the Middle East, Fisher always returned to his home state and spent the last 28 years of his life living and writing in Hagerman, Idaho, in a house he built with his own hands.
Over the course of his career he wrote nearly 40 books, including several volumes of short stories or poetry, as well as a multitude of newspaper columns and essays. Many of his novels received much critical acclaim, and one was even adapted into a film in 1972.
To learn more about Vardis Fisher or to read some of his writings, come visit Special Collections on the second floor of the McKay Library.

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David O McKay Library, Room 220 311 S Center Street
Rexburg, ID
83460

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