Overview of the Collection
UUS_COLL MSS 413
Bear River High School records
1916-1959
Bear River High School (Garland, Utah)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Manuscript Collections
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3000
Phone: 435 797-8248
Fax: 435 797-2880
Email: scweb@usu.edu
2 boxes
0.75 linear feet
This collection is comprised of records from Bear River High School’s principal, teachers, and student council dating from 1916 to 1959.
Material in English
Processed in December of 2015
The Bear River High School records were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives by the school’s librarian, Margo Tackett, in 2015.
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Bear River High School records must
be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Initial Citation:
Bear River High School records, USU_COLL MSS 413,
Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 413,
USUSCA.
Historical Note
Before 1916 Garland only had an elementary school, so if students wanted to take any additional schooling they had to go to Brigham City or Logan. That year, however, teachers began to offer additional grades in the classrooms on the third floor of the Garland Elementary. Soon it became clear that the area needed a new campus for these advanced students, and Bear River High School was built in 1921. Both Tremonton and Garland wanted the school, so city leaders eventually agreed to construct the new campus halfway between the two communities. The present Bear River High School remains at this location, though it has been expanded several times over the years.
This collection is comprised of records from Bear River High School’s principal, teachers, and student council. The student council materials are of particular interest, as they provide a detailed, daily account of activities at the school. Also significant is the grade book, which dates back to the time when the school met on the third floor of Garland Elementary. Together, these records would be of interest to anyone researching early education or the teenage experience in Box Elder County.
This collection is arranged by document type, then chronologically.
80 Years of Glory: A History of Bear River High School (979.283 B38)
Bearfax yearbooks (BOOK COLL 57, no. 25)
Five Bearfax yearbooks (1928, 1931, and 1946-1948) were placed in the BOOK COLL 57, no. 25. Another book, Administration and Supervision: Box Elder School District, was also moved to SCA's book holdings.
Bear River High School Students. 80 Years of Glory: A History of Bear River High School. Tremonton: Tremonton Press, 2001.
Children and Youth
Elementary and Secondary Education
Bear River High School (Garland, Utah)
High Schools--Utah--Garland--History.
High Schools--Utah--Box Elder County--History.
Education--Utah--Garland--History.
Education--Utah--Box Elder County--History.
Teenagers--Utah--Garland--History.
Teenagers--Utah--Box Elder County--History.
Garland (Utah)--History.
Box Elder County (Utah)--History.
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Book 1: Student Council record
1950-1951
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Book 2: Student Council record
1952-1953
1
Book 3: Student Council record
1955-1956
1
Book 4: Student Council record
1956-1957
1
Book 5: Student Council record
1957-1958
1
Book 6: Student Council record
1958-1959
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Book 1: Principal Frank Stevens journal
1946
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Book 2: Grade book
1916-1924
2
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“The Bear River High School Class of 1942” reminiscence
undated