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Brewster, Sam F. (Sam Finley), 1904-1996

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1904 - 1996

Biographical History

Sam F. Brewster (1904-1996) was the director of campus planning and development at Brigham Young University.

Sam Finley Brewster was born on November 17, 1904, in Texas. He recieved a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture at Texas A&M college and an MLA degree in landscape architecture in 1932 at Massachusetts University.

Brewster was superintendent of buildings and grounds and director of campus planning and development at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama. In 1957 Brigham Young Universities director of campus planning and development resigned. Ernest L. Wilkinson, President of BYU, went on a search for a new director. He discovered Brewster and asked him to take the position. Brewster was the director of physical plant operations at BYU from 1957 to 1974.

Citation:
Oral history interview with Sam F. Brewster, 1983 November 29

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Apr. 8, 2009 (Sam F. Brewster; Sam Finley Brewster, Sr.; Sam Brewster; director of physical facilities at Brigham Young University, 1957-1974)

Ancestry.com, viewed Apr. 8, 2009 (Sam Finley Brewster; b. Nov. 17, 1904 in Temple, Tex.; d. Dec. 23, 1996 in Orem, Utah)

FamilySearch, via WWW, Oct. 1, 2014 (Sam F. Brewster; b. Nov. 17, 1904, Texas)

Brigham Young University, 1975 (Sam F. Brewster; recieved BS in landscape at Texas A&M; MLA in landscape in 1932 at Massachusetts University; superintendent at Alabama Polytechnic Institute; 1957 Wilkinson looking for new director; 1957-1974 Brewster was BYU's director of physical plant operations)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Inside the Wilkinson era

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233259842]
Identifier: UA 871
Scope and Contents

Interview by Heber G. Wolsey with Ben E. Lewis, Robert K. Thomas, Harvey Taylor, Sam Brewster, and Bruce L. Olsen concerning their personal experiences with Ernest L. Wilkinson. Wilkinson's resignation as president of Brigham Young University had been announced in March 1971, and the inteviews were recorded as a tribute to him.

Dates: 1971 May 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Inside the Wilkinson era

Oral history interview with Sam F. Brewster

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA OH 118
Scope and Contents

Interview by John Quist with Sam Brewster who speaks about his recruitment by Ernest Wilkinson, and his experiences and administration as director of the BYU Physical Plant. Includes sound recordings and transcript.

Dates: 1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Oral history interview with Sam F. Brewster

Paul G. Rasmussen memorandum to Sam Brewster

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227653539]
Identifier: UA 500
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Paul G. Rasmussen, Construction Center Supervisor, to Samuel F. Brewster. Memo lists proposed time schedules for the construction of the J. Reuben Clark Library, the Abraham O. Smoot Administration Building, and the east zone utility tunnel.

Dates: 1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Paul G. Rasmussen memorandum to Sam Brewster

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