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Westwood, P. Bradford, 1957-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1957-

Biography

P. Bradford Westwood (1957- ) is an archivist and historic preservationist in Utah.

P. Bradford Westwood grew up in Provo, Utah, and spent his summers on the Oregon coast. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in American Studies in 1985 and his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Historic Preservation in 1994. He was on the Board of Directors of the Brigham Young Academy Foundation from 1985 to 1989, and was one of the co-founders of the Foundation. He worked for the Brigham Young University's L. Tom Perry Special Collections and served as the assistant chair from 1997 to 2002, and chair from 2002 to 2008. In 2009, Brad became the manager of Collection Development for the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2013, he was appointed the director of the Utah Division of State History. He is the co-founder of the A. Dean Larsen Book Collectors Conference. His subject specialties include rare books and manuscripts, the administration of cultural repositories, architectural history (19th/20th Century American and European), and historic preservation.

Citation:
Register to the papers of Harold T. Christensen, 1998: t.p. (P. Bradford Westwood, Assistant Chair, Special Collections & Manuscripts Dept., Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University)

Mormon Americana, 1995: p. 337 (Brad Westwood)

UPB files, June 5, 2000 (hdg.: Westwood, P. Bradford, 1957-)

Nineteenth century Mormon architecture and city planning, 1995: p. 154 (Paul Bradford Westwood)

Ancestry.com, viewed Nov. 2, 2010 (Paul B. Westwood; b. 1957)

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Nov. 2, 2010 (Brad Westwood; historic preservationist and archivist in Utah)

UPB files, May 9, 2014 (grew up Provo, Utah; BA from Brigham Young University in American Studies in 1985; and MA from the University of Pennsylvania in Historic Preservation in 1994; Board of Directors of the Brigham Young Academy Foundation from 1985 to 1989; co-founder of the Foundation; worked for the Brigham Young University's L. Tom Perry Special Collections and served as the assistant chair from 1997 to 2002, and chair from 2002 to 2008; 2009 became the Manager of Collection Development (museum, archives, and library) for the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 2013 he was appointed the director of the Utah Division of State History; co-founder of the A. Dean Larsen Book Collectors Conference; subject specialties include rare books and manuscripts, the administration of cultural repositories, architectural history (19th/20th Century American and European), and historic preservation)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Richard W. Jackson and P. Bradford Westwood collection of oral histories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227631725]
Identifier: MSS 3804
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and spiral bound transcript of interviews conducted by Richard W. Jackson and P. Bradford Westwood for the James Moyle Oral History Program. The interview between Ehlers and Jackson was initiated on the premise of a forth coming history of the LDS Church meeting house architecture. A follow up interview (conducted two years later) was conducted by P. Bradford Westwood, in hopes to gain clarification in certain areas from the initial interview.

Dates: 1986-1988

J. Gordon Daines III and P. Bradford Westwood papers on campus history, 2003-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5602 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the history of the buildings of Brigham Young University and the architects that designed them. Included are reports done by students about the buildings, photographs, newspaper articles, and printouts about the physical information of the building that were collected from 2003 to 2006. Materials were arranged by the authors in different color folders to represent the different types of buidings: pink for academic and administrative, green for housing and...
Dates: 2003-2006

Oral history interview with Don L. Young

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6722
Abstract

An oral history of Don Young retrieved through an interview given by Brad Westwood on April 3, 2007.

Dates: 2007

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  • Subject: Utah -- History X

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Collection 2
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Oral histories 2
Architects -- Utah -- History 1
Architecture -- Utah -- Provo 1
Campus planning -- Utah -- Provo 1
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1