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Paxman, Monroe J.

 Person

Biographical History

Monroe Paxman (1919-) was a judge and professor in Provo, Utah.

Monroe Paxman was born on April 7, 1919 to Achsa Eggerston Paxman and William Monroe Paxman. In 1942, he married Shirley Brockbank. They have seven children. Paxman received his JD from the University of Utah and served as a judge on the 4th District Juvenile Court from 1953 to 1969. He taught at Brigham Young University beginning in 1984, where he was awarded the Abraham O. Smoot Award. Paxman helped to run the McCurdy Historical Doll Museum with his wife for twenty-five years. He was also instrumental in saving Provo's Academy Square.

Citation:
Ancestry, June 19, 2017 (b. Apr. 7, 1919 to Achsa and William Monroe Paxman)

UPB Files, June 19, 2017 (Mother’s full name was Achsa Eggerson Paxman; helped in saving Academy Square)

LinkedIn, June 19, 2017 (Judge for the 4th District Juvenile Court between 1953-1969; Professor at BYU starting in 1984)

BYHigh.com, via WWW, December 15, 2015 (Was awarded the Abraham O. Smoot Award; helped run the McCurdy Historical Doll Museum)

Berg Mortuary, via WWW, March 25, 2022 (Died September 25, 2017; Paxman received his JD from the University of Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Monroe J. and Shirley Brockbank Paxman collection on Academy Square, 1989-2004

 Series — Box 25: Series 3; Series 13 [Barcode: 31197239116871], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 7011 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Contains clippings, correspondence, notes, minutes, and other documents related to the Paxman's involvement in the Brigham Young Academy Foundation and the process of turning Academy Square buildings into the Provo Library site. Dated 1989 to 2004.

Dates: 1989-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7011, Monroe J. and Shirley Brockbank Paxman papers

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