Schwendiman, Fred A. (Fred Austin), 1919-2004
Dates
- Existence: 1919 - 2004
Biographical History
Fred A. Schwendiman (1919-2004) was an administrator at Brigham Young University. He came to the university at the urging of Ernest L. Wilkinson. His responsibilities included planning and construction, student housing, food services, auxiliary services, laundry, purchasing, warehousing, property management, bookstore, and farm properties. He was also involved with the planning and construction of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in the 1980s.
Fred Austin Schwendiman was born 26 May 1919, in Auckland, New Zealand, where his parents were serving a mission for the Church. He was raised however, in Salt Lake where he attended South High School and the University of Utah, graduating from both before serving his mission to Great Britain in 1938. In November 1941, Fred married Winona Denhalter, and they are the parents of three children and many grandchildren. In 1943, he was commissioned an ensign in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Navy and served with the Seabees in the South Pacific. He held the rank of Captain in the Naval Reserve when he retired in 1976.
In 1953, Fred began working for Brigham Young University and he remained there until his retirement. In 1967, he became the director of Auxiliary Services and in 1971, Assistant Vice-President for business. He assumed responsibility for the physical facilities of the Church Educational System in 1974 in addition to his duties as Assistant Vice-President. In 1979, he became the Support Services Vice-President.
Citation:
Thanks be to God, 1982: t.p. (Fred A. Schwendiman)Fred Austin Schwendiman autobiographical sketch form, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, BYU, Provo, Utah, 2000 (b. 26 May 1919, Auckland, New Zealand; housing director, associate v.p., vice president, Brigham Young University, 1953-1984)
Ancestry.com, viewed June 27, 2007 (Fred A. Schwendiman; d. July 1, 2004 in Orem, Utah)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University vice-presidential records
Contains correspondence and records of Schwendiman produced during his service as Assistant Vice-President Physical Plant, Assistant Business Vice-President, and Support Services Vice-President). Materials date from between 1968 and 1976.
Brigham Young University vice-presidential records
Contains administrative files of John B. Stohlton, including some files of his predecessors, W. Rolfe Kerr and Fred A. Schwendiman. Includes materials on student life, special events, housing, food, athletics, committees, university relations, personnel, alumni, and related topics. Also includes retained copies of correspondence, 1984-1989.
Dean B. Farnsworth interview with Fred A. Schwendiman
Contains a typescript of an interview taken from the included cassette sound tapes. Schwendiman was interviewed by Dean Farnsworth on January 14, 1986. Schwendiman talks about his employment by and experiences at Brigham Young University. Also includes photocopied newspaper articles documenting some of Schwendiman's accomplishments. 39 pages, 8 pages of photocopies.
David B. Galbraith collection on the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies
Contains correspondence between Brigham Young University officials, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other people involved in the construction of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Also includes newspaper articles, written reports, video materials, financial records, and other material concerning the Jerusalem Center. Dates range from 1968 to 1994.
General Services records
Collection contains correspondence, proposals for a new library information system, reports regarding conferences, invoices from conferences hosted by General Services, meeting minutes, employment applications, billing forms, newsletters, surveys, and subject files. Materials cover the period of 1957 to 1984.
Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies
Brief historical account of the construction of Brigham Young University's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Includes details of land purchase, construction, individuals involved in planning and construction, pictures of the center, a letter to the author from the mayor of Jerusalem, and text of the dedicatory prayer for the facility.
Records of the Wilkinson Center businesses
Includes records and correspondence of the BYU Bookstore, food services, special events, and Wilkinson Center remodelling.
Residential Housing Office records
Fred A. Schwendiman oral history and related material
Contains an oral history done with Fred A. Schwendiman as well as other biographical information. Schwendiman discusses his life and his activities at Brigham Young University.
Fred A. Schwendiman papers
Contains the records and correspondence of Fred Schwendiman, whose responsibilities included planning and construction, student housing, food services, auxiliary services, laundry, purchasing, warehousing, property management, bookstore, farm properties.
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