William S. Bradshaw and Marge Bradshaw family history papers, 1889-2019

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 6947 Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains papers relating to the Bradshaw family properties in Snow Valley, Wyoming. Contains deeds, receipts, legal certificates, and other property papers. Also contains a family history on the Bradshaws from 2019. Materials dated 1889 to 2019.

Dates

Creation: 1889-2019

Creator

Bradshaw, William S. (William Seely), 1937- (Person)
Bradshaw, Marge (1935-) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

William S., or Bill, Bradshaw was born in 1937 to William W. and Lucia Seely Bradshaw. He studied biology at Harvard University and received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Illinois. He has done research in the microbiology field as well as regarding analytical thinking in students. He met his wife Marjorie while they were both serving as Latter-day Saint missionaries in Hong Kong. He later served as a mission president in the Hong Kong Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 to 1947. He taught microbiology at Brigham Young University, retiring in 2008. He and his wife are former chairs of LDS Family Fellowship. They have five children.

Biographical History

Marge (Marjorie) Bradshaw (born 1935) is a graduate of the University of Wyoming and is a retired elementary school teacher. She met her husband William Bradshaw while they were both serving as missionaries in Hong Kong. They later returned when he was called as a mission president of the Hong Kong Mission from 1971 to 1974. They served as chairs of the LDS Family Fellowship. Together they have five children.