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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:

Administrative history of the Church Educational System (CES), 1888-1994

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333111]
Identifier: MSS 2373
Scope and Contents Describes the origins, organization, and history of both religious and secular education within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The purpose of the work was to help archivists place in historical context, corporate papers entering the Church Historical Department (Salt Lake City, Utah). The paper discusses administrative changes and developments in centralized education including: a board of education, a board of examiners, the office of superintendent and later commissioner...
Dates: 1995

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

Oral history of Brigham Young University Hawaii hale moms

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6699
Abstract

This collection contains interviews from three former hale, or dorm, moms at Brigham Young University Hawaii performed by Brad Westwood during April 2008. Included in this collection are the interview transcripts for each interview and the cassette tapes.

Dates: 2008

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Church Educational System 1
Colleges and Universities 1
Education -- Hawaii -- Laie 1
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