Belnap, B. West, 1921-1967
Dates
- Existence: 1921 - 1967
Parallel Names
- Belnap, Bryan West, 1921-1967
- Belnap, West, 1921-1967
Biographical History
B. West Belnap (1921-1967) was a professor and administrator at Brigham Young University.
Bryan West Belnap was born in Ogden, Utah on March 14, 1921, to Volney B. Belnap and Rose Marie West. He graduated from Ogden High in 1939 and studied for two years at Weber College. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Southern States mission. He received his BS degree from Brigham Young University in 1946 and his MA degree in Philosophical Education at Columbia University in 1950. He then received his PhD in Religious Education from Columbia University in 1951. In order to pay tuition at Columbia, Belnap and his wife Darlene Howard became house parents to twenty boys at Woodycrest, a juvenile facility in the Bronx. Upon returning to Utah, Belnap worked for Brigham Young University as a professor. He also served as acting chair and then chair of the Department of Church Organization and Administration. From 1953 to 1958, he served as director of the Undergraduate Division of Religion. From 1959 to 1961 he served as the chair of the Department of Religious Education. In 1962, he was appointed dean of Religious Instruction. During this time, Belnap served as executive secretary to the All-Church Priesthood Correlation Plan and the Children’s Committee of the All-Church Priesthood Co-ordinating Council where he helped write the first family home evening manual. Belnap passed away on January 13, 1967.
Citation:
Rsc.byu.edu, via WWW, July 12, 2021 (b. Mar 14, 1921, Ogden, UT; d. Jan 13, 1967; Bryan West Belnap was born to Volney B. Belnap and Rose Marie West; graduated from Ogden High in 1939 and studied for two years at Weber College; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission; n iorder to pay tuition at Columbia, Belnap and his wife Darlene Howard became house parents to twenty boys at Woodycrest, a juvenile facility in the Bronx; worked for Brigham Young University as a professor; acting chair and then chair of the Department of Church Organization and Administration; from 1953 to 1958, served as director of the Undergraduate Division of Religion; 1959-1961 chair of the Department of Religious Education; 1962, appointed dean of Religious Instruction; executive secretary to the All-Church Priesthood Correlation Plan and the Children’s Committee of the All-Church Priesthood Co-ordinating Council where he helped write the first family home evening manual)Newspapers.com, via WWW, July 12, 2021 (BS degree 1946, MA and PhD from Columbia University in 1950 and 1951.)
Tender recollections of Bryan West Belnap, 1985 t.p. (Bryan West Belnap) unnumbered pages (B. West Belnap; named Dean of the College of Religious Instruction at Brigham Young University; West played football in Ogden High School)
Teaching legacy, Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, website viewed 30 October 2012 (B. West Belnap; Bryan West Belnap; b. March 14, 1921 in Ogden, Utah; studied at Weber College; graduated from Brigham Young University; graduate student at BYU for 2 years; MA, Columbia in philosophical of education; PhD, Columbia University in religious education; Professor at Brigham Young University; adminisrator at Brigham Young University including Chair of the Department of Church Organization and Administration, director of the Undergraduate Division of Religion; Chair of the Department of Religious Education, 1959-1961; d. January 13, 1967)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
College of Religious Instruction dean correspondence, 1958-1971
Contains correspondence from the dean's office, including materials from David H. Yarn, B. West Belnap, and Roy W. Doxey. Materials date from between 1958 and 1971.
College of Religious Instruction dean correspondence, 1962-1966
Contains correspondence produced by B. West Belnap in the dean's office. Materials date from between 1962 and 1966.
College of Religious Instruction dean records, 1951-1973
Contains materials produced by the dean's office, including correspondence (notably with Ernest L Wilkinson), speeches, brocures, newsletters and other publications, policies, memos, meeting minutes, stake conference visit notes, talks, and reports. Materials produced by B. West Belnap, Daniel Ludlow, David Yarn, and Roy Doxey. Dated from between 1951 and 1973.
College of Religious Instruction records
Includes the official correspondence of B. West Belnap, David H. Yarn, Roy W. Doxey, and Daniel H. Ludlow, all deans of the College of Religious Instruction. Includes correspondence from Chauncey Cazier Riddle, Assistant Director of Graduate Studies. Dated 1937 to 1976.
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