William S. Bradshaw and Marge Bradshaw papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains handbooks, publications, and letters relating to William S. and Marge Bradshaw's mission to Hong Kong from 1971 to 1974, including Cantonese Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price translation material, and some Vietnamese gospel teaching and Book of Mormon language material. Also contains documents relating to Bradshaw family properties in Star Valley, Wyoming, their 2019 family history, academic papers of William S. Bradshaw, and emails, newsletters, speeches, and articles related to his work with the Latter-day Saint LGBTQ community. Dated 1889 to 2021.
Dates
- 1889-2021
Creator
- Bradshaw, William S. (William Seely), 1937- (creator, Person)
- Bradshaw, Marge (1935-) (creator, 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. Marge and William are former chairs of the LDS Family Fellowship. Together they have five children.
Extent
12 boxes (6 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in four series: 1. William S. and Marge Bradshaw mission papers, 1960-1994, bulk 1971-1974. 2. William S. and Marge Bradshaw family history papers, 1889-2019. 3. William S. Bradshaw professional papers, 1967-2014. 4. William S. and Marge Bradshaw papers on LGBTQ Latter-day Saint community, 1995-2021.
Custodial History
Donated by Marge and Bill Bradshaw in 2009 and 2021.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Marge and Bill Bradshaw; 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Marge and Bill Bradshaw; 2021.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; Elizabeth Ballif, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2009.
Processing Information
Processed; Karen Glenn; 2022. Addendum added.
- Articles
- Biology -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Provo
- Bradshaw family
- Bradshaw, Marge (1935-)
- Bradshaw, William S. (William Seely), 1937-
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- College teachers -- Utah -- Provo
- Family histories
- Homosexuality
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- China -- Hong Kong
- Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Vietnam
- Legal instruments
- Letters
- Missions and Missionaries
- Star Valley (Wyo. and Idaho)
- Translations
- Title
- Register of William S. Bradshaw and Marge Bradshaw papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Elizabeth Ballif
- Date
- 2009 June 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States