James Westfield papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2834

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains documents pertaining to James Westfield's career with the Bureau of Mines such as correspondence, newsletters, and safety promoting packets.

Dates

1839-1971

Creator

Westfield, James (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this Collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

James Westfield was born in Carbon County, Utah and recieved his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Utah. Westfield then became employeed with the Bureau of Mines as a First-aid Miner and participated in the training of the first two classes of coal-mine inspectors. In 1943, Westfield became engineer-in-charge of the rescue work in the Ninth Service Command, covering most of the Western States with the rank of Major. Westfield then returned to the Bureau of Mines as district supervisor of the health and safety activities in the Midwest. He later became the Assistant Director of Health and Safety for the Bureau of Mines.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The James Westfield papers (1839-1971) contains documents pertaining to his career with the Bureau of Mines and his advocacy work on safety and accident prevention.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged first with correspondence in chronological order. Correspondence is followed by documents pertaining to James Westfield, himself. The final documents in the collection relate to safety promotion in mines collected by Westfield.