Background
Laverty, Bruce was born on November 20, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Patterson and Barbara Shirley (McKee) Laverty.
Laverty, Bruce was born on November 20, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Patterson and Barbara Shirley (McKee) Laverty.
Bachelor, La Salle College, 1979.
Assistant director Northwest Philadelphia History Site Survey, 1979-1980. Manuscripts library History Society Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1980-1983. Archivist Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1983-1988, curator of architecture, since 1988.
Lecturer history department Rutgers University, Camden, since 1995. Juror Charles E. Peterson Prize History American buildings Survey, Washington, since 1984. Consultant Philadelphia Archdiocese History Resource Center, Philadelphia, since 1994.
Project director Philadelphia Architects & buildings Project, since 2000.
Board of directors Old York Road Christian Endeavor, Philadelphia, 1975-1993, WhosoeverGospel Mission & Rescue Home, Philadelphia, since 1992. Member Society American Archivists, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archivists Conference, Society of Architectural Historians, Association of Preservation Technology.
Married Wendy S. Emrich, September 14, 1985. Children: Allison B., Susan L.