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Betty M. Madsen papers, 1938-1997
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997
- Title
- Betty M. Madsen papers
- Dates
- 1938-1997 (inclusive)19381997
- Quantity
- 1.25 linear feet, (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1649
- Summary
- The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s. Betty M. Madsen was a graduate of the University of Utah with degrees in French and linguistics. She was the co-author of several publications with her husband, Brigham D. Madsen and served as thesis editor at the University of Utah in the 1970s.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Madsen was born on August 2, 1917, in Glendale, Utah. She was educated in the Salt Lake City public school system and attended the University of Utah, receiving her Bachelor's degree in French in 1938. After teaching elementary school for a year, she married Brigham D. Madsen, with whom she co-authored a book and several articles on the Montana Trail. In 1961, after raising four children, Betty returned to school and renewed her elementary school teaching certificate, later teaching in both Logan and Salt Lake City. In 1972, she became the first thesis editor at the University of Utah, simultaneously working toward her own graduate degree. She also was assistant editor of Language in American Indian Education, a quarterly publication for teachers of English to speakers of Indian languages. Madsen received a Master's Degree in linguistics from the University of Utah in 1974. In 1979 she was named Utah's American Business Woman of the Year. She traveled to Kenya, Africa, as a member of the United Nations Peace Conference for Women in 1985. Betty Madsen died in Salt Lake City on June 9, 1997.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Brigham D. Madsen in 1995.
Processing Note
Processed by Karen Carver in 1997.
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Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Separated Materials
See also the Betty M. Madsen photograph collection (P0818) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Journal
This bound volume contains fourteen pages of text.
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1960-1964 |
| 1 | 2 | Journal | 1989 |
| 1 | 3 | Ephemera
This folder contains poetry, cards, and a 1979 leaflet on Mormons and the Equal Rights Amendment.
|
1979 |
| 1 | 4 |
Look Who's A Grandma!
This folder contains a baby book with text filled in about Madsen's first grandchild, born in 1974.
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| 1 | 5 | Biographical Information
This folder contains documents added following the death of Betty Madsen.
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| 1 | 6 | Correspondence, Thesis Editor | 1973-1978 |
| 1 | 7 | Official Correspondence, Thesis Office | 1972-1978 |
| 1 | 8 | American Business Women's Association "Woman of the Year" | 1979 |
| 1 | 9 | North to Montana! | 1980 |
| 1 | 10 | Western Women's Conference to Kenya, East Africa
This folder contains news clippings, travel information, and personal observations.
|
1985 |
| 1 | 11 | "Curriculum Trends in Modern Foreign Languages"
This folder contains an undergraduate paper.
|
1938 |
| 1 | 12 | "Diaries of Two Women on the Montana Trail"
This folder contains a typescript of an unpublished manuscript and related correspondence.
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1980 |
| 1 | 13 | "Alaskan Reader and Language Development Program" | |
| 1 | 14 | "December's Child"
This folder contains a biographical sketch of Elizabeth Ann Pugsley Hayward.
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| 1 | 15 | "Lloyd Walter Carpenter: 1918-1987" | |
| 2 | 1 | Betty M. Madsen Writings | |
| 2 | 2 | Correspondence, Personal, Thesis Office | 1974-1979 |
| 2 | 3 | Delos R. McAllister
This folder contains newspaper clippings and writings by/about Delos R. McAllister.
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| 2 | 4 | Foreign Travel
This folder contains books, writings, and papers from various events and travel destinations.
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| 2 | 5 | Forum '85
This folder contains newspaper clippings and papers about the Western Women's Conference to Kenya, East Africa.
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1985 |
| 2 | 6 | Fragments: Autobiographical Sketches | |
| 2 | 7 | North to Montana!
This folder contains miscellaneous documents and pictures regarding North to Montana!.
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| 3 | 1 | Professional - Betty, Teacher
This folder contains documents relating to Madsen's time as a teacher.
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| 3 | 2 | School Records and Degrees | |
| 3 | 3 | Washington, D.C. Correspondence & Journal | |
| 3 | 4 | Western Women Inc. and ERA | |
| 3 | 5 | Vitae |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Linguistics
- Women pioneers--West (U.S.)
- Women--Utah
Personal Names
- Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Diaries
Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
1997 (last modified: 2023)
