Brigham Dwaine Madsen was born in Magna, Utah, on October 21, 1914, to Brigham Andrew and Lydia Cushing Madsen. In 1919, the family, which now included sisters Ann and Phyllis, moved to Pocatello, Idaho, where Dwaine, as he was then called, attended public schools, graduating from Pocatello High School in 1932. He remained in Pocatello and attended the University of Idaho, Southern Branch, from which he graduated with a Junior College Certificate in 1934. Shortly after receiving this certificate, Madsen served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to the East Central States, which included Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. He was appointed district president over the East North Carolina District in 1935.
In 1936 Madsen returned from his mission and entered the University of Utah, where he majored in history and minored in sociology. Harold Dalgliesh became a mentor, as did Andrew Love Neff, a former student of Herbert Eugene Bolton. While at the university he registered for a philosophy class taught by Waldemar Read, whom he remembered as "a wise and provocative liberal teacher" who "helped reduce some of the stuffed-shirt and superior inclinations" garnered from his missionary experience. In the spring of 1937, Madsen met Betty McAllister in a class in educational studies. By winter they had become engaged. In 1938, Madsen graduated from the University of Utah with a teacher's certificate. He returned to southeastern Idaho, where he accepted a position as both teacher and principal of the combined grade and high school in Pingree. In addition to teaching English, World History, Business Methods, Public Speaking, Algebra, and Geometry, Madsen coached the school basketball team and worked weekends in his father's construction business in Idaho Falls.
Madsen married Betty McAllister in Salt Lake City, Utah, in August of 1939. On the day following the ceremony the young couple boarded a train for Berkeley, where Madsen began work on an M.A. in history, studying primarily with Lawrence Kinnaird, another Bolton student. His early training in history was further enriched by his studies on the history of the American frontier under Frederick Logan Paxon, a student of Frederick Jackson Turner, whose frontier thesis established the American West as a significant field of study for historians. Madsen completed his master's thesis, "The Early History of the Upper Snake River Valley," in 1940 and began working toward his Ph.D. His major field was colonial America, minor fields included United States and English history. For his work outside the discipline of history, Madsen chose to study geography under Carl Sauer. In 1941 Kinnaird, the chair of Madsen's supervisory committee, left Berkeley to become the cultural attache in Chile. Herbert Bolton came out of retirement to take over his classes, giving Madsen the opportunity to work with the innovator who introduced the concept of Greater America to the field of American history. Madsen's graduate training furnished him with a broader perspective on the history of the American West than was usual at the time. Bolton's emphasis on the contribution of Spain and Latin America to the history of the American continent provided a much-needed counterbalance to the New England bias in the historiography of America.
In 1943 Madsen began what he later called "the greatest adventure of my generation, military service in World War II," reporting to the induction center at the Presidio of Monterey in September. After basic training he was transferred to Fort Benning where he served as tactical officer for a student training regiment. In November of 1945 Madsen boarded the
The following month found the Madsens back at Berkeley, where Betty cared for daughter Karen, born in 1943, and son David, born earlier in 1946. In addition to resuming his studies, Brigham did odd jobs as a carpenter and served as a teaching assistant for the social history of the United States, a survey course taught by John D. Hicks. In 1947 Madsen passed his oral qualifying exams while teaching four sections of U. S. History at the University of California at Davis. The following year he completed his dissertation, "The Bannock Indians in Northwest History, 1805-1900," and accepted a teaching position at Brigham Young University (BYU).
In the autumn of 1949, the Madsen's third child, Linda, was born. Brigham supplemented his BYU salary by building rental units and then selling them in partnership with his father and two brothers in the Madsen Brothers Construction Company. While at BYU, the Madsens participated in an informal faculty gathering which came to be known as the Saturday Night Chowder © Marching Club. Although the group was strictly a meeting of friends, Madsen recalled that the group "usually ended the evenings in relating to each other the latest and most interesting happenings at BYU and in discussion of Mormon Church politics and theology." During these BYU years Madsen also met informally with a small group of educated LDS men, primarily associated with the University of Utah, who met monthly to hear speakers on topics related to Mormonism. This group came to be known as the Swearing Elders. The fellowship and intellectual stimulation provided by these two groups became increasingly important to Madsen, who was experiencing some discomfort at the changes which came to BYU after Ernest L. Wilkinson took over as president in 1951. He resigned from BYU in 1954. Son Steven was born the following year. For the next seven years Madsen devoted his time to the family construction business. He was later to remember the years he spent in the building trade as "years of intellectual famine," but despite his busy building schedule, he taught Professor Gregory Crampton's survey course at the University of Utah in 1955 and prepared his dissertation for publication. It was published in 1958 by Caxton Printers, a small, family publishing business that was beginning to receive national recognition.
In 1961, Madsen read Catherine Drinker Bowen's
Madsen began his term at the University of Utah with a building project. In an effort to instill some
In 1971 Madsen was asked to take over as director of the University's Marriott Library. He agreed to accept this position for two years. During his tenure he supervised some badly-needed modernization in operations, including the installation of a security system and the establishment of an automated circulation system. While director, Madsen continued to teach one history class per quarter. In 1971 and 1972 he oversaw the publication of collections of essays produced by his students entitled
Madsen's return to full-time teaching in 1973 inaugurated a period of intense study and research that culminated in the publication of three books almost simultaneously in 1979 and 1980. For several years Madsen and his wife, Betty, had been researching the Montana Trail. This research was the basis for a freighting article published in
Following his retirement from the University of Utah in 1984, Madsen published several books and articles related to the history of the Intermountain region. Two books published in 1985 generated vigorous public debate. In
Brigham D. Madsen died on 24 December 2010.
The Brigham D. Madsen papers (1854-2000) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, and manuscripts. In addition to providing information on Madsen's personal and professional activities, this collection contains primary and secondary source material on the Northwestern Shoshone Indians, most particularly the Shoshone and Bannock, whose tribal lands are now limited to the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Southeastern Idaho. Research files include photocopies of, and Madsen's notes related to, diaries, letters, news clippings, articles, government documents, biographies and autobiographies, military reports, travelers' tales, documents associated with lawsuits, and various published books. Also of interest are Madsen's files relating to the policies and doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the twentieth century, and to Mormon culture in general. The materials are divided into eighteen sections. Each section is arranged in roughly chronological order. Because Madsen kept files organized both topically and by type of document, there is some interlap between file types. Madsen's original folder titles have been retained wherever possible. No attempt has been made to standardize names (for example, "Shoshone" and "Shoshoni"), as variations reflect standard usage of the time.
Section I, Personal Material, is housed in boxes 1 through 5, and contains items relative to Madsen's personal life, such as correspondence, missionary and military diaries, memorabilia, and personal and autobiographical writings. The correspondence spans his career from the early days as a Brigham Young University professor through his retirement from the University of Utah and subsequent activities as an author and lecturer. Although these files contain references to Madsen's activities as a builder, consultant, and administrator, the bulk of the correspondence is from the 1980s and is concerned with his activities as an author and university professor. Many of the letters refer to the history and culture of the Shoshone Indians and to Mormon theology and the policies of the LDS Church. Correspondence here is both incoming and outgoing, with outgoing letters either in the form of carbon copies or Madsen's handwritten originals. There are scattered third-party letters, usually written or received by close friends such as Everett Cooley or Sterling McMurrin. In addition to photocopies of Madsen's missionary and armed forces diaries, this section contains biographical information, an interview of Madsen, and a manuscript version of his autobiography.
Section II, Career, contains material pertaining to Madsen's activities as historian, builder, administrator, and university professor. Located in boxes 6 through 20, this material begins with Madsen's copy of the history of the United States Third Army while under the command of General George S. Patton, Jr. Madsen's predecessor in the historical division oversaw the preparation of this official account of the activities of Patton's army, of which less than 300 copies were printed. Also found in this section are documents pertaining to Madsen's activities as assistant director of training for the Peace Corps (1963-1964) and as director of training (1965) for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). This material includes correspondence, news clippings, speeches, pamphlets and brochures, newsletters, observation notes, and articles related to the "war on poverty." This section also contains scattered remnants, mostly from the 1970s, of Madsen's years as a professor of history at the University of Utah, as well as seven folders of material pertaining to the Shoshone-Bannock (Sho-Ban) tribe of Fort Hall, Idaho. Most of Madsen's research material on the Sho-Bans is located in sections of the collection which contain material related to individual books. The documents located here pertain to the announcement of the settlement of legal claims brought by the tribe against the United States government. The bulk of this section consists of Madsen's research files on nineteenth-century land grant legislation, which was produced in the late 1970s in connection with his services as consulting historian in the matter of
Section III, General Writings, housed in boxes 21 through 26, contains documents relating to Madsen's articles, speeches, papers, and book reviews. These materials provide an overview of Madsen's interests as a writer. The documents span a period of over five decades, from a student paper on the Snake River valley written in 1942 to a retrospective look at the writing of history published in 1995. This section consists mainly of manuscript drafts. The exception is box 23, which in addition to drafts of speeches and articles on the Montana Trail, contains ephemera related to the Oregon-California Trail Association (OCTA) and correspondence related to Madsen's attempt to win official status for the Montana Trail. Also found in this section are scattered published and unpublished articles written in the course of Madsen's career. Articles specifically connected with Madsen's books are located with the material for that book. Madsen's book review files typically contain notes, drafts, or typescripts of reviews written between 1956 and 1994. In cases where Madsen kept a copy of the article, this has been filed with his review. Generally, these reviews pertain to both Western and Mormon history.
Sections IV through XV contain documents related to the publication of individual books, grouped here chronologically in order of publication. These sections contain research files, manuscript drafts, correspondence directly related to the book, and book reviews. Also included are documents associated with various lectures, speeches, and articles that grew out of the research for each book. In most cases, these sections begin with Madsen's research files, organized chronologically, alphabetically, and topically according to project needs. Following the research files are manuscript drafts and revisions, then reviews and correspondence. In cases where there is significant correspondence relating to the origin of the project, the correspondence files are located at the beginning of the section. Usually, related articles which appeared before publication of the book are located before the manuscript drafts, while those written after publication follow the manuscript material. Exceptions are noted. Although this arrangement has been followed throughout, each project developed idiosyncratically and every effort has been made to retain the files as Madsen created them. Madsen's original folder titles for his research material have been retained, although descriptive notes have been added when appropriate. For example, Madsen often filed excerpts from secondary sources under general chronological headings; thus, photocopied sections from a recently-published military history may have been labeled "General, 1865." The folder title in this register has been expanded to read "General 1865,
Section IV, housed in boxes 27 through 29, contains documents related to Madsen's first book,
Section V consists of one box of material associated with Madsen's work on the Agnes Just Reid manuscript,
Section VI, boxes 31 through 43, contains material related to the two books on the Northern Shoshone which came out of Madsen's research for the law firm representing the Shoshone-Bannock Indians of Fort Hall, Idaho. The two books,
Materials in section VII, housed in boxes 44 through 48, are concerned with
Section VIII, boxes 49 through 54, consists of material associated with
Documents related to Madsen's seventh book,
Section X, housed in boxes 58 through 61, contains material associated with
Files associated with Madsen's only book outside the field of Western history,
Section XII, boxes 70 through 79, contains documents related to
Section XIII, housed in boxes 80 through 84, contains material connected with Madsen's 1986 biography,
Section XIV, contained in boxes 85 through 96, features material associated with
Section XV, housed in boxes 97 through 117, contains material related to
Section XVI, Maps, consists of one box of miscellaneous maps used as illustrations in Madsen's published works. Most are concerned with illustrating trail routes and boundary lines in the mid-nineteenth-century. These maps are generally oversized and vary from hand-traced maps on onion-skin paper to printed maps mounted for display. Maps used in the research for and writing of Madsen's books (including road maps, topographical maps, and historical maps) are located in the previous sections.
Section XVII, Articles by Others, contains four boxes of articles written between 1920 and 1996 which were of interest to Madsen. Most date from the 1980s and 1990s, and are on topics of interest to historians of the American West and of Mormon culture. A majority of the articles found here are published. The files in this section are organized alphabetically by author, and chronologically there under.
Section XVIII, Addendum, consists of material donated in 1997, as this register was being finalized, and spans the years 1934 to 1997. This addendum contains additional documents pertaining to Madsen's missionary, military, and graduate school experience, as well as scattered manuscript drafts. Recent personal correspondence, news clippings, and book reviews appear first. Ten folders of material from the 1930s and 1940s pertaining to Mormonism follow. Five boxes of material collected during Madsen's World War II military service are located next. (Several maps produced by the United States Army have been placed in the map case). The military material includes pamphlets, notebooks, guidebooks, and souvenirs. This addendum also contains notebooks and papers from Madsen's student days, as well as manuscript drafts.
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University of Utah Archives holds material related to Madsen's activities as a university vice president in the 1960s and as director of the J. Willard Marriott Library, 1971-1973. The Betty M. Madsen papers (ACCN 1649) are also housed in the Manuscripts Division.
See also the
Boxes/cartons 1-135 were donated in 1992-1997 (67.5 linear feet).
Cartons 136-137 were donated in November 1998 (4 linear feet).
Carton 138 was donated in 2000 (2 linear feet).
Processed by Karen Carver in 1998-2000.
Boxes 139-144 were processed by Manuscripts Division staff.
Box 145 was processed by Roger V. Paxton.
The first six boxes of this collection contain personal material, ranging from 1934 to 1996. Madsen's correspondence, found in boxes 1 and 2, spans his career from his acceptance of a Brigham Young University associate professorship in the late 1940s to his 1984 retirement from the University of Utah. His subsequent activities as a lecturer and author are also documented. Although these files contain references to Madsen's activities as a builder, consultant, and administrator, the bulk of the correspondence is from the 1980s and is concerned with his activities as an author and university professor. Many of the letters refer to the history and culture of the Shoshone Indians and to Mormon theology and the policies of the LDS Church. Although the bulk of the correspondence is letters received, some outgoing correspondence remains, either in the form of carbon copies or Madsen's handwritten drafts. There are a few third-party letters, usually written or received by close friends such as Everett Cooley or Sterling McMurrin. The correspondence is organized chronologically, with undated correspondence filed in box 2, folders 24-25
Box 3 contains photocopies of Madsen's missionary and armed forces diaries, a few autobiographical pieces, and some biographical information. Also included are sketches penned by Madsen for various memorial services. A manuscript of
This volume contains daily entries on Madsen's experiences as a missionary to the East Central States Mission. Included are descriptions of tracting, living "without purse or scrip," hitchhiking, and adjustment to missionary companions. Madsen also describes encounters and theological debates with preachers of various denominations, problems with ringworm and bedbugs, street meetings, Sunday School and Relief Society activities, construction of a church building, and his experiences administering a mission district. Also of interest are Madsen's descriptions of the language and culture of the people he encountered, including illnesses, gossip, deaths and funerals, romantic tangles, shotgun weddings, and social events.
Madsen describes his basic training at Camp Roberts, his officer training school at Fort Benning, his instruction as tactical officer, his voyage aboard the
An article on Madsen occasioned by publication of
The life story of Madsen's aunt, written for her funeral service.
Material concerning Madsen's friends and family members.
Documents related to memorial services for McMurrin, including drafts for Madsen's remarks at the University of Utah Alumni House in May 1996.
Two typescripts detailing the removal of Mormon colonists from Mexico during the Mexican revolutions of 1910-1916.
A souvenir booklet featuring a chronology and photographs of paintings by contemporary California artists depicting the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Newsletters, membership rosters and brochures.
Pamphlets, programs and keepsakes.
Booklet published upon completion of the restoration of the building.
Pamphlets, brochures and catalogs.
A booklet and typescript of the paper given by award recipient Helen Zeese Papanikolas.
Contains a collection of song lyrics by Stephen Witt.
Photocopies of maps from the
Photocopies of awards and certificates for books and articles.
Section II of the collection, housed in boxes 6 through 20, contains documents that provide an overview of Madsen's career as an administrator, historian, and university professor. His military service is documented in boxes 6 and 7, which contain a copy of the two-volume history of the United States Third Army while under the command of General George S. Patton, Jr. Madsen's predecessor in the historical division oversaw the preparation of this official account of the activities of Patton's army, of which less than 300 copies were printed. Documents pertaining to Madsen's activities as assistant director of training for the Peace Corps and as director of training for Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) are located in box 8. This material includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, pamphlets and brochures, newsletters, observation notes and articles related to the "war on poverty". Peace Corps and VISTA materials are filed separately. Correspondence and memoranda for both organizations are located in folders 1-5. Additional Peace Corps material can be found in folders 7-19, with VISTA material following. These materials are in rough chronological order. Articles related to the role of education in the "war on poverty" are located in folders 30-37. Box 9 contains a few documents resulting from Madsen's years as a professor of history at the University of Utah. Most documents date from the early 1970s. This box also contains seven folders of material pertaining to the Shoshone-Bannock tribe of Fort Hall, Idaho. Personal notes, memos and correspondence on matters related to the University of Utah history department are housed in box 10. ACCESS TO THE MATERIAL IN BOX 10 REQUIRES THE PERMISSION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION HEAD.
Documents pertaining to Madsen's work as a consulting historian are located in boxes 11 through 20. Madsen provided background information on nineteenth-century land grant legislation in the case of
This material begins with correspondence detailing legal strategy and the research requirements necessary to lend weight to various lines of argument the legal team wished to pursue. Also included in box 11 are copies of legal documents filed and supporting documentation. Box 12 contains photocopies of documents from land grant cases where elements of the decision were thought to support arguments to be made in the Anschutz case. Boxes 14 through 18 contain the research produced by Madsen in accordance with his research outline of November, 1978 (located in box 14, folder 1). The documents in these boxes are arranged according to the fourteen record series identified by Madsen in his index to documents related to Union Pacific land grants (located in box 14, folders 2-4). The Serial Set of Congressional Documents noted here refers to the compilation of government documents prepared by and for the use of the legislative branch. These documents were published under the title
This box contains a 17 1/2 x 13" book detailing the activities of the Third U. S. Army from January 1944 to May 1945. Originally classified as "Secret" due to the continued hostilities with Japan, this volume contains the official after-action report of Third Army Operations written in the wake of the close of hostilities in the European theater. Illustrated with pencil sketches and photographs, this report is arranged chronologically, with daily entries. A typical daily entry contains a brief description of the overall battle situation, an estimate of enemy battle capability, detailed information on troop movements, towns occupied, square mileage of territory taken, and a summary of the supply situation. This report contains numerous maps, graphs and charts. This volume also describes the treatment of the civilian population and German prisoners of war, and details Allied coordination of effort with French resistance forces. Also included are special orders, directives, letters and commendations, and the report of the XIX Tactical Air Command, described by General Patton as Third Army's "inseparable comrades in arms."
This box contains the continuation of the Third Army after-action report, which describes the breakdown of the German Third Reich from a military point of view. It contains detailed information on German troop location and strength, estimates of command effectiveness and troop morale, and intelligence reports describing the age and national composition of enemy troops. Volume two also contains the staff section reports, which detail the plans, experiences, methods of operation, and important lessons learned by each section chief. These reports vary in length and quality. By far the most comprehensive and well-written report details the operations of the Command Section from 26 January 1944 when Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr. assumed command to 9 May 1945 when Patton issued his final General Order under combat conditions thanking the men under his command. The portion of the report dealing with "lessons learned and conclusions" ranges from the width of tracks for vehicles to the organization of administrative sections under combat conditions. Three "letters of instruction" written by Patton are appended, in which his principles of command, combat procedures, and administrative principles are set forth. Subjects of these letters range from common tactical faults to the frequency of staff conferences to the importance of dealing with rumors. Also of interest is the report of the Third Army Engineering Section, which includes photographs of bridges built under the extreme time and supply pressures typical of combat conditions.
Contains notes and class lists.
ACCESS TO THIS MATERIAL REQUIRES PERMISSION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION HEAD.
Contains historical documents used to support the Memorandum in folders 12-13.
This document was prepared by the law firm representing Anschutz Land and Livestock Company, and does not refer to documents in this collection, although a few documents listed here are in the collection.
Contains a fragmentary index to the exhibits introduced in the case, with a summary of relevant information in selected historical documents.
Documents related to
Photocopies and notes pertaining to deeds granted by Union Pacific on lands adjacent to railroad right of ways.
Summaries and photocopies of documents from the United States National Archives which originated in the Bureau of Land Management and its predecessor, the Government Land Office.
Photocopies of commission proceedings in the
Contains documents relating to the 1972 attempt by land reform coalitions to force the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to make available for purchase lands granted to them in the nineteenth century for the purpose of railroad construction.
The documents in this section give a general overview of Madsen's interests as a writer. While material pertaining to individual books (written mainly in the 1980s) follows this section, the documents found in boxes 21 through 26 span a period of over five decades, from a student paper on the Snake River valley written in 1942 to a retrospective look at the writing of history published in 1995. Boxes 21 and 22 contain drafts, manuscripts and published copies of various articles written by Madsen from 1947 to 1995. Articles which relate more closely to a published book are filed with the material on that book in other sections of the collection. Box 23 contains documents relative to Madsen's affiliation with the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) from 1991 to 1995. In addition to correspondence, pamphlets and newsletters, this box contains documents relative to Madsen's attempt to win official status for the Montana Trail. Madsen's speech on the Montana Trail, prepared for the 12th annual OCTA convention in 1994, was published in the
Typescript of a student paper.
This magazine contains a Polish translation of the Madsen article found in folder 6 (pg. 18). The magazine also contains photographs of the annual meeting of the Polish-American Indian Friendship Association.
This brief paper was written in response to a student inquiry.
Address to the Aztec Club.
Contains articles on the Bear River Massacre, Albert Carrington, P. E. Connor, the city of Corinne, John Gunnison, Edward Steptoe, and the Northwestern Shoshone.
This draft was the basis for Madsen's OCTA speech in 1994.
Revised manuscript.
Typescript, 1995
Folder also contains an Everett Cooley review of the manuscript.
Contains Madsen's review, published in the
Published as
This folder contains a summary and review of the Staines diary, with a recommendation for publication.
Published as
Published as
Published as
Contains the manuscript copy sent to Madsen to review; this manuscript is incomplete.
Continuation of the manuscript copy sent to Madsen to review.
Contains rewrite of portions of the manuscript according to Madsen's review comments.
Contains a copy of the manuscript submitted to
Penciled notes on unidentified works.
Madsen's first book,
The bulk of this correspondence is concerned with research for the original manuscript and the book's initial publication by Caxton Printers.
Study placing the Indians in linguistic and ethnographic context.
Contains a rough draft of the first chapter.
An early version of the thesis proposal submitted to Lawrence Kinnaird.
Contains both rough draft and finished copy of Madsen's thesis proposal.
Contains a typescript of Madsen's Ph.D. dissertation.
Contains a continuation of the manuscript in box 28.
Documents in this section pertain to Madsen's editorship of the Agnes Just Reid manuscript,
Contains Madsen's notes on the Forscutt manuscript, which was purchased by the LDS Church Historian's Office in 1903.
Contains photocopies of newspaper accounts of the trial.
This section contains documents associated with
Source documents associated with rewriting of the history of the Lemhi band are located in box 32, followed by manuscript drafts and publication material. The remainder of this section contains Madsen's files on the Northern Shoshone, which have been left in his original order. These files are arranged both topically and according to record series. Documents that originated in the Department of the Interior are in box 33. Box 34 contains documents relating to the management of various Indian reservations in the intermountain west in the nineteenth century. Documents related to twentieth-century reservation management and Indian self-government are located in box 35. Of special interest is box 38, which contains an exhaustive chronology on the Indian agents. Documents produced by the Sho-Ban legal team listing possible claims are found in box 39, folder 1.
This manuscript went through several revisions before publication. The editorial decision to produce two books is documented in box 31, folders 1-9, which contains correspondence relating to the research and publication of both books followed by post-publication reviews. Madsen's first draft, handwritten on yellow legal pads, can be found in box 39, followed by the first typescript in box 40. Box 41 contains a complete revision. The Lemhi material has been removed and an introduction by Merle Wells added. Boxes 42 and 43 contain revised manuscripts produced between 1975 and 1979. Revisions here are generally an attempt to cut the size of the manuscript by removing extraneous detail and repetitive phrases
The bulk of this correspondence consists of letters between Madsen and Caxton Printers concerning the editing and publication of these two volumes.
Photocopied excerpts from secondary sources; primary sources in these files consist of selected reports and correspondence by Indian agents, and contemporary news articles.
Contains photocopies of photographs collected for use in publication. The photographs were placed in the Manuscripts Division's Multimedia Section (P0107).
Correspondence regarding movements of Lemhi Indians.
Reports concerning the Western Shoshone of Nevada.
Reports concerning land claims in Nevada.
Survey of the Western Shoshone Indian Reservation by the United States Army.
Report to the Surgeon General.
Concerning subsistence on the reservation.
News clippings, meeting minutes, miscellaneous.
Office of the Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
News clippings from the
Contains quotes from newspapers, letters, and the
Brief descriptions of documents compiled by Madsen for use by the law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun and Barker, legal representatives for the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock tribes.
Correspondence between various governmental offices regarding reservation management.
Contains photocopies of tables, land records, correspondence, census records, treaties, and selected items from the Idaho State Historical Society reference series. Also contains a document entitled "Exhibit 'A'," which concerns work contracted on the Fort Hall reservation in the 1930s.
This box contains 3" x 5" cards used to prepare the index for
This box contains 3" x 5" and 5" x 8" index cards used to prepare the index and bibliography for
This box contains 5" x 8" slips of paper with quotes from various primary sources arranged chronologically from 1847 to 1971. The majority of the information relates to the conduct of Indian Agents for the Shoshone and Bannock tribes.
The manuscript in this subseries contains major revisions. Some chapters have more than one complete version.
Contains photocopies of photographs collected for use in publication. Photographs located in the Manuscript Division's Multimedia Section (P0107).
Correspondence related to the introduction written by Madsen's friend and fellow Berkeley alumnus, Merle W. Wells.
This manuscript is essentially the same as the draft in box 41. Some changes were made in chapter order and Madsen added some information on the Camus Prairie War, which is located in folder 6.
The manuscript in boxes 44 and 45 through folder 9 is a typed draft with Brigham Madsen's handwritten insertions. Dated 1975, this draft is essentially what was submitted to the University of Utah Press.
The chapter revisions for this manuscript begin with folder 10. Some chapters have as many as three versions. The notes for this version of the manuscript appear to be written by both University Press editor Peggy Lee and Betty Madsen.
Contains material on advertising, final revisions, maps and photograph captions.
This section contains research material for
Contains documents from 1875 to 1878 and miscellaneous material.
Guy L. Rocha's review.
This section contains material related to
Contains correspondence, documents and notes related to researching Hudson's roots in England.
Contains notes and photocopies of secondary sources related to sea travel, New York City, and Mormon immigration. Also includes excerpts from Charles Dickens'
Research documents found here include information on West Point, the military, the postal service, and churches in New England.
Contains information on European factors influencing American immigration patterns and literature regarding travel across the plains.
Contains travel narratives and research on nineteenth-century methods of travel.
Contains information concerning overland travel and the culture of the Salt Lake valley.
Information on the Great Salt Lake, Indians, and culture of Salt Lake valley.
Mormons, Salt Lake valley, and Stansbury expedition.
Chronology of movements of Stansbury expedition and notes on illustrations.
Stansbury expedition personnel, overland travel, and notes on research at the Bancroft and Huntington libraries.
First draft of bibliography and notes on Hudson's illustrations.
This section contains materials for
Contains a typescript of Madsen's David E. Miller lecture presented on 21 April 1982.
Contains Madsen's Aztec Club speech of March, 1993.
This section contains documents related to Madsen's controversial
Madsen's correspondence about the manuscript and about general questions of intellectual freedom and the LDS Church is located in box 62, along with material he collected by and about Sterling M. McMurrin. Documents related to Madsen's research for the manuscript are located in boxes 63 through 65. The outlines, rough drafts, and typescripts which comprise Madsen's work on the manuscript are located in box 66. This box only contains manuscript material for Madsen's work. Researchers interested in the development of the preface and biography should consult the Sterling M. McMurrin Papers (Ms 32) and the Everett L. Cooley Papers (Accn 73). The Cooley Papers also contain files related to this manuscript which were photocopied from the papers of B. H. Roberts (Ms 106). Box 67 contains reader comments and revisions for various versions of the manuscript. The Dick Wentworth and Alfred Bush comments found in folders 7 and 8 of that box refer to the Roberts manuscript as it appears in the Everett L. Cooley Papers. Following the manuscript material are the book reviews, some information on the subsequent controversy, and the manuscript for Madsen's portion of the joint Madsen-McMurrin "Reply to John W. Welch and Truman G. Madsen," which was delivered before the Algie Ballif Society shortly after publication of the Roberts book. (For more information on this organization, see the Algie Ballif Women's Forum Records, Ms 545.) The articles laying out the Welch-Madsen position, published by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), are located in box 69, folders 24-27. Box 68 contains manuscripts for Madsen's 1986 lecture at the Hinckley Institute's "Books and Banter" series (folders 1-3), his participation on the panel at the Marriott Library's "Sunday Afternoon at the Marriott" series in 1990 (folders 4-9), and his 1993
Correspondence pertaining to the provenance, research about, and publication of the Roberts manuscripts, as well as the subsequent controversy. These files include third-party letters as well as Madsen's personal correspondence. Also of interest are Madsen's descriptions of reaction to the book, found in folder 14.
Material from an LDS Internet discussion group pertaining to the excommunication of David P. Wright.
Contains letters circulating among Madsen's acquaintances on topics related to intellectual freedom and the LDS Church hierarchy.
Contains press coverage of public reaction to the book.
Book reviews written by Sterling McMurrin
This box contains photocopies of pertinent portions of B. H. Roberts' published works, arranged chronologically. The documents in this chronological arrangement are directed toward tracing the development of Roberts' thoughts on the Book of Mormon. There are also documents relative to the public perception of the Book of Mormon. Some photocopies of letters written by B. H. Roberts are included. This material is continued in box 64.
This box completes the chronological files in box 63, and also contains Madsen's alphabetical files (beginning with folder 9), which consist of photocopies of and notes on contemporary works which dealt with subjects investigated by B. H. Roberts and others in an attempt to integrate historical details found in the Book of Mormon with nineteenth century scientific and literary evidence. Most of the material relates to the origin and customs of native Americans. The alphabetical files also contain photocopies and notes on secondary works on Mormon history and theology, and on B. H. Roberts. These files are continued in folders 1-20 of box 65.
Madsen's working copies of the B. H. Roberts documents which comprised the book. These photocopies are from the B.H. Roberts Papers (Ms 106, box 3, folder 20).
Brigham D. Madsen to Cooley, McMurrin, Smith, and Ward regarding editorial method.
This index was prepared as a possible expansion of the first edition index, but was not incorporated into the second edition. Pagination is the same for both editions.
This section contains documents associated with Madsen's book
This box contains Madsen's research documents and notes covering the years between 1847 and 1854. The bulk of the material pertains to white immigration, Indian-white conflict along the trails, and Brigham Young's actions and policies.
This box contains source documents covering the years 1855 to 1859. Primary and secondary sources are equally represented. The bulk of the material pertains to the political situation in Utah, policies of Mormon leaders concerning the Indians, and descriptions of Mormon-Indian encounters.
The material in this box covers the years 1859 to 1861. The 1859 material consists of the published reports of the Secretary of War. The bulk of the material pertains to 1860 and consists of accounts of Indian-white conflict, including the Otter (or Utter) massacre.
This box contains primary and secondary source material relative to the years 1861 and 1862, the bulk of which deals with the military situation in Utah Territory and the surrounding area.
This box contains photocopies of source documents, both primary and secondary, which pertain to conditions and events in 1863. Typical of the documents in this box are newspaper accounts, diaries, letters, manuscript biographies and autobiographies, published military documents, and biographical information on both Indian and white leaders.
Photocopies of both primary and secondary source material, the bulk of which relates to the military situation in Utah, the history of Fort Douglas, and contemporary accounts of Indian encounters.
Contains maps, photocopies of Madsen's photographs of the massacre site, and various descriptions of the area. Photographs are located in the Manuscript Division's Multimedia Section (P0107).
Primarily photocopies of secondary source material relating to Indian-white conflict.
Primarily photocopies of secondary source material relating to Indian-white conflict.
Contains introductory material and chapters 1 and 2.
Contains chapters 3-11, appendices, and end notes.
Correspondence pertains to publication of the book.
Contains rough draft and typescript.
Photocopies of photographs taken in 1987 of the Almo Massacre site. The photographs are located in the Manuscript Division's Multimedia section (P0107).
As the leader of a small band of Indians who aggressively resisted the cultural changes brought about by white contact, Chief Pocatello appeared time and again in accounts of white settlement of the culture area of the Northwestern Shoshone, yet never in enough detail to figure prominently in earlier Madsen works. Some time in the early 1980s Madsen recognized that his research files on Pocatello contained enough information to warrant a biography, and he began work on
Contains ethnographic information, contemporary travelers' accounts, information on Pocatello, accounts of Indian-white conflict.
Contains photocopies of and notes on journals, letters, reports from Indian agents and the Secretary of the Interior, and other sources mentioning Pocatello, his band or Indian-white conflict in general. The documents are arranged chronologically.
This box contains photocopies of documents from official sources such as the Secretary of the Interior, the Utah Superintendency, and various Fort Hall Reservation Indian agents intermixed with newspaper accounts of Indian-white conflict.
Special issue of
Continued in box 84.
Continued from box 83.
Contains minor revisions to Draft No. 3.
Contains Madsen's revisions based on the Wells and Peterson critiques.
Contains final revisions and instructions to the typesetter.
This folder contains photocopies of photographs obtained by Madsen from a variety of sources, but primarily from the Idaho Historical Society and from the Oakland Museum. Photographs ordered by Madsen were removed to the Brigham Madsen photograph collection, located in the Manuscripts Division's Multimedia section (P0107).
Correspondence pertains to publication of the book.
This section contains documents related to
Madsen's files for this manuscript begin with research-related correspondence and maps used to envision the routes discussed on lesser-known portions of the expedition. Folders 12-22 of box 85, labeled "Gunnison Journals," contain supplementary material relative to the journals rather than the journals themselves. Folders 19-22, "Carrington Journals," contain photocopies of an original diary in the possession of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, the 1947 version published by that organization, and supplementary biographical material. Folder 25, "Stansbury Journals," contains biographical information and documents pertaining to Stansbury's career with the topographical engineers. Box 86 contains research material used to prepare footnotes for the various legs of the journey outward, the lake survey and side-trips, and the return to Washington D. C. Here Madsen has replicated the organizational scheme he used in editing the John Hudson journals, filing source material according to where the topic under consideration was mentioned by the travelers. Folders 15-17, "James Blake, M. D." and "Odometer," were added later, and contain new information used to amplify Madsen's interpretation of the journey. This material was utilized in Madsen's 1991 speech before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Dr. James Blake, Scientist," which is located in box 96, folders 34-35. The research materials used to prepare footnotes and appendices on the flora and fauna of the great plains begins in box 86, folder 28, and continues through box 87, folder 9. Folders 10-26 of that box contain information on the two nineteenth-century publications which came out of the expedition: Stansbury's
Material photocopied by Madsen from the Dale L. Morgan Papers (in the possession of the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley) is located in boxes 88 and 89. These materials include photocopies of original documents, transcripts prepared by Morgan, and selected items from Morgan's research and correspondence. The Marriott Library has a microfilm copy of the entire Morgan collection, which is available to researchers (Ms 560). Madsen's index to the relevant Morgan documents is located in box 88, folder 10. Many of the Morgan documents have been placed with the route files in box 86. Boxes 90 through 92 contain photocopies of the 28 official journals and field notebooks of the Stansbury expedition that Madsen obtained from the National Archives. These documents are described and summarized by Madsen in his essay on editorial methods following the introduction to the Stansbury book, and have been filed according to the order established by Madsen at that time. These journals and notebooks are those referred to by Madsen in his introductory essay as the "Stansbury Collection at the Marriott Library." The Gunnison letters contain many references to nineteenth-century religious thought (including descriptions of "knockings" and other expressions of spiritualism) excised by Madsen, which may be of interest to researchers. The manuscripts for this project begin in box 92, folder 9 and continue through box 95, folder 26. Reviews for
Contains letters and memos concerning the Stansbury project from its inception in 1985 through publication. The bulk of the material is concerned with the search for pertinent diaries and letters, and with researching the scientific aspects of the Stansbury expedition. Also included are items relative to Madsen's lectures and articles on the Stansbury expedition.
Contains materials used in preparing the 1991
Contains Madsen's notes and copies of contemporary documents regarding James Blake, M.D., a member of the Stansbury Expedition.
Contains information used to prepare the 1991 lecture on Blake.
Contains information on the instrument provided by Professor Norman E. Wright.
These folders contain documents originally located in the numbered Morgan files. They consist of information relevant to Morgan's attempt to pin down Stansbury's exact route in the area of Scott's Bluff.
Contains astronomical observations and miscellaneous entries on supplies and expedition members.
Chapters one through four.
This box contains chapters five through ten of the manuscript in draft form. The draft consists of typescripts and photocopies of documents of the Stansbury expedition (many prepared by Dale Morgan) interspersed with Madsen's handwritten comments. The manuscript is foldered by chapter, with Madsen's footnotes filed following the chapter for which they were written.
This box contains the rest of the manuscript in rough draft form and the typescript for chapters one through four, which is organized in the same manner as the rough draft. The typescript, continued in box 95, contains Madsen's penciled notations.
Conclusion of the draft found in boxes 94 and 95.
Contains Madsen's introduction to the paper of the same name presented at the annual meeting of the Utah State Historical Society, 1987.
Contains a copy of the
Contains a copy of the
Contains a typescript of the lecture given by Madsen before the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Contains research notes and index cards for a lecture.
This section contains Madsen's files for
Correspondence related to the research for this book.
Finding aid for the Ricker manuscript collection at Nebraska State Historical Society. Ricker (1843-1926) was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, newspaper editor, and collector of documents relating to Indian-white contact.
Notes and photocopies from
McCarthy's 1983 manuscript, "Patrick Edward Connor, A Closer Look."
Photocopies of and notes on
Notes and photocopies,
Notes and photocopies,
Notes and photocopies of documents containing biographical information on Connor.
Notes and photocopies relating to Connor's service in the Mexican War. Contains both primary and secondary material.
Continued from box 98.
Research chronology of Connor's movements.
Notes, chronologies, and photocopies of documents relating to Connor's activities in California. Generally consists of primary source information, with newspapers being the prime source material.
Notes, chronologies, and photocopies. Both primary and secondary sources, much of the information was culled from official orders and newspaper accounts.
Contains notes on and photocopies of sources including journals, diaries, letters, the
Photocopies of sections of
Notes and photocopies of accounts of the event, mostly secondary accounts with official military correspondence interspersed.
Photocopies, notes, and chronological listings of military documents.
Photocopies and notes of secondary source material.
Continued from box 101, these files generally contain primary source material.
Photocopies and notes, primary source documents.
Photocopies and notes, secondary sources.
Photocopies and notes, secondary sources.
Photocopies and notes, secondary sources.
Notes on material in the national archives.
Secondary source materials concerning Connor's military campaigns.
Information on the Powder River campaign.
Secondary source material on the Powder River campaign. Also contains biographical information on various military personnel.
Information on various campaigns in the Indian Wars.
Information concerning Connor's movements and opinions of Connor's military effectiveness.
Information concerning Connor's military campaigns in Wyoming
Contains notes on and photocopies from the papers of Major General Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1870) located at the Iowa State Historical Society. Includes excerpts from Dodge's autobiography centering on the years 1864-1866.
Information on Connor's relations with residents of Salt Lake City, on his political ambitions, on non-Mormon settlements in Utah and on Utah mining.
This box contains material related to Connor's mining interests in Nevada and Utah, his connection with the Utah gentile town of Corrine, his relationship with Mormon leaders, and information on political and military affairs within the state of Utah.
General information on the history of Utah, especially as related to political affairs, mining, and the railroads. Also included are documents associated with Connor's mining ventures and the correlated land claims disputes.
Material in this box centers on Connor's mining affairs in Nevada and Utah and legal documents concerning Connor's mining claims disputes. Also included are documents related to the general history of Nevada, biographies of major political and mining personages in Utah and Nevada and information on precious metals.
Documents relative to Connor's mining activities in Eureka, Nevada, and information on the political history of Utah in general and Mormon-Gentile conflict in particular. Also included are annual reports of the Governor of Utah and the Utah Commission.
Information on political life in Utah.
Contains photocopies of probate records.
Contains photocopies of Madsen's snapshots of sites described in the book, which are located in the Manuscript Division's Multimedia Section (P0107). Also contains a brochure on the history of Eureka, Nevada.
Contains photocopies of photographs used in the book. Photographs are located in the Manuscripts Division's Multimedia Section (P0107).
Written in response to the proposed closing of Fort Douglas, Utah.
Contains a speech given at a Fort Douglas Museum Association dinner, 1992.
Contains correspondence related to publication of the Connor biography and readers' comments on the manuscript.
This series contains miscellaneous maps used as illustrations in Madsen's published works. Folder 1 contains hand-drawn maps on onion-skin paper. Folder 2 contains transparencies. Folders 3-7 contain oversize maps, some of which are mounted for display.
This section contains articles written between 1920 and 1996 which were of general interest to Madsen. Most date from the 1980s and 1990s. The bulk of this section consists of articles concerning religion, especially the history and doctrine of the LDS Church. Also included are articles on topics of interest to historians of the American West. Published and unpublished articles by local authors on regional history are included as well. The scattered articles concerning Native Americans and women are generally the work of former Madsen students. Articles in this section are organized alphabetically by author and, where dates are given, chronologically there under.
Subject matter is Joseph Smith as "an authentic religious genius."
Contains both a working copy and the finished piece as it appeared in
This section consists of material donated by Madsen in the spring of 1997, as this register was being finalized, and contains documents related to Madsen's writing projects and additional material pertaining to Madsen's missionary, military, and graduate school experiences. The recent correspondence and personal material, which centers around Madsen's interest in the history of the American West and of the LDS Church, along with documents related to Madsen's LDS Church mission are located in box 123. Also found in this box are handwritten drafts of recent book reviews. Additional material pertaining to Madsen's World War II military service follows in boxes 124 through 128. Personal and manuscript material related to Madsen's academic training and writing is located in boxes 129 through 134. Oversize material from this collection is located in box 135. Large maps have been placed in the map case.
This incomplete serial story, and the two articles which follow, appeared in the
This box contains training materials published in 1943 and 1944 which were used in Madsen's training course at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Contains various pamphlets, notes and memos produced in conjunction with operations within the division.
Contains documents relative to the association of professional historians in Great Britain.
Unpublished report of a typical small engagement during the campaign in Lorraine. Interviews conducted by Captain Dello G. Dayton.
Contains a souvenir booklet of photographs of German and Austrian scenes produced by the U. S. army.
Contains a souvenir booklet based on the two-volume history of the Third Army located in boxes 6 and 7 of this collection.
This box contains souvenirs of Madsen's military experience, including his "dog tags," uniform insignia and a perpetual wall calendar emblazoned with the Nazi eagle and swastika.
Discussion outline published by the Department of Secondary-School Principals, National Education Association.
Contains an unpublished paper written by a Berkeley student.
Pamphlet of the Historical Association (Great Britain).
Pamphlet of the Historical Association.
Contains receipts, transcripts, correspondence, news clippings and other documents pertaining to Madsen's student days.
This box contains Madsen's graduate school manuscript material. The three folders of research material contain early research on what was to be a major theme in Madsen's writing, the confrontation at Bear River which, at this point, Madsen labeled a battle.
This box contains a dissertation draft written before the final copy submitted to and signed by Professor Kinnaird, which is located in box 27, folders 14-24.
This box contains revisions of the manuscript, including sections that were left out of the final version or incorporated into existing chapters.
Souvenir booklet containing artists' renderings of famous scenes in this German city.