UUM_P1860.xml Hans Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen photograph collection Madsen (Hans Franklin and Florence Jepperson) photograph collection Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-18. Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Hans Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen photograph collection Madsen, Franklin, 1887-1971 P1860 6 box 1,027 items 1900-1970 Florence Jepperson Madsen (1886-1977) and Hans Franklin Madsen (1887-1971) were musicians, vocalists, and performers who taught music at Brigham Young University in the twentieth century. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Madsens sang for and directed various church choirs and composed religious music. This collection contains photographs of the Madsen's careers, honors, families, and friends. English

Florence Jepperson Madsen (1886-1977) was born in on December 15, 1886 in Provo, Utah, to Minnie Johnson and Samuel H. Jepperson. Hans Franklin Madsen (1887-1971). Hans Franklin Madsen was born on September 18, 1887 in Provo, Utah, to Maria J. Sorenson and Hans Madsen. Florence Jepperson and Hans Franklin Madsen married on August 30, 1922; together they raised three daughters who Florence Madsen had adopted the year of her marriage. The Drs. Madsen shared life-long investments in music. Florence Jepperson Madsen was raised in a prominent family of artists and musicians in Provo, Utah. Florence Madsen held a career as a contralto soloist on the east coast prior to teaching at Brigham Young University (BYU); Franklin Madsen sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and studied voice under Florence. Both held advanced degrees in Music from the New England Conservatory of Music as well as from BYU, including the honorary title of Emeritus which they each were awarded after over 40 years of teaching at the institution.

The Madsens were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They were active participants in their religious community and traveled world-wide in this capacity. While serving on a mission in Denmark and Scandinavia, Franklin Madsen directed the church choir and began composing religious music. Florence Madsen held a position in the Relief Society of the Church of Latter-Day Saints and served as the music director for the Singing Mothers choir; she was also a member of the church's General Music Committee, a role that led her to compose hymns for women's voices.

Franklin Madsen died on October 2, 1971. Florence Jepperson Madsen died on April 8, 1977. Throughout their careers in music, the Madsens received many distinguished awards and honors. A recital hall in the Harris Fine Arts Center on the BYU campus bears the name of Drs. Frank and Florence Madsen.

The Hans Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen photograph collection consists of 6 boxes containing 1,027 items. Boxes 1-3 contain portraits and candid photographs of Florence and Franklin Madsen and their families; photographs of the Madsens at graduations and events honoring them; and photographs of music instructors and performers. Boxes 4-6 are oversized and contain large-format portraits, a panorama, and a photograph album. The collection dates from approximately 1900 to 1970.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Donated by Judith Jarrow in 2013.

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See also the Hans Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen papers (ACCN 2716) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

See also the H. Franklin and Florence Jepperson Madsen Collections, 1901-1971 at the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University.

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

 Madsen, Franklin, 1887-1971--Photographs Madsen, Florence Jepperson, 1886-1977--Photographs Madsen, Florence Jepperson, 1886-1977--Family--Photographs Madsen, Franklin, 1887-1971--Family--Photographs Brigham Young University. Department of Music--Faculty--Photographs Music teachers--Utah--Photographs Singers--Utah--Photographs Contraltos--Photographs Conductors (Music)--Photographs Photographs black-and-white photographs Photograph albums photographic postcards cabinet photographs Portraits Minnie Johnson Jepperson (Florence's Mother) 1 1 Parley Jepperson (Florence's brother) 1 2 "Uncle Hyrum" Jepperson and Family 1 3 Jepperson Family 1 4 Jepperson Family Candid Photos 1 5 Artwork by Samuel Jepperson 1 6 Florence Jepperson Madsen Portraits 1 7 Florence Jepperson Madsen Portraits 1 8 Florence Jepperson Madsen Portraits 2 1 Florence Jepperson Madsen Portraits 2 2 Florence and her Music Graduation Class at Brigham Young University 2 3 Hans Franklin Madsen Portraits 2 4 Julius Madsen (Franklin's Brother) 2 5 Florence and Franklin's Graduation 2 6 Florence and Franklin Receiving Honors at Brigham Young University 2 7 Florence and Franklin Madsen Portraits 2 8 Florence and Franklin Madsen Candid Photos 2 9 Acquaintances 2 10 "Our Quartette at Oak Bluffs, Boston," "Choir Loft of Harvard Church" 3 1 Instructors and Performers 3 2 Group Photos of Performers 3 3 Florence Madsen at Various Events 3 4 Group Events 3 5 Events with David O. McKay 3 6 General Royalty Check 3 7 Gift from British Presidency and Singers, 1961 3 8 Portrait of Florence (Duplicates) 3 9 Florence Jepperson Madsen and (Emily) Marguerite Jepperson, Florence and Franklin's Teacher Yesley la Violette in Chicago 1928 4 1 Recital Panorama 4 2 Samuel Jepperson's Farm 4 3 Hans Franklin Madsen's Mission to Denmark 5 1 Woodblock Portraits, Jepperson Genealogy 5 2 Book of Remembrance 6 1 Family Photo Album 6 2