Review of "Western Trails: Historic Sites and Markers Along Mormon Trails, New York to California, 1831-69", 1986

File — Box: 24, Folder: 15

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: 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 Overland Journal the following year. Boxes 24 through 26 contain reviews of books and articles produced by Madsen between 1956 and 1996. These files typically contain notes, handwritten drafts or typescripts of the reviews. In cases where Madsen kept a copy of the article, this has been filed with his review. Box 24 contains reviews on topics related to the history of the Intermountain West and works being considered for publication in the Tanner Trust Fund series. Boxes 25 and 26 contain Madsen's files on recent books relative to the history and theology of the LDS Church.

Dates

1986

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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.