Rough Draft

File — Box: 30, Folder: 8

Identifier: V

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: Documents in this section pertain to Madsen's editorship of the Agnes Just Reid manuscript, Letters of Long Ago (University of Utah, Tanner Trust Fund, 1973), which reconstructed the life of Emma Thompson Just. Madsen's research was invaluable in legitimizing the Reid manuscript as a species of history, albeit an unusual one. The book was reviewed in such scholarly journals as the Pacific Historical Review, the Nevada Historical Quarterly, and the Journal of Arizona History, indicating general acceptance of Mrs. Reid's work as something more than fiction, although perhaps not quite history. Correspondence, biographical information, and a 1972 interview with the author are located first, followed by the research files associated with this manuscript. These files are limited to genealogical information on the Thompson and Just families and information needed to flesh out the Thompson family connection with the nineteenth-century Mormon splinter group known as the Morrisites.

Dates

1854-2000

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.