Betty M. Madsen papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1649
Scope and Contents
The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dates
- 1938-1997
Creator
- Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997 (Person)
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.
Conditions Governing 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.
Biographical Note
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.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Betty M. Madsen papers (1938-1997) contains journals, professional correspondence, unpublished manuscripts on linguistics and 19th-century women, and news clippings on women's issues in the 1970s and 1980s.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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brigham D. Madsen in 1995.
Separated Materials
See also the Betty M. Madsen photograph collection (P0818) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Carver in 1997.
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- Academic theses
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Business correspondence
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Indians of North America -- Languages
- Language and Languages
- Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997 -- Archives
- Manuscripts
- Personal correspondence
- Sexuality
- University of Utah -- Alumni and alumnae -- Archives
- University of Utah -- Dissertations
- Women -- Utah
- Women -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
- Women authors, American -- Utah -- Archives
- Women historians -- Utah -- Archives
- Women linguists -- Utah -- Archives
- World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women (Location of meeting: Nairobi, Kenya). Date of meeting or treaty signing: (1985 :.) -- Archives
Creator
- Madsen, Betty M., 1917-1997 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Betty M. Madsen papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Karen Carver.
- Date
- 1997 (last modified: 2023)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu