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Anderson, Cordell M.

 Person

Biography

Cordell Andersen is a volunteer director for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, outdoorsman and Uintas expert.

Cordell Andersen graduated from BYU. He was the vice president of Andersen Samplers and Consulting Service from 1959-1967. Cordell then moved his family to Guatemala, where they owned and operated the Valparaiso Plantation and Victorias Dairy from 1967-1993. From 1969-2002 Cordell was the volunteer field director for the Foundation for Indian Development, after which he returned to Utah and became the executive director for the Guatemalan Foundatin. He founded the High Uintas Wilderness Project and actively hikes the Uintas, recording the project on his personal blog.

Citation:
Linked In, via WWW, November 15, 2020 (Cordell Andersen; graduated from BYU; vice president of Andersen Samplers and Consulting Service from 1959-1967; moved his family to Guatemala, where they owned and operated the Valparaiso Plantation and Victorias Dairy from 1967-1993; From 1969-2002 Cordell was the volunteer field director for the Foundation for Indian Development; returned to Utah and became the executive director for the Guatemalan Foundation; He founded the High Uintas Wilderness Project and actively hikes the Uintas, recording the project on his personal blog)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Out of obscurity into light

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230305630]
Identifier: MSS SC 813
Scope and Contents

Typewritten manuscript. This is a history of Mormon missionary activities among "Lamanites," broadly defined as Native Americans in both North and South America and the natives in the Pacific Islands. Included is a large section of the work of Cordell M. Anderson, field director of the Foundation for Indian Development.

Dates: 1983