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Anders Fredericksen journal and family newsletter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5859

Scope and Contents note

Handwritten journal of Anders Fredericksen, in Danish. 79 photocopied pages, circa 1860-1884. There is also a copy of the journal translated by Charles R. Clement and a 1980 Fredericksen family newsletter. The journal contains the early life story of Anders Fredericksen, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark, and ends with his emigration to Zion in 1884.

Dates

  • circa 1860-1884
  • 1980

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Anders Fredericksen journal and family newsletter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Anders Fredericksen was born May 13, 1845 in Hormsted, Hjoring, Denmark. He married Inger Marie Madsen March 14, 1863 in Elling, Denmark. They had twelve children. Anders was baptized into the LDS church on March 3, 1868 and emigrated to Utah from Denmark in 1884. He died March 20, 1929 in Springville, Utah.

Extent

2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

Danish

Abstract

Handwritten journal of Anders Fredericksen in Danish, between 1860-1884, a translated copy of the journal, and a Fredericksen family newsletter, 1980.

Custodial History note

Donated by Barbara Wright in 1995.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Barbara Wright; 1995.

Appraisal note

Utah and the American West (Collection development policy of 19th-20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).

Processing Information note

Processed; 13 August 2007.

Title
Register of Anders Fredericksen journal and family newsletter
Status
Completed
Author
H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States