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Christian Peter Hansen papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 1471

Scope and Contents

Holographs; typescripts; printed material; photocopies. Papers include biographical information and family histories; correspondence, reports, and resolutions from Hansen's labor activities and as president of the Utah State Federation of Labor, 1925-1930; correspondence, papers, and printed lobbying materials from his terms as a Utah legislator, 1929-1933; a newspaper clipping, letter, and articles about his career as a trolley bus conductor, 1908-1940. The collection also includes copies of the Utah Labor News, Nov. 9, 1929, the Utah Statesman, Dec. 28, 1928, and the Evening Telegram, April 19, 1912.

Dates

  • Creation: 1877-1975

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

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

Biographical / Historical

Mormon emigrant from Denmark; labor leader and Utah legislator.

Extent

100 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

Container list included with the collection.

Custodial History

Gift of Christian Peter Hansen, 1976.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Christian Peter Hansen; 1976.

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Related Materials

Photographs transferred to Photoarchives, (MSS P184).

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Christian Peter Hansen papers
Status
Completed
Author
Garrett Schroath
Date
2011 March 10
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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