Biographies of Peter Madsen
Scope and Contents
Typewritten biographies of Peter Madsen written by some of his descendants. Madsen was the bishop of the Lake View Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lake View, Utah, for thirty years. He migrated to Utah, was a prominent fisherman on Utah Lake, and went on missions for the Church to Hawaii and to Denmark.
Dates
- approximately 1961
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 Biographies of Peter Madsen must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
4 items (ca. 50 pages)
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Biographies
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Hawaii--History
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions--Denmark--History
- Fishers -- Utah -- Lake View -- History
- Immigrants -- Utah
- Lake View (Utah) -- History
- Madsen, Peter, 1824-1911
- Missions and Missionaries
- Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- History
- Utah Lake (Utah) -- History
- Title
- Register of Biographies of Peter Madsen
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 24
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States