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Andersen, Cordell M.

 Person

Biography

Cordell M. Andersen (born 1936) is the founder of the Guatemalan Foundation (previously the Foundation for Indian Development) and the creator of the High Unitas Wilderness Project.

Cordell M. Andersen was born April 19, 1936 in Ames, Iowa to parents Ariel Andrew Andersen and Ines Morgan Andersen. He went on to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints in Central America, in 1956, primarily in Guatemala. He married Maria Bernard on January 20, 1959. Beginning in 1959, Andersen served in the United States Army as a medical specialist. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1963 with a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish. After working for the Andersen Samplers and Consulting Service, he founded the Guatemalan Foundation with the help of his father, Ariel Andrew Andersen, which worked to provide humanitarian aid and education to thousands of Guatemalans. Later in life, he worked to produce "The High Unita Mountains: A Complete Guide to High Adventure in Utah's Alpine Wonderland" through wilderness exploration and documentation.

Citation:
Cordellmandersen.blogspot, via WWW, August 7, 2020 (born April 19, 1936 in Ames, Iowa to parents Ariel Andrew Andersen and Ines Morgan Andersen; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Central America in 1956, primarily in Guatemala).

Guatemalanfoundation, via WWW, August 7, 2020 (married Maria Bernard on January 20, 1959; in 1959 served in the United States Army as a medical specialist; graduated from Brigham Young University in 1963 with a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish; worked for the Andersen Samplers and Consulting Service, founded the Guatemalan Foundation with the help of his fatehr, Ariel Andrew Andersen,worked to provide humanitarian aid and education to thousands of Guatemalans).

Cordellmandersen, via WWW, August 7, 2020 (Later in life, worked to produce "The High Unita Mountains: A Complete Guide to High Adventure in Utah's Alpine Wonderland" through wilderness exploration and documentation).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cordell M. Andersen letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309343]
Identifier: MSS SC 1186
Scope and Contents

Typed letters dated Sept. 22, 1969 and July 9, 1975 in Guatemala. These items are addressed to "family and friends" in Provo, Utah and describe the foundation's agricultural self-help project among the rural people of Guatemala. The letters also discuss other foundation matters.

Dates: 1969-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cordell M. Andersen letter

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