Marjorie Madsen Riley papers [photocopies]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2417
Scope and Contents
The Marjorie Madsen Riley papers (1908-1973) contains xeroxed copies from microfilm of personal and family biographies. Included are biographies on her parents, Andrew O. and Rozena Fechser Madsen, her grandparents, Mars Lars Madsen and John F. and Ida C. Fechser, and her siblings. The biographies present a history of the family's settlement in Mt. Pleasant, Utah.
Dates
- 1906-1973
Creator
- Riley, Marjorie Madsen, 1906-1987 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Sketch
Marjorie Ellen Madsen Riley (1906-1987) was born in Mt. Pleasant, Utah to Andrew O. and Rozena Fechser Madsen. She received her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Denver. She worked as a librarian at Snow College and at several Salt Lake City schools and was the first Utah Army Librarian appointed in the Ninth Service Command during World War II. She married Howard Henry Riley in 1943.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Marjorie Madsen Riley papers (1906-1973) consists of xeroxed copies from microfilm of personal and family biographies. Included are biographies on her parents, Andrew O. and Rozena Fechser Madsen, her grandparents, Mars Lars Madsen and John F. and Ida C. Fechser, and her siblings.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Dr. Rodney H. Brady in 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2009.
Creator
- Riley, Marjorie Madsen, 1906-1987 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Marjorie Madsen Riley papers [photocopies], 1906-1973
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2009 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu