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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1579 Steven K. Madsen Steven K. Madsen Papers, 1992-1994 1.5 lin. ft. (3 boxes) Collection created by Steven K. Madsen, a resident of the Union Fort area as well as a historian of the area. This collection includes correspondence between Madsen and others involved in the research and preservation of the Union Fort area as it was coming under development by Hermes Company of Salt Lake City. This collection includes copies of presentations Madsen made to the county commission and various organizations. These presentations, clippings from various local and statewide newspapers, and articles that appeared in the Utah Heritage Foundation's publications are often duplicates scattered throughout the various files. Topics: Utah History Persons: Steven K. Madsen Organizations: Sons of Utah Pioneers Places: Union, Utah Form or Genre: Correspondence, reports, studies, master plan, research. Background Background Note

Union, Utah, located 12 miles south-southwest of Salt Lake City, began as a fort during the Mormon confrontations with Native Americans in the summer of 1853. By 1854, Union had 23 families living within the fort. Today, the area is considered an outgrowth of Salt Lake City. In 1992, the area came under development by Hermes Company of Salt Lake City.

 Biographical Chronology

Steven K. Madsen received his M.A. in History from Brigham Young University in 1986. He has written several books, including A Union, Utah, History (1982), the history of Union and its place within the larger framework of Utah history. He has also coauthored a number of books with C. Gregory Crampton, including the U.S. government studies The Navigational History of Bear River, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah (1975), Boating on the Upper Colorado (1975), and In Search of the Spanish Trail: Santa Fe to Los Angeles, 1829-1848 (1994).

Scope and Content

Collection created by Steven K. Madsen, a resident of the Union Fort area as well as a historian of the area. This collection includes correspondence between Madsen and others involved in the research and preservation of the Union Fort area as it was coming under development by Hermes Company of Salt Lake City. This collection includes copies of presentations Madsen made to the county commission and various organizations. These presentations, clippings from various local and statewide newspapers, and articles that appeared in the Utah Heritage Foundation's publications are often duplicates scattered throughout the various files.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Steven K. Madsen Papers, 1992-1994, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Steven K. Madsen, 2004.

 Restrictions on Use

The Steven K. Madsen Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Melissa Ferguson, 2004 Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2004 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Correspondence, 1982-1992 1 2 Correspondence, 1993-1995 1 3 Meeting with Jim Bradley, notes; 5 June 1992 1 4 Union Annexation 1 5 Salt Lake County Commission 1994 Elections 1 6 Utah Heritage Foundation 1 7 Union - Traffic, n.d. 1 8 Union - Planning Commission Hearing, July 1992 1 9 Union Protest March, n.d. 1 10 Union Advisory Committee, 1992 1 11 National Register of Historic Places, Union Fort, April - August 1993 1 12 Social Hall, Salt Lake City, June 1992 1 13 Union Fort Articles, September/October 1992 1 14 Union Commercial Development and Zoning, 1992 1 15 Union Incorporation, September 1992 1 16 Union - KSL Editorial, August 1992 1 17 Pioneer Trails State Park, n.d. 1 18 Union - Interviews, 1992 1 19 Union - Maps, n.d. 1 20 Union - Miscellaneous 2 1 Union - Illustrations and Photographs 2 2 Union - Fourth of July Parade, 1992 2 3 Curtis, Keith, June 1992 2 4 Walker, Austin, April 1992 2 5 Utah Westerners (Union), July - August 1992 2 6 Survey of Jehu Cox Home, April 1992 2 7 Hermes Associates, 1992-1996 2 8 Jehu Cox and Sarah Pyle Cox, May - June 1992 2 9 Union - General Interest, January - June 1992 2 10 Cooper/Roberts Architects, AIA, Report on Preservation Alternatives for the Union Fort Area, May/June 1992 2 11 Lloyd, Tom - Union Park Center, 1992 2 12 Arrington, Leonard: Report on Enhancing Historic Union Fort Area, 27 April 1992 2 13 Union - Clippings, 1987-1992 2 14 Union - Community Council, 1991-1992 2 15 Dunn, Loren C., Interview, n.d. 2 16 Union - Leads, Phone Numbers, n.d. 2 17 Union - Assorted Notes, n.d. 2 18 Union - Historical Activities, 1980-1992 2 19 Union Community Master Plan, Family Center, 1992 2 20 Salt Lake County Government Change, 1997-1998 2 21 Union - Redevelopment Agencies, 1993 3 1 Lehi Preservation, May 1992 3 2 Union Fort Wall, 1992 3 3 Union Fort National Register of Historic Places Nomination, 1992 3 4 Historical Preservation, 1992 3 5 Report of Activities, Utah American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (Union Cemetery Project), 1976 3 6 Union Fort Heritage Park, 1992 3 7 Union - Controversies, 1992 3 8 Union - Blacks, NAACP, 1981 and 1993 3 9 Irving, Gordon, "Land, Families, and Population Turnover in Union, Utah 1849-1900," presented at the Mormon History Association Annual Meeting, Ogden, Utah, 8 May 1982 3 10 Redevelopment - Utah, 1991-1996 3 11 Unidentified Copy of Photograph, n.d.