Brigham Dwaine Madsen

Background

Madsen, Brigham Dwaine was born on October 21, 1914 in Magna, Utah, United States. Son of Brigham and Lydia (Cushing) Madsen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Utah, 1938; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1948.

Career

Principal, Grade school and Junior High School, Pingree, Idaho., 1938-1939; associate professor of history, Brigham Young U., Provo, Utah., 1948-1954; president, manager, Madsen Brothers Construction Company, Salt Lake City, 1954-1961; professor of history, Utah State University, Logan, 1961-1964; assistant director training, Peace Corps, Washington, 1964-1965; first director training, Volunteers in Service to American, Washington, 1965; dean division continuing education, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1965-1966; deputy academic vice president, U. Utah, 1966-1967; administrative vice president, U. Utah, 1967-1971; director libraries, U. Utah, 1971-1973; professor of history, U. Utah, 1973-1984; department chairman history, U. Utah, 1974-1975.

Achievements

• Brigham Dwaine Madsen has been listed as a noteworthy History educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Bannock of Idaho

    (The story of the Bannock is a tragic tale of broken agree...)

  • Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Western Historian

    ("In the 1990s I have seen the rise of anti-intellectualis...)

  • The Shoshoni Frontier and the Bear River Massacre (Utah Centennial Series ; V. 1)

    ( In January 1863 over two hundred Shoshoni men, women, a...)

  • The Bannock of Idaho (Idaho Yesterdays)

    (This classic study of the Bannock tribe of southern Idaho...)

  • Gold Rush Sojourners in Great Salt Lake City, 1849-1850 (University of Utah publications in the American West)

    (Hardcover 6" X 9 1/4" 178 pages. B/W photos.)

  • Glory Hunter: A Biography of Patrick Edward Connor (University of Utah Publications in the American West) by Brigham Madsen (1990-11-03)

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)

  • Glory Hunter: A Biography of Patrick Edward Connor (University of Utah Publications in the American West)

    (Book by Madsen, Brigham)

  • Corinne: The gentile capital of Utah

    (Western Americana. Brash, bumptious Corinne, the Burg on ...)

  • Northern Shoshoni

    (Brigham D. Madsen examines four distinct groups which com...)

  • The Northern Shoshoni

    (Brigham D. Madsen examines four distinct groups which com...)

  • Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Western Historian First Printing edition by Brigham D. Madsen (1998) Hardcover
  • { THE BANNOCK OF IDAHO } by Madsen, Brigham D. (AUTHOR) Jan-01-1958 Paperback
  • Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Western Historian by Brigham D. Madsen (1998-08-15)
  • Glory Hunter: A Biography of Patrick Edward Connor (University of Utah Publications in the American West) First edition by Madsen, Brigham (1990) Hardcover
  • Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Western Historian by Brigham D. Madsen (1998-08-15)
  • A Forty-Niner in Utah - With the Stansbury Exploration of Great Salt Lake: Letters and Journal of John Hudson 1848-50

Membership

Served to First lieutenant, infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi., Phi Alpha Theta.

Connections

Married Betty McAllister, August 11, 1939. Children– Karen Madsen Loos, David B., Linda Madsen Dunning, Steven M. Married Lola Kastler, December 1, 2001.

Married Mary Harriman, June 7, 2003.

Father:

Brigham Madsen

Mother:

Lydia (Cushing) Madsen

Spouse:

Mary Harriman

Spouse:

Lola Kastler

Spouse:

Betty McAllister

child:

Linda Madsen Dunning Madsen

child:

Karen Madsen Loos Madsen

child:

Steven M. Madsen

child:

David B. Madsen