Stephen K. Madsen Collection on Blacks in Utah (Accn 689)
This information on Blacks in Utah (1879-1897, 1951-1980) was
collected between 1965 and 1979 by Steven K. Madsen and consists of
photocopies. Included are news clippings from The Deseret News;
excerpts from Book of Marks and Brands and Book of Pioneer;
deeds for property in the community of Union; Union Fort etery records;
handwritten recollections of descendants of early black residents; and an
announcement of a 1979 series of lectures, sponsored by the Utah State
Historical Society, by university history professors on "Blacks in Utah
and Universal Mormonism." An inventory is
available.