[Dr. Hans Franklin Madsen, 1920s]

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Call Number	UAP 2 Folder 103
Photographer	Unknown
Title	[Dr. Hans Franklin Madsen, 1920s]
Description	An effective husband-wife team that served the BYU Music Department for nearly half a century was formed by Dr. Hans Franklin Madsen and Dr. Florence Jepperson Madsen, who were married in 1922 when both were members of the BYU music faculty. In recognition of their service, the University named the Madsen Recital Hall in the Harris Fine Arts Center in their honor on November 23, 1965. The Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Award was conferred upon them in commencement exercises in May, 1971. Franklin received the Distinguished Service Award of the BYU Alumni Association, and Florence received the David O. McKay Humanities Award. A concert contralto, Florence sang extensively in the East and West, and taught at BYU at various times from 1905 to 1920, when she was appointed head of the BYU Music Department. She served in that capacity from 1920 to 1930. Franklin had taught in high schools and was supervisor of music in Nebo and Jordan School Districts before joining the BYU faculty in 1919. Together they tutored and conducted various operas, concerts, and oratorios throughout the administrationi of three presidents. Franklin was considered a national authority on Handel's "The Messiah." In 1941 Florence was appointed to the Relief Society General Board and was put in charge of the activities of all the Singing Mothers organizations. In 1961 she was called by the First Presidency of the Church to train and conduct an international chorus of 250 singing mothers in Great Britain. After the International Singing Mothers sang for the dedication of the new Hyde Park chapel in London, she conducted them in concerts throughout Great Britain. In all, she wrote over 100 compositions.
Edition	Electronic reproduction;
Publisher Original	Brigham Young University
Date Original	1920-1929
Date of Photographic Print	ca. 1970-1975
Publisher Digital	Brigham Young University
Date Digital	2005-01
Physical Description	Gelatin Silver; 6.6 x 11.0 cm. (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Medium	Gelatin Silver
Dimensions	6.6 x 11.0 cm. (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Holding.Institution (Owning Institution)	Brigham Young University
Subject	Madsen, Franklin, 1887-1971--Photographs Brigham Young University--Faculty Madsen, Florence Jepperson, 1886-1977
Personal Names	Madsen, Franklin, 1887-1971--Photographs Madsen, Florence Jepperson, 1886-1977
Topics	Brigham Young University--Faculty
Genre	Photographs Portraits
Historic Time Frame	Harris Era 1921-1945
Citation	Brigham Young University : 1000 views of 100 years, 103 bottom left
Relation (Collection)	BYU Photographs 1000 Views for 100 Years
Provenance	The Brigham Young University Archives at the L. Tom Perry Special Collections in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University.
Rights (Patron Usage...)	http://www.lib.byu.edu/sc_copyright.html
Type	image
Format.Use (Format)	image/jpg
Identifier	UAP2_F103_p103bottomleft.jpg
File Size	892.859 KB
SIRSI id	a2760331

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