Nelson, Eva, 1914-1998.
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Eva Nelson Memoirs
Collection
Identifier: Mss 218
Abstract
After teaching for thirty years in North Dakota, Eva Nelson wrote her memoirs, starting with her earliest recollections and continue in great detail until 1940. From 1940 to the late 1950s, she provides highlights of her activities rather than the detailed description of everyday life found in the first narratives. In the last three chapters of her narrative, Eva gives a synopsis of her life from the mid-1950s to the early 1990s. She used her diaries, surviving letters, and her memory to create...
Dates:
1914-1998
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Eva Nelson Memoirs
Eva Nelson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 293
Abstract
Includes Eva Nelson's diaries, letters and other documents used to write her memoirs (Mss 218) documenting her life and long teaching career in North Dakota.
Dates:
1909-1998 (bulk 1930-1998)
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Eva Nelson Papers
Eva Nelson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2066
Scope and Contents
The Eva Nelson Photograph Collection contains 178 images, of which 171 are black and white images, 7 are color images, and 1 is a Polaroid image. The black and white images are a mix of platinotypes (or platinum prints) and gelatin silver prints. These prints have been arranged into three series: Photograph Album Series; Family and Friends Series; Nelson Travel Photographs Series.
The Photograph Album Series is comprised of album pages originally inserted with Eva Nelson’s memoirs. The...
Dates:
1896–1980 (bulk 1914–1957)
O.S. Gunderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 365
Abstract
The O. S. Gunderson Papers is a diverse collection of documents, correspondence, journals, and writings that span from before Gunderson’s emigration from Norway to the United States in 1881 to after his death in 1965. Gunderson lived the American dream. He started as an immigrant who worked hard and received a good education and rose to be a successful and respected individual and lawyer.
Dates:
1880-1989.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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O.S. Gunderson Papers