Dick J. Nelson papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains letters and notes sent by Nelson to Denver Public Library. The letters talk about Nelson's family, especially his grandfather: Lloyd Allen Nelson (1812-1900) who crossed the plains to Denver in 1859.
Dates
- 1958-1966
Creator
- Nelson, Dick J.,1875-1969. (Person)
- Nelson, Dick, (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Western author. B. Mitchell County, Kan. 1875; family moved to Crook County, Wyo. 1888; worked for CB & Q Railroad 45 years; retired 1939 to San Diego, Calif. D. San Diego, 1969.
Extent
1 envelope
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;Dick Nelson,San Diego, Calif.;1958-1966.
- Authors -- 20th century -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nelson, Dick J., 1875-1969 -- Correspondence.
- Nelson, Lloyd Allen, 1812-1900 -- Biography.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Dick J. Nelson papers,1958-1966
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
