Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1976-1977 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
0.42 linear feet
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Gladys Tirrell Nelson was born on March 2, 1917. Nelson, who hailed from Melrose, Minnesota, graduated from St. Cloud State in 1940. Before World War II, she taught in the Menahga and Crookston school systems in Minnesota. After training as a physical therapist, Nelson was commissioned into the Medical Corps for the duration of the war. She returned to St. Cloud State in 1961 to teach biology and work with children through special education. Nelson left St. Cloud State in the early 1980s.
She married dentist Norman B. Nelson in 1948 and had a son and two daughters. Her husband Norman passed away on November 26, 1995, while Gladys passed away on June 5, 2003. Both are buried at the North Star Cemetery in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
This small collection contains the manuscript and drawings for her book War Drums at Eden Prairie, which was published in 1977. Also here are clippings and press releases, as well as a separate author's notations.
Ordeningstelsel
Files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Records are located at 27B.7c.
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
There are no access restrictions.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder. The literary rights are held by St. Cloud State University.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
The materials were given to St. Cloud State University by Gladys Tirrell Nelson and then subsequently housed in the University Archives.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Related archival materials
The book War Drums at Eden Prairie is available in the Library's circulating collection. A copy is also held in the University Archives' published collection from faculty, staff, and alumni.
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Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Regels of conventies
Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Processed by Tom Steman in September 2015.