Oley Nelson papers, 1893-1943

Title

Oley Nelson papers, 1893-1943

Identifier

P0258

Date

1893-1943

Creator

Description

Papers of a Civil War veteran: pamphlets, speeches, clippings, photographs (including one with F.D. Roosevelt), sketches of Nelson's life, and GAR mementos. Included is a pamphlet titled "The Controversy as to the Responsibility of the Augsburg Board of Trustees to the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America from 1890 to 1893," by Oley Nelson and Ole O. Onstad. "Brief History, 1st Norwegian Settlement, Story and Polk Counties in Iowa, 1855" was compiled by Nelson in 1905, and translated by him in 1930. "A Short History of the First Norwegian Settlement in Story and Polk Counties, Iowa" by Nelson was translated by Jacob Hodnefield. The clippings (1914-1938) are articles about Nelson and a few are by him. Nelson, a Slater, Iowa, farmer, merchant, and legislator, was Commander-in-Chief of the GAR in 1935.

Extent

2 folders

Type

Pamphlets
Clippings
Photographs

Rights

Rights undetermined

Citation

Nelson, Oley, “Oley Nelson papers, 1893-1943,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 16, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/482.