Mildred Nelson Papers
c.00390

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Nelson, Mildred Nuechterlein, 1893-1980
Title
Mildred Nelson papers
ID
c.00390
Date
1914-1979, undated
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Biographical Note

Mildred Nelson (nee Nuechterlein) was a 1915 graduate of the University of Michigan. She taught high school German in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She died in 1980.

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Scope and Contents note

The collection contains two exam blue books from German courses at the University of Michigan (1914-1915) of Mildred Nuechterlein. The examination books synopsize and analyze two unidentified German literary works.

The collection also contains letters and postcards (1962, 1971-1979) addressed to Mildred Nelson. Letters from her friends provide an insight into the concerns and problems faced by the elderly in the 1970s, including illness, injury, mobility, finances, and social interaction. A photograph of Mildred Nelson from 1977 is included in this collection.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

 added separated postcards and photo Nov 2016 July 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Richard H. Harms, 1980-07-09.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • University of Michigan. Class of 1915.
  • University of Michigan. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.

Genre(s)

  • Examinations
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Photographs
  • Postcards

Personal Name(s)

  • Harms, Richard H.

Subject(s)

  • German literature -- Studying and teaching
  • Old age

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Examination Books 1914-1915 

 1

Letters 1962, 1971-1979, n.d. 

 2

Photograph of Mildred Nelson 1977 

 3