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Nellie Nelson Papers, 1920-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nelson, Nellie
- Title
- Nellie Nelson Papers
- Dates
- 1920-1982 (inclusive)19201982
- Quantity
- 2 linear feet, (2 record cartons)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.433
- Summary
- The Nellie Nelson Papers contains records from Nelson's Walla Walla Union Bulletin column "The Roving Reporter," in Walla Walla, Washington.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Nelle Nelson, born Andres Winters, was a roving reporter for the Walla Walla Union Bulletin from 1936-1950. Nelson covered one of the most extensive beats of a working reporter at the time, writing features, histories, and the news for five counties in Southeastern Washington and four in Northeastern Oregon. Nelson was born in Hector, Minnesota. Before writing for the Union Bulletin and moving to Walla Walla, Washington, Nelson had written on "Indian legends and history" in La Grande, Oregon, where he was a member of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association. There, Nelson worked with President Warren Harding to commemorate the highway built through the region, when he was a secretary treasurer. Most of Nelson's writing appeared on Sundays in an illustrated, two-page spread. In 1950, Nelson fell ill and was hospitalized. He stopped writing shortly after, and passed away shortly after that. Nelson was survived by his wife, Floy Nelson, two children, and several grandchildren.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Nellie Nelson papers, dating from 1920 to 1986, contains materials for his column for the Walla Walla Union Bulletin, "The Roving Reporter." This collection contains photographs, writings, notes, and correspondence, evidencing his work reporting on nine counties for over a decade. This collection provides insight on journalism in rural America and the rhetoric surrounding indigenous people, agriculture, and infrastructure throughout the 1930s to 1950s.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | American Trails Association | 1937-1949 |
1 | 2 | Beef cattle | 1944-1949 |
1 | 3 | Beef cattle | 1937-1949 |
1 | 4 | Beef cattle | 1937-1949 |
1 | 5 | Budworm | 1949 |
1 | 6 | Burbank | 1946 |
1 | 7 | Churches | 1926-1945 |
1 | 8 | Conservation | 1938-1950 |
1 | 9 | Conservation | 1938-1950 |
1 | 10 | Copy | undated |
1 | 11 | Crop statistics | 1948-1949 |
1 | 12 | Dams | undated |
1 | 13 | Dayton | 1948 |
1 | 14 | District Development Committee | circa 1945 |
1 | 15 | Garfield Company by E.V. Koykendall | 1948 |
1 | 16 | Horse shows | undated |
1 | 17 | [Indigenous tribes: Notes on religion and histories] | 1910-1937 |
1 | 18 | [Indigenous tribes: Notes and articles] | 1935-1948 |
1 | 19 | [Indigenous tribes: Notes and articles] | 1935-1948 |
1 | 20 | Irrigation projects | 1944-1950 |
1 | 21 | Irrigation projects | 1944-1950 |
1 | 22 | Irrigation projects | 1944-1950 |
1 | 23 | Letters | 1948-1950 |
1 | 24 | Letters: pending | 1943-1950 |
1 | 25 | Letters: pending | 1948-1951 |
2 | 1 | Live notes | circa 1948-1950 |
2 | 2 | Live notes | circa 1950 |
2 | 3 | Live notes | circa 1946-1948 |
2 | 4 | Local roads and trails: notes and correspondence | 1938-1946 |
2 | 5 | Loop tours | 1935-1940 |
2 | 6 | Materials for research and copy | 1943-1948 |
2 | 7 | National Forrest Lumber: logging | 1940-1945 |
2 | 8 | Negatives | undated |
2 | 9 | Pea book material | 1944-1945 |
2 | 10 | Pea vines | 1945-1946 |
2 | 11 | Photographs and negatives of people and fairs | undated |
2 | 12 | Photographs and postcards of people and landscapes | undated |
2 | 13 | Pioneer families | 1937-1948 |
2 | 14 | Progress edition | circa 1950 |
2 | 15 | Richland | 1948 |
2 | 16 | Roving Reporter: letters, notes, photos | 1936-1982 |
2 | 17 | Roving Reporter: letters, notes, photos | 1936-1982 |
2 | 18 | Roving Reporter: letters, notes, photos | 1936-1982 |
2 | 19 | Schools | 1937-1947 |
2 | 20 | Sky Line Road | 1928-1950 |
2 | 21 | Soil series | 1940-1948 |
2 | 22 | Speeches | undated |
2 | 23 | Storage | 1893-1950 |
2 | 24 | Sugar beets | 1946-1947 |
2 | 25 | Three Flags Highway | undated |
2 | 26 | Town histories | 1945-1947 |
2 | 27 | Umatilla County agent reports | 1947-1949 |
2 | 28 | Umatilla County, Oregon | 1942-1949 |
2 | 29 | Various photographs and negatives of people and landscapes | undated |
2 | 30 | Vigilante trail | undated |
2 | 31 | Wheat Commission League | 1940-1947 |
2 | 32 | Whitman National Monument | 1947-1950 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin