Aven Nelson Papers - Archives West

Aven Nelson Papers, 1870-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Nelson, Aven, 1859-1952
Title: Aven Nelson Papers
Dates: 1870-1983 (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Quantity: 12.75 cubic ft. (30 boxes)
Collection Number: 400013
Summary: Aven Nelson was an internationally known botanist and an original faculty member and president at the University of Wyoming.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Aven Nelson (1859-1952), a noted botanist of the Rocky Mountain states, was one of the first faculty members of the University of Wyoming. He was hired in 1886 and continued with the University until 1942. Nelson took a leave of absence from the University in 1892 to receive botanical training at Harvard University. He received a Ph.D from the University of Denver in 1904. In addition to serving as professor of Biology and professor of Botany, Nelson was Curator of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium (1894-1942), which he developed through a specimen exchange program he started after a collecting trip to Yellowstone National Park in 1899. He was also botanist of the University of Wyoming Experiment Station. In 1912 Nelson was appointed acting President of the University. He was confirmed as President in 1917 and served until 1922. Nelson authored more than 150 articles and books, including the 1909 revision of "Manual of the Botany of the Rocky Mountain Region" and "First Report on the Flora of Wyoming." Nelson married Cecilia Alice Calhoun in 1885 and they had two daughters. Cecilia died in 1929 and Nelson married Ruth Ashton (1891-1987) in 1931. Ruth Ashton Nelson, also a botanist, served as an assistant with the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. They conducted fieldwork together and issued joint publications.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection contains biographical information; personal and professional correspondence, especially with the Botanical Society of America and the Wyoming State Board of Horticulture (1880-1949); miscellaneous correspondence files relating to Nelson's tenure as University of Wyoming President and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium (1890s-1950); manuscripts of Nelson's writings including speeches and short papers (1893-1945); manuscripts of papers, photographs, slides, and negatives, and correspondence for Ashton Nelson (1928-1980); photographs and glass slides of the Nelson family, landscapes and the University of Wyoming (1887-1983); copies of Aven Nelson's publications (1884-1952); and artifacts.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number (if applicable), Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Aven Nelson at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The Aven Nelson Papers were donated to the American Heritage Center by Ruth Nelson in 1950; by the University of Wyoming Department of Botany and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium in 1971; by Alice Ellen Cherbeneau, Ruth Ashton Nelson, and Roger L. Williams in 1985; by Ruth Nelson in 1986; by Roger Williams in 1986 and 1991; by an unidentified donor in 1987; by Sue Gentle and Sue Sweet in 1991; by Gregory Brown, Head of the Department of Botany in 2010; and by Stephen T. Jackson in 2021.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Ginny Kilander in 1998, revised by D. Claudia Thompson in 1999 and updated by MaKayla Garnica in 2018 and Jamie Greene in January 2023.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I.: Biographical Information, 1875-1982Return to Top

This series contains biographical information about Aven Nelson.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1.: Awards, Degrees, and Honors This sub-series contains awards, degrees, and honors given to Aven Nelson.
Box	Folder
1	1	Certificates	1897-1941
1	2	Diploma	1904
1	3	Diploma	1937
1	4	Programs	1876-1926
1	5	School Records	1875-1881
		Sub-series 2.: Biographical Information This sub-series contains articles, autobiographical notes, and essays about Aven Nelson.
Box	Folder
1	6-12	Articles: A-W	1891-1962
1	13	Autobiographical Notes	1944-1945
1	14	Biographical Directory Entries	1931-1939
1	15	Biographical Notes	Undated
1	16	Essays	1979-1982
1	17	Essays	1949, Undated
1	18	Miscellaneous	1899-1961
1	19	Programs	1882-1943

Series II.: Correspondence, 1880-1949Return to Top

This series contains professional, business, and personal correspondence sent both to and from Aven Nelson.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1-16	Abr - Bos	1894-1949
3	1-11	Botanical Society of America - Coulter	1891-1949
4	1-16	Cov - Grav	1894-1947
5	1-13	Greene - Kru	1889-1948
6	1-14	Lan - Mis	1887-1946
7	1-13	Moe - Phi Beta	1895-1949
8	1-11	Phi Kappa Phi - Rydberg	1893-1948
9	1-13	Sav - Williams, L.O.	1880-1949
10	1-4	Williams, W. - Z	1889-1947
10	5	Miscellaneous	1895-1947

Series III.: University of Wyoming Files, ca. 1890-1950Return to Top

This series contains files relating to the University of Wyoming's Board of Trustees, Nelson's leave of absence, the University of Wyoming's president's office, and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	6	Board of Trustees/Research Committee	1894-1944
10	7	Leave of Absence	1922, Undated
10	8	President's Office	1918-1930
10	9	Rocky Mountain Herbarium: General Information	1910-1942
10	10	Rocky Mountain Herbarium: Publications, Students	1943, 1950
10	11	Rocky Mountain Herbarium: Reports	1943-1947
10	12	Rocky Mountain Herbarium: Specimen Exchanges	1904-1945
10	13	Rocky Mountain Herbarium: Herbarium List	ca. 1890

Series IV.: Manuscripts, Speeches, and Short Papers, 1883-1945Return to Top

This series contains manuscripts written by Aven Nelson unless otherwise noted.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	14	A.A.A.S. Kansas City; Alumni Dinner; Arbor Day	1925-1940
10	15	The Beginning of the End	Undated
10	16	Books and Libraries	Undated
10	17	Brazil, Orchid of the Tropics	Undated
10	18	Citizens of Kirksville; The Curse of Idleness	1883, Undated
11	1	The Dedication of the Ivinson Soldier Memorial; Design in Nature in the Light of the Theory of Evolution	1893, Undated
11	2	Discipleship	Undated
11	3	Dr. Greene; Dreamers	1914, Undated
11	4	The Dual Purpose Manual	1928, Undated
11	5	Edward Henry Slosson; Extract from Address Given before High School, June 1918; The Flora of Wyoming	1918, Undated
11	6	The Forage of the Red Desert; Fruit in Wyoming	1925, Undated
11	7	The Futility of the Fetish of a Latin Diagnosis	Undated
11	8	The Genus Concept; The Genus Sorbus In Western North America	Undated
11	9	Grace E. Osterhout; Grace Raymond Hebard	1936-1937
11	10	History of the S.A.T.C.; Honors of the Campus; Horticulture	1904, Undated
11	11	"I wish to introduce, Dr. May Preston Slosson..." (untitled); "If the war should last several years..." (untitled); In Memoriam; Individual Liberty and Universal Democrcy; "It is hard to think!..." (untitled); Joseph M. Carey; June Etta Downey	Undated
11	12	Laboratory Methods	1892
11	13	The Land of Promise	Undated
11	14	Light, Life, Liberty	Undated
11	15	Loyalty	Undated
11	16	Manual of the Botany of the Rocky Mountain Region, by John M. Coulter (Aven Nelson's "work" copy with annotations)	1885
11	17	"Members of the class of Nineteen Hundred and twenty eight..." (untitled)	1928
11	18	The Microscope	1892
11	19	The Migrant and Native Flora of North America, The Northern Rocky Mountains (abstract); The Name Camass	Undated
11	20	The Nelson Administration	Undated
11	21	A Night in the Desert	Undated
11	22	The Objectives of an Academy of Science	Undated
11	23	The Objectives in Systematic Botany	Undated
11	24	Pioneering	Undated
11	25	Plants of Alaska Collected at Points Along the Southeastern Coast and Along the Railroad During the Summer of 1939 by Aven Nelson and Ruth A. Nelson	1939
12	1	The President's Message, September 23, 1928; Professor Charles E. Bessey; "Read at a Faculty Club Meeting..." (untitled)	1915-1935
12	2	The Rocky Mountain Herbarium	Undated
12	3	The Relation of the State University to its Owners	Undated
12	4	Report on the Study of the Plants of Mount McKinley National Park...., by Aven Nelson and Ruth Ashton Nelson	ca. 1939
12	5	Report on Yellowstone Park, by F.H. Knowlton	1887
12	6	Response by the President, Aven Nelson, Accepting the Charter; Response (to the Address of Welcome by Chancellor Hunter)	Undated
12	7	Rocky Mountain Flowers (by Clements), review; The Rocky Mountain Herbarium	Undated
12	8	Rocky Mountain Herbarium Studies VI	1944-1945
12	9	Science and the Laity; Science and the State	Undated
12	10	Science Teaching in our Public Schools	1893, Undated
12	11	The Sixth Object of Rotary; Standards; A Taxonomic Racket	Undated
12	12	Taxonomic Sanity, A Purpose and a Plan; Teacher-Training in the University; "Think about this...." (untitled)	Undated
12	13	This Year and Next (includes Salaries, Financial Outlook for 1918-19); To a Butte; "To the Faculty at the University of Wyoming, 1919-1920...." (untitled)	ca. 1919, Undated
12	14	Vegetation of the Northern Rocky Mountains; What is it to be Educated?; Welcoming a New Administration	Undated
12	15	What Rotary Means to the World; What the University is Doing to Develop the Resources of Wyoming; Why Take the Joy out of Life?; Wyoming's Pseudonym	Undated
12	16	Miscellaneous Essays	Undated
12	17	Untitled Botanical Manuscripts/Notes	Undated
12	18	Untitled Incomplete Manuscripts	Undated

Series V.: Ruth Ashton Nelson Papers, 1928-1980Return to Top

This series contains the papers of Ruth Ashton Nelson, who was a botanist and Aven Nelson's second wife.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1.: Manuscripts This sub-series contains manuscripts of Ruth Ashton Nelson's botanical papers.
Box	Folder
12	19	All Good; Autumn Dawn; Birds in Our Garden, 1-2, 4; A Brief Explanation of Evolutionary Trends in Seed Plants; (Color Plates for unidentified publication); Colorful Maples for Colorado; Enjoy Fragrance	1951-1958
12	20	Gardening with Colorado Wildings, I-VI	1960-1961
12	21	Handbook of Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Their Native Environment	Undated
13	1-4	Handbook of Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Their Native Environment	Undated
13	5	Harry Swift and Western Native Plants; Horticultural Use of Native Rocky Mountain Plants; Letters for Kathleen Marriage to Ruth Nelson, Spring 1951 excerpts; More from Kathleen Marriage's Letters to Ruth Nelson	1951-1952
13	6	"Lists of family and genera for herb. cases, E.B.P."	Undated
13	7	Mustard Family, Cruciferae, excerpt from Flowering Plants of the Rocky Mountains	Undated
13	8	Pea Family; excerpt from "Flowering Plants of the Rocky Mountain	Undated
13	9	Plan Now for Spring in Winter, Bulbs Indoors for Winter Bloom, I and II	Undated
13	10	Plant Identification Course, Lessons 1, 3-4, and other materials; Plants of Aspen (for Ken Wynick)	Undated
13	11	Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park, page-proof	1969
13	12-13	Plants of Zion National Park	Undated
14	1-9	Plants of Zion National Park	Undated
15	1	Plants of Zion National Park:- Research Material	1966-1971
15	2	Some References on Rocky Mountain Botany; Spring Procession; Wild Flowers of Wyoming; Winter Bloom in Our Colorado Garden; Winter Bloom for Rocky Mountain Gardens	1936, 1952, 1954, Undated
15	3-7	Botanical Notes	Undated
		Sub-series 2.: Photographs, Negatives, and Slides This sub-series contains Ruth Ashton Nelson's botanical photographs, slides, and photographic negatives.
		Photographs and Negatives:
Box	Folder
15	8	Aquilegia; Arenana obtusaloba; Asclepiadaceae; Aster Porteri	1952-1956
15	9	Berheridaceae; Bessaya; Boraginaceae, Cryptantha	1957, 1961
16	8	Botanical Notes	1956, 1958
15	10	Botanical Subjects	1957-1958
15	11	Cataceae; Castilleja; Catha, Cattha; Cattails	1939-1967
15	12	Commelionaceae, Tradescantia; Componula	1956, Undated
15	13	Compositae, Activea Hymenoxys	1945-1961
15	14	Compositae, Erigeron (positive film from H.W. Glason); Compositae, Senecio carthamoides - H.W. Gleasson	1952, Undated
15	15	Compositae, Melampodium; Compositae Helenium; and others	1951-1960
15	16	Compositae, Townsevidia	1956, 1960
15	17	Douglas Fir; Ecology/Geology; Epilobium latifolium; Eriphorum	1939-1959
15	18	Filicales	1952-1953
15	19	Flower Portraits	1928-1952
15	20	Gentiavaceae	1953, 1955
15	21	Geranium, Cranesbill; Juniper; Kalmia; Kinnikinnik; Oleaceae, Lorestiera	1961, Undated
15	23	Limber Pine	1955, 1961
16	7	Miscellaneous Photographs	1930, Undated
15	24	Native Plants in Landscaping Use: Yucca - driveway; Evergreens - native	1953, 1961
16	10	Notes on Plants Photographed	1952-1961
16	9	Notes on Rocky Mountain Plants, includes botanical diary entries	1929-1959
15	25	Pinaceae	1942-1961
15	22	Onagraceae, Oenothera; Onagraceae, Epilobium	1952, 1956
15	26	Polemoniaceae, Gilia; Polemoniaceae, Phlox	1955, Undated
15	27	Primulaceae	1951-1956
15	28	Pyrola	1939
15	29	Ramuncielaceae, Aquiligia; Ramuncielaceae, Palsatilla	1952-1961
15	30	Rhododendron	Undated
15	31	Rosaceae, Shrubs: Fallurgia; Physocarpus; Rubus	1939-1961
16	2	Salicaceae, Populus - Aspen	1939-1961
16	3	Saxifragaceae, Fendlera; Saxifraga rhombordea Rhombordea	1956-1961
16	4	Scrophulariaceae - Besseya	1951-1957
16	5	Sidalcea - Checkermallow, False Mallow; Streptopus	Undated
16	6	Timberline; Tundra	1952-1957
16	1	Umbelliferae	1939, Undated
		Slides:
Box
27		Slide Index (Paper and CD-ROM)	Undated
27-28		Barberry	1953-1961
27-28		Bellflower	1940-1957
27-28		Birch	1956-1961
27-28		Borage	1950-1965
27-28		Buckthorn	1953
27-28		Buckwheat	1955-1970
27-28		Buttercup	1943-1974
27-28		Cactus	1966, 1972
27-28		Caper	1965
27-28		Carrot	1955-1963
27-28		Cassia	1962
27-28		Cattail	1958
27-28		Composite	1950-1977
27-28		Dogwood	1935-1961
27-28		Evening Primrose	1953-1963
27-28		Fern	1958, 1965
27-28		Figwort	1940-1976
27-28		Flax	1961, 1974
27-28		Four-O'Clock	1965
27-28		Fumitory	1956-1970
27-28		Gentian	1955-1971
27-28		Geranium	1956-1969
27-28		Gooseberry	1961
27-28		Gourd	1962
27-28		Grape	1950
27-28		Grass	1955-1971
27-28		Heath	1952-1971
27-28		Honeysuckle	1950-1967
27-28		Iris	1958-1967
27-28		Lily	1943-1971
27-28		Loasa	1957
27-28		Mallow	1959
27-28		Maple	Undated
27-28		Milkweed	1955-1956
27-28		Mint	1970, 1980
27-28		Mustard	1942-1971
27-28		Oleaster	Undated
27-28		Orchid	1950-1969
27-28		Pea	1945-1967
27-28		Pine	1940-1970
27-28		Pink	1957-1965
27-28		Poppy	1953
27-28		Primrose	1954-1970
27-28		Purslane	1956-1963
27-28		Rose	1953-1974
27-28		Saxifrage	1950-1972
27-28		Sedge	1958
27-28		Sophora	1961
27-28		St. Johnswort	1970
27-28		Staf-Tree	Undated
27-28		Stonecrop	1952-1967
27-28		Violet	1952-1964
27-28		Water Milfoil	Undated
27-28		Waterleaf	1945-1968
27-28		Waterlily	1958
27-28		Willow	1957-1965
		Sub-series 3.: Other Materials This sub-series contains correspondence and printed materials by or about Ruth Ashton Nelson.
Box	Folder
16	11	Correspondence	1928-1971
16	12	Printed Materials	1932-1983

Series VI.: Photographs, Pre-1887-1983Return to Top

This series contains Aven and Ruth Ashton Nelson's photographs and glass slides.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1.: Photographs This sub-series contains photographs of the Nelson family, landscapes, the University of Wyoming and other miscellaneous subjects.
Box	Folder
16	13	Calhoun Family	1966, Undated
16	14-15	Classrooms; Summer Camps; Field Schools	1890s-1930s
16	16	Goodding, Leslie	1899, Undated
16	17	Gooding, Leslie: Photo Album of Yellowstone National Park, Mexico, and Arizona	ca. 1899
17	1-3	Horticultural Promotional Literature, publication proofs	1911-1913
17	4	Landscapes and Structures, includes Yellowstone National Park	1899-1951
17	5	Laramie Events	1918, Undated
17	6	Nelson, Aven	pre-1887
17	7	Nelson, Aven	1897-1939
17	8	Nelson, Aven - 89th Birthday	Undated
17	9	Nelson, Aven and Ruth Ashton	1935, Undated
17	10	Nelson Family	1899-1907
17A	1	Payson, Edwin and Lois	1912-1927
17A	2	Peru: Landscapes and People	1925
17A	3	Portraits, Identified	1900s-1938
17A	4	University of Wyoming: Campus	1923-1983
17A	5	University of Wyoming: Faculty	ca. 1890s-ca. 1910s
17A	6	Miscellaneous	1931-1946
		Sub-series 2.: Glass Slides This sub-series contains glass slides of botanical subjects, landscapes, and the University of Wyoming.
Box	Folder
17A	7	List of Lantern Slide Subjects, C.L. Porter	1926-1938
18		Botany: List of plates with botanical names; Cactus; Wildflowers	1926-1938
19		Landscapes: Constructions; Logging; Mountains; Rock Formations; Trees; Wildlife; Wyoming; Devil's Tower; Medicine Wheel	Undated
20		Landscapes and Text Slides: Alaska; Canada; Wyoming	1938-1939
21		University of Wyoming: Campus; Classrooms; Diagrms; Field Trips; A. Nelson	1898, Undated

Series VII.: Printed Material, 1884-1952Return to Top

This series contains publications and clippings written by or about to Aven Nelson.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1.: Publications This sub-series contains publications written by Aven Nelson.
Box	Folder
22	1	Address on Behalf of the Faculties, in "Inauguration of Frederick Monroe Tisdale, Ph.D."	1905
22	2	"An Analytical Key to Some of the Common Flowering Plants of the Rocky Mountain Region"	1903
29		Aven Nelson studies #35-217: Contribution from the Depsrtment of Botany and the Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming (articles, studies, essays, and press bullitens)	1901-1950
	Folder
22	3	Brazil-Orchids of the Tropics (by Milfred B. Foster and Racine Sarasy Foster), in "Bios", review	1946
22	4-6	Contributions from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium I-XI - Reprints from "The Botanical Gazette"	1900-1912
22	7	Contributions from the Rocky Mountain Herbarium XII-XIII - The Cryptograms of Wyoming	1900-1913
22	8	D - F	1894-1937
22	9	G - I	1893-1937
29		Miscellaneous	1906-1944
	Folder
22	10	"New Manual of the Central Rocky Mountain Mountains (Vascular Plants)", by John Coulter, Revised by Aven Nelson	1909
22	11-12	"New Manual of Rocky Mountain Botany" - Reviews	1910, Undated
22	13	New Plants	1898-1908
22	14	New Plants	1899-1900
23	1	New Plants - A New Violet	1899-1904
23	2	No - Pr	1891-1929
23	3	Ps - Rocky Mountain Herbarium	1899-1943
23	4	Rocky Mountain Herbarium - Soc	1914-1945
23	5	Som - Taxonomic Studies	1899-1924
23	6	Taxonomic Studies - Two	1903-1937
23	7	The Unity of the School System, in "The Wyo"	1922
23	8	"University of Wyoming Bulletin: President's Report"	1922
23	9	"War Service, University of Wyoming", Articles by Aven Nelson	1917-1918
23	10	Western Plant Studies I-III, with J. Francis MacBride, reprints from "The Botanical Gazette"	1913-1916
23	11	Western Plant Studies IV-V - The Western Species of Aragallus-Critical Notes and Novelties	1916-1918
23	12	Wilbur Clinton Knight - Wyoming at the World's Fair	1903-1904
23	13	Wyoming Forage Plants and Their Chemical Composition, Studies No. 1 and 3	1905, 1908
		Sub-series 2.: Newspaper Clippings (Photocopies) This sub-series contains newspaper clippings relating mainly to Aven Nelson's publications and University affiliations.
Box	Folder
23	14-17	Newspaper Clippings	1884-1952
23	18	Newspaper Clippings	Undated

Series VIII.: Artifacts and Oversized Materials, 1870-1938Return to Top

Contains personal possessions of Aven and Ruth Ashton Nelson, including oversized certificates, diplomas, and photographs.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
24	1	Business Cards, Place Cards, etc.	Undated
24	2-3	Commemorative Medals	1904, 1936
24	4	Pins: Conventions, Professional Organizations, and Others	1901-1938
24	5	Ribbons: University of Wyoming	1886-1927
24	6	Slide Rule and Instruction Book	1936
25	1-20	Printing Blocks: Nelson Family and Landscapes	Undated
26	1	Biographical Information: Certificates and Diplomas	1870-1927
26	2-3	Graduation Hoods	Undated
26	4	Map: The Riverside Orchard Company	1919
26	5-6	Photographs: Botanists; Aven Nelson's 89th Birthday	Undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Botany -- West (U.S.)
Botany -- Wyoming
College presidents -- Wyoming

Corporate Names

Botanical Society of America
Rocky Mountain Herbarium
University of Wyoming -- Department of Botany
University of Wyoming -- History
University of Wyoming -- Presidents
Wyoming State Board of Horticulture

Geographical Names

Laramie (Wyo.) -- History
Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918
Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945
Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999
Wyoming -- History -- To 1889

Form or Genre Terms

Artifacts
Certificates
Legal documents
Photographs

Occupations

Botanists

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1952. Botany of the central Rocky Mountains (Vascular plants)
- Nelson, Aven, 1859-1952. Flora of Wyoming
- Nelson, Ruth Ashton, 1896-1987
- Nelson, Ruth Ashton, 1896-1987. Handbook of Rocky Mountain plants

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Aven Nelson Papers, 1870-1983

Overview of the Collection

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I.: Biographical Information, 1875-1982Return to Top

Series II.: Correspondence, 1880-1949Return to Top

Series III.: University of Wyoming Files, ca. 1890-1950Return to Top

Series IV.: Manuscripts, Speeches, and Short Papers, 1883-1945Return to Top

Series V.: Ruth Ashton Nelson Papers, 1928-1980Return to Top

Series VI.: Photographs, Pre-1887-1983Return to Top

Series VII.: Printed Material, 1884-1952Return to Top

Series VIII.: Artifacts and Oversized Materials, 1870-1938Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms

Occupations

Other Creators

Personal Names

Processed by Ginny Kilander
1998;2007

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

Aven Nelson Papers, 1870-1983

Overview of the Collection

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I.: Biographical Information, 1875-1982Return to Top

Series II.: Correspondence, 1880-1949Return to Top

Series III.: University of Wyoming Files, ca. 1890-1950Return to Top

Series IV.: Manuscripts, Speeches, and Short Papers, 1883-1945Return to Top

Series V.: Ruth Ashton Nelson Papers, 1928-1980Return to Top

Series VI.: Photographs, Pre-1887-1983Return to Top

Series VII.: Printed Material, 1884-1952Return to Top

Series VIII.: Artifacts and Oversized Materials, 1870-1938Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms

Occupations

Other Creators

Personal Names

Processed by Ginny Kilander1998;2007

Processed by Ginny Kilander
1998;2007