J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Harry Nelson papers
Nelson, Harry, 1901-1988
MS 0645
6 linear feet
11 boxes
1886-2015
The Harry Nelson papers (1886-2015) are mainly a collection of materials documenting the life of Maud May Babcock (1867-1954), a theater teacher and director at the University of Utah from 1892 to 1938. Journals, travelogs, daily planners, teaching materials, manuscripts, programs, announcements, letters, and news clippings are included. Harry Nelson (1901-1988) was a theater student and friend of Maud May Babcock.
English
Harry Nelson was born on October 17, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Pehr and Ulrika Nelson, who were of Swedish descent. He graduated from Granite High School in 1919 and then attended the University of Utah until his graduation in 1924. Nelson was active in the drama department and appeared in several plays produced by Maud May Babcock. After graduating from the University, Nelson continued his studies in a graduate program at the University of London, England, where he became acquainted with Sir Laurance Olivier who was a fellow student. He later performed on Broadway and with traveling dramatic groups. He later returned to the Intermountain West and taught at Ricks College in Rexsburg, Idaho, and at the University of Utah. He married Alice Evelyn Moyle in 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, and worked for ZCMI as the general merchandising manager for twenty years until his retirement in 1966. He served in various LDS Church positions. He died in 1988.
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Gift of Harry Nelson in 1983.
Addendum donated by Linda Burbidge-Gardner and Karin Brown in 2016.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Julie Middlemas in 1992.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2017.
Click here to read a statement on harmful language in library records.
The Harry Nelson papers (1886-2015) are mainly a collection of materials documenting the life of Maud May Babcock (1867-1954), a theater teacher and director at the University of Utah from 1892 to 1938. Journals, travelogs, daily planners, teaching materials, manuscripts, programs, announcements, letters, and news clippings are included. These materials describe Babcock's day-to-day life, her travels, her involvement with the theater community, and her participation in the LDS Church. Some personal materials of Harry Nelson, including programs and scripts relating to his theatrical activities, are included.
Click here to view digitized materials from the collection or visit ArchivesSpace for a container level list of digitized materials.
See also the Harry Nelson photograph collection (P0585) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Nelson, Harry, 1901-1988--Archives
Babcock, Maud May, 1867-1954--Archives
Babcock, Maud May, 1867-1954--Travel
University of Utah. Department of Theatre--Faculty--Archives
University of Utah. Department of Theatre--Alumni and alumnae--Archives
Theater--Study and teaching--Utah--Salt Lake City
College theater--Utah--Salt Lake City
Drama teachers--Archives
Women college teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Women theatrical producers and directors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Latter Day Saint women--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Swedish Americans--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
Performing Arts
Diaries
Travel writing
Appointment books
Financial records
Genealogical tables
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Scripts (documents)
Biographies
Manuscripts
Personal correspondence
Instructional and educational works
Speeches
Literary readings
Theater programs
Scrapbooks
Autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographical Materials
Autograph Book from High School
1886
1
1
Personal Diary
1906-1907
1
2
Partially written in German.
Travelog of China and India
1928
1
3
Travelog of Egypt
1928
1
4
Five Year Personal Diary
1929-1933
1
5
Travelog of United States Northwest, Canada and the Far East
1932
2
1
Personal Diary
1934-1938
2
2
Travelog of China and Hawaii
1934
2
3
Travelog of China
1936
2
4
Autograph Book from Children
1937
2
5
Five Year Personal Diary
1939-1943
2
6
Travelog to China and Japan
1937
3
1
Appointment Books
1939-1945
3
2-3
Personal Diary
1946
3
4-5
Cash Book
1949
3
6
Two Prayer Books
3
7
Asian Folder
3
8
Biographical Materials
Envelope from Delaware Insurance Company
1918-1934
4
1
Receipts of purchase.
Financial Information
1931-1947
4
2
Receipts and tax information.
Mormon Church Participation
1892-1937
4
3
Tithing receipts and information, letters, patriarchal blessings, membership materials, articles, and speeches.
Materials on Friends and Family
1941
4
4
Newspaper article on Dr. William W. Babcock, newspaper article on death of Edna H. Thomas, funeral services of Charles J. Ross, Maud May Milne.
Genealogical Endeavors
1899-1938
4
5
Remembrances, certificate, and application.
Pedigree Charts
4
6
Travel Items
1928-1937
4
7
Postcard, passports, brochure, instructions, itineraries, speech notes, lists, etc.
Miscellaneous Items Found in Journals
4
8
News articles and business cards.
Miscellaneous Items
4
9
Student Tributes to Maud May Babcock
4
10
Items from the University of Utah
1918-1950
4
11
Programs, bulletins, newsletters, stationery, membership card, etc.
University of Utah Alumnus Program
1921
4
12
University of Utah President's Medal
4
13
Script of Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
4
14
Play Production of The Crooked Friday
4
15
Character list, call information on play, manuscript on bell calls, maps of scenery and props, manuscript on furniture and property plots.
Biographical Materials, Harry Nelson
1946-1988
4
16
Funeral program, newspaper article of promotion within Z.C.M.I., obituary and newspaper article of death, personal synopsis of work, schooling and plays.
The Maud May Babcock Reading Arts Society
1981-1988
4
17
Constitution, agenda, letter, articles, and newsletters.
Scholarly Works
Manuscript of Interpretation For College Part I, Section A
5
1
Manuscript of Interpretation For College Part I, Section B
5
2
Manuscript of Interpretation For College Part II, Section A
5
3
Manuscript of Interpretation For College Part II, Section B
5
4
Manuscript of Selections for Interpretation, Section A
5
5
Manuscript of Selections for Interpretation, Section B
5
6
Theater Education Materials and Manuscripts
Essays on Play Production by Maud May Babcock
6
1
"Technique of Play Production"; "Play Production."
Educational Aids of Speech and Drama
1915-1937
6
2
Pamphlets, reports, and essays.
Correspondance on Educational Strategies
6
3
Music
6
4
Speeches
6
5
Manuscript of Richelieu
6
6
Manuscript of Boots
6
7
Manuscript of Benedick and Beatrice
6
8
Manuscript of Romeo and Juliet
6
9
Manuscript of The Feast of the Holy Innocents
6
10
Manuscript of The Dear Departed
6
11
Manuscript of The Valiant
6
12
Manuscript of Jacob Hamblin
6
13
Short Dramatic Readings
6
14
Long Dramatic Readings
6
15
Short Humorous Readings
6
16
Long Humorous Readings
6
17
Encore Humorous Readings
6
18
Long Burlesque Readings
6
19
Christmas Readings
6
20
Collections for Dramatic Interpretation
6
21
Miscellaneous Readings
6
22
Seven Incomplete Readings
6
23
Theater Performance Programs
Sarah Bernhardt; Her Artistic Life, by A. Gallus
7
1
The Mormons and the Theatre, by John S. Lindsay
1905
7
2
Personal Recitals of Maud May Babcock
7
3
Season Announcements and Program
1919-1921
7
4
Musical Season Announcements and Programs
1928-1945
7
5
Russian Ballet
1910
7
6
Play Programs
7
7-8
L'Aiglon
1928
7
9
Play Programs
1929-1934
7
10-11
Pride and Prejudice
1935
7
12
Macbeth
1936
7
13
The Black Flamingo
1937
7
14
Program at Kingsbury Hall
1938
7
15
Carmen Jones
1943
7
16
Play Programs
1946
7
17
Scroll and Pen
7
18
Correspondence
Correspondence by Maud May Babcock
1919-1941
8
1
Correspondence about Maud May Babcock
1919-1935
8
2
Business Correspondence
1921-1950
8
3
Correspondence From Publishers
1930-1935
8
4
Miscellaneous Cards
1917-1937
8
5
Incomplete Correspondence
1911
8
6
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1914-1937
8
7-8
Card from D. R. Allen to Maud May Babcock (undated)
8
9
Notes from niece Bonnie to Maud May Babcock, 1932-1933
8
10
Letters from niece Catherine to Maud May Babcock
8
11
Letters from niece Jane to Maud May Babcock
8
12
Letters from Marion C. Watters Babcock to Maud May Babcock, 1918-1936
8
13
Letters from "Mother" to Maud May Babcock, 1918-1936
8
14
Letters from "Father" to Maud May Babcock, 1931-1932
8
15
Letters from "Jr." (William Wayne Babcock) to sister Maud May Babcock
8
16
Letter from Lt. Parley E. Baer to Maud May Babcock
8
17
Sympathy letter to Maud May Babcock
8
18
Letter from Dora C. Barnes to Maud May Babcock
8
19
Letter from "Mrs. Bassett" to Maud May Babcock
8
20
Letter from Bertha B. and George W. Beach to Maud May Babcock
8
21
Letter from Ch. Belilowsky to Maud May Babcock, 1928
8
22
Letter from Gladys L. Borchers to Maud May Babcock
8
23
Letter from H. J. Brassinne to Maud May Babcock
8
24
Letter from Sir Francis Campbell to Maud May Babcock
8
25
Letter from Ida Clyde Clarke to Maud May Babcock
8
26
Letter from S. H. Clark to Maud May Babcock
8
27
Letter from Rudger Clawson to Maud May Babcock
8
28
Letter from Fannie V. G. Clayton to Maud May Babcock
8
29
Letter from Ralph Dennis to Maud May Babcock
8
30
Letter from Sister M. Dolorosa to Maud May Babcock
8
31
Letter from H. B. Forbes to Maud May Babcock
8
32
Letter from Eva Le Gallienne to Maud May Babcock
9
1
Letter from Harold Goff to Maud May Babcock
9
2
Letters to Maud May Babcock, 1914 and 1920
9
3
Letters from Heber J. Grant to Maud May Babcock
9
4
Letter from David Hammond to Maud May Babcock
9
5
University of Utah Extension Division correspondence
9
6
Letter from an admirer to Maud May Babcock
9
7
Letters from H. S. Hyldahls to Sarah Jane Babcock 1918
9
8
Lady Jane Gray School Christmas letters
9
9
Letter from Emma Lucy to Maud May Babcock, 1937
9
10
Letter from John Harvey Kellogg to Maud May Babcock, 1923
9
11
Letter from E. W. Kelly to Maud May Babcock
9
12
Letter from Edith Wynne Kennedy to Maud May Babcock
9
13
Letter from Genevieve Lowry to Maud May Babcock
9
14
Letter from (A. J.?) MacDonnell to Maud May Babcock
9
15
Letters from Vivian Butler, Maud Mary Milne, and Annie Milne to Maud May Babcock
9
16
Letter from E. J. Milne to Maud May Babcock
9
17
Letters from Harry Nelson to Maud May Babcock
9
18
Letters from Alfred Oyred to Maud May Babcock
9
19
Letter from Bert C. Palmer to Maud May Babcock
9
20
Letter from Gilbert Parker to Maud May Babcock
9
21
Letter from Pearl K. Luce to Maud May Babcock
9
22
Letter from Josephine Preston Peabody to Maud May Babcock
9
23
Letters from Rollo Peters to Maud May Babcock
9
24
Letter from Abbie Birdsall Phillips to Maud May Babcock
9
25
Letters from Arthur E. Phillips to Maud May Babcock
9
26
Letter from Stanley L. Prescott to Maud May Babcock
9
27
Letter from Margery Rambeau to Maud May Babcock
9
28
Letters from Sister M. Reynolds to Maud May Babcock
9
29
Letter from Renzo Sano to Maud May Babcock
9
30
Letters from Lew Sarret to Maud May Babcock
9
31
Letter from Franklin H. Sargent to Maud May Babcock
9
32
Letter from Jack Sears to Maud May Babcock
9
33
Letters exchanged between Edwin R. Seligman to Maud May Babcock
9
34
Letter from G. Bernard Shaw to Maud May Babcock
9
35
Letters from Otis Skinner to Maud May Babcock
9
36
Letter from E. Wesley Smith to Maud May Babcock
9
37
Letters from Joseph F. Smith to Maud May Babcock
9
38
Letters from Edith Stone to Maud May Babcock
9
39
Letters from Eliza Sutton Warren to Maud May Babcock
9
40
Letters from "Edna" to Maud May Babcock
9
41
Letters from George Thomas to Maud May Babcock
9
42
Letter from Sybil Thorndike to Maud May Babcock
9
43
Letter from Gertrude M. Vickey to Maud May Babcock
9
44
Letters exchanged between Matthew Watson to Maud May Babcock
9
45
Letter from Rita Wellman to Maud May Babcock
9
46
Letter from Hart Wenger to Maud May Babcock
9
47
John A. Widtsoe correspondence
9
48
Letter from Major LeRoy C. Wilcox to Maud May Babcock
9
49
Scrapbooks
Scrapbook I, Clippings
1893-1900
10
1
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1896-1911
10
2
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1911-1912
10
3
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1913-1914
10
4
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1915-1916
10
5
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1917-1918
10
6
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1919
10
7
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1920-1921
10
8
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1922-1923
10
9
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
1924-1925
10
10
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
10
11
Scrapbook II, Clippings and Programs
10
12
Scrapbook I and II, Extracted Clippings
10
13
Addendum
Autobiography titled, "My Story"
2015
11
1
This autobiography was compiled and edited by Linda M. N. Burbidge-Gardner.