MZFCollection1013.xml Guide to the Nelson Story III Speech1963 Nelson Story III Speech Kim Allen Scott, 2017 Montana State University-Bozeman Library
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Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 United States Phone (406) 994-4242 Fax (406) 994-2851 http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ University Archivist spcoll@www.lib.montana.edu
Collection 1013, MtBC, us Story, Nelson (1900-1965) Nelson Story III Speech 1963 1 item The Nelson Story III Speech dubbed “Memories of the Good Old Days” was delivered to the Flying Farmers organization on October 4, 1963. Story describes the history of aviation in the Gallatin Valley and elsewhere in Montana. Aviators mentioned include Bert Mooney, John Fox, Red Morrison and Bill Fahrner. Collection materials are in English Biographical Note

Nelson Giles Story III was born in Bozeman, Montana on January 13, 1900. He attended the Culver Military Academy, Montana State College, and the Babson Business Institute in Massachusetts. Story became a pilot and a businessman in Bozeman, and served in the Montana National Guard in World War II, stationed in Australia and New Guinea. He married Velma Edwards Muchow at Lincoln, Nebraska in 1936 and the couple had one daughter. Story died in Bozeman on March 1, 1965.

Positive photocopy of a speech Story dubbed “Memories of the Good Old Days” and delivered to the Flying Farmers organization on October 4, 1963. In the speech, Story described the history of aviation in the Gallatin Valley and elsewhere in Montana, speaking specifically about various personalities and particular types of aircraft. Aviators mentioned include Bert Mooney, John Fox, Red Morrison and Bill Fahrner.

This collection is open for research.

An original typescript speech by Nelson Story III was loaned to the Montana State University Library for photocopying by Winifred Lovelace of Bozeman, Montana, in 1972. The present location of the original document is unknown.

This collection was processed 2017 January 23

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