Ove M. Nelson papers, 1874-2010
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Nelson, Ove M. (Ove Malling), 1880-
- Title
- Ove M. Nelson papers
- Dates
- 1874-2010 (inclusive)18742010
1908-2010 (bulk)19082010 - Quantity
- 2.48 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 OSVF, and 1 vertical file)
- Collection Number
- 5598
- Summary
- Certificates, correspondence, writings, photographs, ephemera, and genealogical materials of Ove M. Nelson, an attorney and politician in Montesano, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Ove Malling (commonly called O.M.) Nelson, was an attorney and politician, born in Wisconsin in 1880. He moved to Montesano, Washington in 1907, and was active in Grays Harbor County politics from 1916 to 1946.
Content Description
Certificates, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, writings, speeches, photographs, publications, and genealogical materials.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 5598-001, Ove M. Nelson papers, 1874-2010
- Accession No. 5598-002, Ove M. Nelson papers, 1910, 1919, 1936, 1970
Preservation Note
Records are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Alaska and Pacific Northwest early photographers collection (PH Coll 334)
Separated Materials
The below were separated for cataloging and transferred to Microforms Newspapers on June 18, 2010:
- Cameron's Weekly, Seattle, Saturday, November 6, 1926, Vol. 1, No. 4
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, May 8, 1926, Vol. VII, No. 8 (Fragment)
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, October 16, 1926, Vol. VII, No. 31
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, October 23, 1926, Vol. VII, No. 32
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, October 30, 1926, Vol. VII, No. 33
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, December 4, 1926, Vol. VII, No. 38
- Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma, June 7, 1930, Vol. XI, No. 12
- The South Tacoma Star, August 20, 1926, Vol. IV, No. 44
- Southwest Washington Labor Press, Hoquiam, September 1, 1922, No. 535
- The Tacoma Daily Ledger, November 10, 1927, Vol. XLV, No. 214
- The Tacoma Sunday Ledger, August 22, 1926, Vol. XLIV, No. 85
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 5598-001: Ove M. Nelson papers, 1874-2010
2.48 cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 oversize vertical folder)Scope and Content: O.M. Nelson's papers as an attorney and politician. Papers also include family genealogical materials. Certificates, clippings, correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, writings, speeches, photographs, publications, stock certificates for Pacific Straw Paper and Board Company, The Walla Walla Copper Mining Company among others, and other materials. Two oversize folders contain business certificates and family genealogical certificates.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Gregory Nelson, 2010 May 24
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Series 1: Personal Papers
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Description: Agreement - Land in Grays Harbor CountyDates: 1945Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Cash account - W. McKie's trustDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: Congressman Albert JohnsonDates: 1923Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: La FolletteDates: 1924Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: to O.M. NelsonDates: 1922-1930Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: O.M. NelsonDates: 1924; 1933Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 5598-001
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1916-1964Container: Box/Folder 1/7-1/17, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Correspondence - re: press and publishersDates: 1922-1963Container: Box/Folder 1/18-1/19, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Correspondence - re: Sanity LeagueDates: 1922Container: Box/Folder 1/20, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Correspondence of othersDates: 1917-1932Container: Box/Folder 1/21, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Ephemera - GeneralDates: circa 1922-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/22-1/24, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Ephemera - O.M. NelsonDates: 1916-1940Container: Box/Folder 1/25, Accession 5598-001
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Description: LetterheadDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/26, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "A big swindle"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/1, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "Credit money and assets currency"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "Destroying a nation"Dates: 1937Container: Box/Folder 2/3-2/4, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "Interest"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "The kind of Republican President we should elect"Dates: circa 1944Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "Medium of exchange"Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/7, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "On the wane"Dates: 1934Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - "Our 'ink' monkey"Dates: 1939Container: Box/Folder 2/9, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manscripts - MiscellaneousDates: circa 1922-1930Container: Box/Folder 2/10-2/13, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Manuscript - untitledDates: 1934Container: Box/Folder 2/14, Accession 5598-001
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Description: MiscellaneousDates: 1948-1957Container: Box/Folder 2/15, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Nomination of O.M. Nelson for U.S. Congress - 3rd District of Washington StateDates: 1924Container: Box/Folder 2/16, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Property recordsDates: 1942; 1956Container: Box/Folder 2/17, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publication - "Appeal to reason"Dates: 1921-1922Container: Box/Folder 2/18, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publication - "Haldeman-Julius Weekly"Dates: 1926Container: Box/Folder 2/19, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publication - Our legalized monetary swindlesby: O.M. NelsonDates: 1960Container: Box/Folder 2/20, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publications - MiscellaneousDates: 1926-1947Container: Box/Folder 2/21-2/22, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Speech - Press release copy of Pres. John F. Kennedy's "Program for economic recovery and growth"Dates: 1961Container: Box/Folder 2/23, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Speech - ToastmasterDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/24, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Stock CertificatesDates: 1908-1925Container: Box/Folder 2/25, Accession 5598-001
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Description: WritingsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/26, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Certificates - Washington State Bar- O.M. NelsonDates: 1909Container: VF:oversize OSVF 152, Accession 5598-001
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Series 2: Genealogical materials
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Description: Birth certificate - Melinda OppermanDates: 1887Container: Box/Folder 3/1, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Certificates of U.S. Citizenship - Christian NelsonDates: 1874; 1889Container: Box/Folder 3/2, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: Melinda NelsonDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 3/3, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Clippings - re: Nelson familyDates: 1995-2004Container: Box/Folder 3/4, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Documents - re: Gregory Nelson and Gaylord NelsonDates: 1954-2007Container: Box/Folder 3/5, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Documents - re: Syemour William NelsonDates: 1964-1977Container: Box/Folder 3/6, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Photographs - familyDates: 1944-1970Container: Box/Folder 3/7, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Photograph album - familyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 3/8-3-10, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Postcards - familyDates: 1897-1936Container: Box/Folder 3/11, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publication - "Operations plan Wynoochee Resevoir ground breaking ceremony" - Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greg NelsonDates: 1969Container: Box/Folder 3/12, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Publication - " Operations plan Wynoochee Resevoir dedication ceremony" - Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greg NelsonDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 3/13, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Certificates - Family and O.M. NelsonDates: 1875-1915Container: Box:oversize Misc OS Box 5, Accession 5598-001
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Description: Accession No. 5598-002: Ove M. Nelson papers, 1910, 1919, 1936, 19701 vertical file
Scope and Content: Correspondence regarding Nelson's law career and political views, a photocopy of a photograph of the 1908 Washington State Bar graduates, and a newspaper clipping regarding the 1908 Washington State Bar graduates, including O.M. Nelson.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Gregory Nelson, 2011-09-22
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers--Washington (State)--Archives
- Politicians--Washington (State)--Archives
Personal Names
- Nelson, Ove M. (Ove Malling), 1880- --Archives
- Nelson, Ove M. (Ove Malling), 1880---Family
- Nelson, Ove M. (Ove Malling), 1880---Family--Photographs
- Nelson, Ove M. (Ove Malling), 1880---Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Business correspondence
- Ephemera
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Photographs
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
