Overview of the David Theodore Nelson papers

Processed by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Overview of the David Theodore Nelson papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2009
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Elizabeth Konzak.

Collection Summary

Title: David Theodore Nelson papers

Dates: 1914-1919

Collection Number: 58023

Creator: Nelson, David Theodore, 1891-1969.

Collection Size: 1 manuscript box, memorabilia (0.4. linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives .

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Reports, printed transcripts of letters and diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief operations in Ougrée, Belgium, during World War I; to American volunteers with the French ambulance service; and to American military activities during and after World War I.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English French

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], David Theodore Nelson papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1958.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the library catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical/Historical Note

Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1914-1915; member, American Field Service, 1915-1916; first lieutenant, United States Army, 1917-1919.

Scope and Content of Collection

Reports, printed transcripts of letters and diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief operations in Ougrée, Belgium, during World War I; to American volunteers with the French ambulance service; and to American military activities during and after World War I.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930).

American Field Service.

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.

International relief.

World War, 1914-1918--Belgium.

World War, 1914-1918--Civilian relief.

World War, 1914-1918--Medical care.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

Ougrée (Belgium)

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