Scope and Contents
This collection contains three diaries written by Fred T. Nelson while a student at Tufts College.
Dates
- Creation: 1888 -- 1890
Creator
- Nelson, Frederick Theodore (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Please see “Reproductions and Use” on the Digital Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. No documentation is available regarding the intellectual property rights in this collection.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Theodore Nelson was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 20, 1869. He was a member of Delta Upsilon at Tufts and graduated with a bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Tufts in 1890. He obtained a B. D. from St. Lawrence University in 1895 and worked as builder, book-keeper, school teacher and clergyman throughout his life. He held pastorates in Portland and East Ebbington, Maine, as well as Harrisville, Rhode Island and North Carolina. In later years he served as minister in Danbury, Connecticut, and then at the Universalist Church of North Salem where Nelson also worked as teacher and then principal at the North Salem School until his retirement. Nelson died in Westchester County New York, in 1960.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (3 diaries)
Arrangement
These items are arranged in chronological order.
Processing status
This collection is processed.
Topical
Uniform Title
Repository Details
Part of the Tufts Archival Research Center Repository
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