Bruce Opea Nelson Papers, 1943-1951

Title: Bruce Opea Nelson Papers, 1943-1951

ID: OGLMC/1711

Creator: Nelson, Bruce Opea (1913-1951)

Extent: 0.5

Date Acquired: 02/14/2023

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Bruce Opea Nelson Papers contain Nelson’s published books and articles, especially for Land of the Dacotahs. This book was published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1946 and material in this collection includes the actual book, correspondence, and book reviews. The collection also includes unpublished manuscripts. The material dates from 1943 until 1951.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Bruce R. Nelson, Altamont, New York

Acquisition Method: Donation; 2023-3477

Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processed by Ben Johnson, Braedon Knudson, and Anthony McKay (History 240 students) in March 2023.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Biographical Materials, 1943-1951

Item 1: Newspaper Clipping: "Bruce Nelson Given Writing Fellowship", 1943
Item 2: Newspaper Clipping: "Former Times Employee Writes for Esquire." Flaxton Times and Portal International, August 17, 1944
Item 3: Newspaper Clipping: "Services Held for Bruce Nelson, N.D. Author, in Bismarck." The Leader, November 15, 1951
Item 4: Newspaper Clipping: "Bruce Nelson, 1913-1951." The Leader (editorial), November 15, 1951
Item 5: Newspaper Clipping: "'Bug' Battle." Bismarck Tribune, undated
Item 6: Newspaper Clipping: "Two UND Journalism Awards Established." undated
Item 7: Newspaper Clipping: "McGregor Starts Journalism Award in Brothers' Memory." undated

Folder 2: "Act of God"

Folder 3: "Cooperative Grain Marketing in the Northwest"

Folder 4: "Custer's Wrong Stand." Catholic Digest. March 1947; "Dear Editor"; "Deer Hunter"

Folder 5: "Diary of a Dead Jap." Esquire. September 1944

Folder 6: "Fool's Errand"; "Fool Proof"; "In Black and White"

Folder 7: "Is This a Saga in Stone?"; "John Wesley Powell: Prophet of the Plains"

Folder 8: Land of the Dacotahs. University of Minnesota Press, 1946.

Folder 9: Land of the Dacotahs. (book reviews)

Folder 10: Land of the Dacotahs. (correspondence)

Folder 11: "One View of the Question." Insuranskope.; "On First Seeing the Vampire in Her New-Look Uniform" (poem)

Folder 12: "Pity the Proofreader"; "Portrait of a Butcher as a Young Man"; "Red Messiah"; "Red Policeman of the Plains"

Folder 13: "Say a First Goodbye"; "Sound Proof" (2 versions); "The Geek"

Folder 14: "To the Western Ocean"; "Uncle Sam Turns Specialist"

Folder 15: Untitled:

Item 1: 19 page article regarding Senator William Langer
Item 2: 13 page article regarding Senator Gerald Nye

Folder 16: General Correspondence, 1946-1951

Bruce Opea Nelson Papers, 1943-1951

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing