The Papers of Harland Nelson

The Papers of Harland Nelson, 1960-1994 | Luther College Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: The Papers of Harland Nelson, 1960-1994

ID: LCA/RG15/Nelson, H

Primary Creator: Nelson, Harland S

Extent: 12.0 Linear Feet. More info below.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Documentation consists of academic affairds; course materials; lectures; personal papers.

Collection Historical Note

Harland Nelson was a Professor of English at Luther College for 30 years from 1962 until he retired in 1992. During his time at Luther, Nelson served as a Fulbright Professor in the 1967-1968 and 1972-1973 school years in Bergen, Norway and Innsbruck, Austria respectively. During 1981-1986, Nelson directed a four college consortium consisting of Luther, Coe, Cornell, and Grinnell. This consortium was funded by the Kellogg Foundation.

Biographical Note

Graduated from Concordia College; earned a MA from Washington State University; earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota; taught English at Luther College, 1962.

Administrative Information

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 21 boxes

Use Restrictions: Though we may hold the property rights, Luther College Archives does not hold the copyrights for all materials. Individuals may use materials for non-commercial, private use, but commercial users must secure permissions from the copyright holders and/or Luther College Archives to reproduce, publish, or quote protected materials and photographs. For more information about the Luther College copyright and fair use policy, please visit https://www.luther.edu/copyright/

Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Harland Nelson Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History: 11/22/19: EC updated the preferred citation.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Teaching Files],
[Series 2: College Service],
[Series 3: SCAN Institute],
[Series 4: Professional Files],
[Series 5: Personal Files],
[All]

Series 2: College Service

Box 1: Academic Affairs Committee, 1966-1990

Folder 1: President Farwell Conference, 1966
Folder 2: President Farwell (Communications to Faculty), 1963-1973
Folder 3: DSA and Honorary Degrees, 1987-1989
Folder 4: Fall 1988 Salary Report, 1988
Folder 5: Task Force on Salaries, 1988
Folder 6: Luther College Salary History, 1973
Folder 7: Salaries, n.d.
Folder 8: Faculty Hiring-90s, 1988
Folder 9: Regents Academic Affairs Committee, 1979-1988
Folder 10: Public Relations (1967): Proposals for New Magazine, 1967
Folder 11: Growth, 1988
Folder 12: Department Review, 1987
Folder 13: Humanities and Fine Arts Department Meetings, 1989-1990
Folder 14: Communications to Faculty (1 of 5), 1989-1990
Folder 15: Communications to Faculty (2 of 5), 1987-1988
Folder 16: Communications to Faculty (3 of 5), 1986-1987
Folder 17: Communications to Faculty (4 of 5), 1985-1986
Folder 18: Communications to Faculty (5 of 5), 1982-1984
Folder 19: Academic Affairs, 1987-1988
Folder 20: BS Proposal HSN's Working File for Academic Affairs, 1986-1987

Box 2: Misc. Luther College Papers, 1975-1988

Item 1: Luther College Student Handouts, 1985
Folder 1: Committee Long Range Planning Records
Item 2: Luther College Guest Artist Series, 1977
Item 3: J-Term, 1975
Item 4: Report on the ALC Workshop on the Church College
Item 5: Kaleidoscope, 1975-1976
Folder 2: Faculty Minutes
Folder 3: Faculty Council, 1979-1988
Folder 4: Humanities Division, 1982-1988
Folder 5: Faculty Minutes
Folder 6: Faculty Minutes
Folder 7: Faculty Minutes
Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 9: Board of Regents

Box 3: Academic Affairs: Bachelor's of Science Proposal, 1986-1987

Originally Accession 2017-072.

Folder 1: Bachelor of Science Documents, 1986-1987
Folder 2: Academic Affairs (1 of 2), 1986-1987
Folder 3: Academic Affairs (2 of 2), 1986-1987

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Teaching Files],
[Series 2: College Service],
[Series 3: SCAN Institute],
[Series 4: Professional Files],
[Series 5: Personal Files],
[All]