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

Collection Overview

Title: The Papers of Harland Nelson, 1960-1994Add to your cart.

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/library/copyright

Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Harland Nelson Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History:

6/15/24: Abby Bates updated copyright policy link.

11/22/19: EC updated the preferred citation.


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Series 5: Personal FilesAdd to your cart.
Box 1: Misc. Files, Fundraising, and Letters to Politicians, n.d.Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Letter to Congressman DraftAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Military-Industrial ComplexAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: DoD and International RelationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: DoD:BudgetAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: DoD: ABM, MRVAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: The War: DoD and other propogandaAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: The War: Cambodia, Laos, and VietnamAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: The War: Life in VietnamAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: The War: Ecological DevastationAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: The War: Effect on American SoldiersAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: The War: Legislative Attempts to Limit it or Close it DownAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Congress: Senators and Congressmen positionsAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: The War: Public Opinion AboutAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: PEACEAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: Boston Globe ArticleAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Future of the Strategic Arms RaceAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: Anti-Bomb ShelterAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: Letters to Senators and PresidentAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Defence Dept.; Vietnam; ABM CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: Senator HughesAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: Congressman CulverAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: Letters to NixonAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: Vietnam-Pressure to limit Criticism, Pro-War feverAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: PoliticsAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: Vietnam-Scope of the OperationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: Vietnam King SpeechAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: Letters on VietnamAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Prophesies, Confidant Statements, Reassuring News StoriesAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: Sane Report: How to Talk Back to Your TVAdd to your cart.
Folder 29: Public OpinionAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: VanguardAdd to your cart.
Folder 31: Second CenturyAdd to your cart.
Folder 32: Fund for LutherAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: Fund for Luther IIAdd to your cart.
Folder 34: DevelopmentAdd to your cart.
Folder 35: Mini-CampaignAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Paideia Reader, 1993Add to your cart.
Item 3: Paideia Reader, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 36: AAS F92, 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 37: Library-Holdings and Annual ReportAdd to your cart.
Folder 38: Library-CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 39: Misc. Political and Public Affairs CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 40: Campus UnrestAdd to your cart.
Folder 41: PollutionAdd to your cart.
Folder 42: Academic AffairsAdd to your cart.
Folder 43: North Central AccreditationAdd to your cart.
Box 2: Misc. Personal Papers, 1981-1990Add to your cart.
Folder 1: PersonalAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Paideia I LetterAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Computing/Word ProcessingAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Grants Newsletter, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 5: FAC DEV NewsAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Reading and WritingAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: English Department PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Misc. LecturesAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Admissions English Department LecturesAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Admissions: January '81 Project, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Old Dope SheetsAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: Reading ListsAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: Contemporary American Literature-BibliographyAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: Poetry (Modern)-BibliographyAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: BibliographiesAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: AAUP-LutherAdd to your cart.
Folder 17: AAUP-Luther College ChapterAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: Harland Nelson SabbaticalAdd to your cart.
Box 3: Misc. Personal Papers, 1964-1993Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Soil Erosion, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Organic, Conservation, 1982-1984Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Letters to Congressmen, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Personal, 1964-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Notes on Writing, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Chapel TalkAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: CHIPS and Correspondence, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Film SeriesAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Condom Machine Proposal, 1991Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Department, 1987-1993Add to your cart.
Folder 11: HUM DIV, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Faculty, 1990Add to your cart.
Folder 13: FAC CNCL, 1988Add to your cart.
Box 4: Misc. Personal Papers, 1965-1988Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Admissons WKNDAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Registrations and FeesAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Workshop Letters and MaterialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Workshop Letters and MaterialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Workshop MailersAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Workshop Original WritingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: CTE Conference, 1969Add to your cart.
Folder 8: NDEA Institute Proposals, 1965Add to your cart.
Item 1: Teacher Evaluation Program Self-Evaluation, 1966Add to your cart.
Folder 9: England July 1-8Add to your cart.
Folder 10: United WayAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: Victoria's Jubilee, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 12: OikosAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: JournalismAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: FLAT-FAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: English 40 Notes, 1988Add to your cart.
Box 5: Agriculture Printed Materials, 1982-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 1: NewspapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Consortium on Agriculture and the World Hunger Seminar, July 11-12, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Consortium on Agriculture and the World Hunger Symposium, Fall 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 4: AG-Clippings, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 5: AG-Clippings, 1987Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Newspapers ClippingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: Farm Economics (Various Statistical Stories)Add to your cart.

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