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Thomas Nelson papers, 1894-1935
- Title
- Thomas Nelson papers, 1894-1935
- Identifier
- P1713
- Date
- 1894-1935
- Creator
- Nelson, Thomas
- Description
- Born Tobias Nielsen Jensveen, 1848-1935, and was a farmer from Kindred, North Dakota.
Includes:
Daily account book kept from 1894-1917 (household, livestock and crops)
Ledger includes subscription list for Christiania Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kindred, N.D.
notebook issued by WM. Deering and Co.
1935 Wheat Allotment Contract
The Blizzard, by Albert Harris
Author was teaching in North Dakota at the time (boarding at the Kjos residence, location unknown)
My Safety Pledge, issued by the North Dakota Safety Council (automobile, 1927).
Three photographs of Tom Nelson family and farmhouse, circa 1915. - Location: 14/A/5
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Kindred (N.D.)
- Type
- Photographs
- Ledgers
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Thomas Nelson Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Collection
Citation
Nelson, Thomas, “Thomas Nelson papers, 1894-1935,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11866.