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Title: David Theodore Nelson papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1919
Collection Number: 58023
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and French
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, memorabilia
(0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, printed transcripts of letters and diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief operations in
Ougrée, Belgium, during World War I; to American volunteers with the French ambulance service; and to American military activities
during and after World War I.
Creator:
Nelson, David Theodore, 1891-1969
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1958.
[Identification of item], David Theodore Nelson papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1914-1915; member, American Field Service, 1915-1916; first lieutenant, United States
Army, 1917-1919.
Scope and Content of Collection
Reports, printed transcripts of letters and diary entries, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to relief operations in
Ougrée, Belgium, during World War I; to American volunteers with the French ambulance service; and to American military activities
during and after World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Belgium
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
Ougrée (Belgium)
Commission for Relief in Belgium (1914-1930)
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
American Field Service