Nels Anderson photograph collection
Scope and Contents
Anderson was a sociologist, University professor, and historian. The collection is personal including pictures of his family, Anderson receiving honorary degrees.
Anderson served in World War I, and participated in the Meuse River–Argonne Forest campaign in France in the fall of 1918. A large set in this collection shows graves of World War I soldiers of the 145th Field Artillery, who fell during that campaign. Several highlighted soldiers had their roots in Utah. At least one of these soldiers, a Utahn named Roland Van Twelves (d. Oct. 14, 1918) was actually buried at Provo, Utah, so the cross-shaped memorial may be more symbolic than an actual grave marker. The location is the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery near Montfaucon, France.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1986
Creator
- Anderson, Nels, 1889-1986 (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical / Historical
Nels Anderson was born in Chicago in 1889. His family moved quite often, exposing Anderson to many societies, including the Nez Perce Indians. He attended high school at Brigham Young Preperatory School and the St. George Academy.
He served in World War I, and participated in the Meuse River–Argonne Forest campaign in France in the fall of 1918.
He received his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1920. In 1925, graduated with an M. A. degree from the University of Chicago, taught at Columbia University from 1928 to 1934, and received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1930.
Following World War II he worked as labor relations expert in Germany. At age 65, he returned to research, invigorating social research in Germany and eventually becoming head of the UNESCO Institute for Social Science at Cologne, from 1953 to 1962. In 1965, he joined the Department of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick, where he served as a professor until 1977.
Souces used: Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nels_Anderson
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 65 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Nels Anderson photograph collection contains portraits of Nels Anderson and of various members of his family as well as images from the Meuse River–Argonne Forest campaign in France in the fall of 1918. A large set in this collection shows graves of World War I soldiers of the 145th Field Artillery.
This collection is entirely digitalized and available online in our Digital Library.
Separated Materials
Materials were transferred to the Nels Anderson papers (MS 0122).
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Nels Anderson photograph collection
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Margaret Benson.
- 2018: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu