Nels Anderson photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0122

Staff Only

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

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

Additional Description

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.