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Sylvia Eugene Nilsen photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0440

Scope and Contents

Miss Nilsen was an attorney assigned to the Deputy Assistant Legal Advisor at the Office for Treaty Affairs in the U.S. State Department, from 1941-1975. Photographs include her childhood and career. Many notable dignitaries are in this collection, such as presidents Eisenhower and Nixon.

Dates

  • 1920s-1970s

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.

Extent

66 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The majority of the Sylvia Eugene Nilsen photograph collection consists of photographs of treaty signings and other diplomatic events from the 1950s to 1972. There are some photographs of her childhood and of members of her family.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Elsa N. Archuleta.

Related Materials

See also the Sylvia Eugene Nielson papers (ACCN 1244) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Drew Ross in 1992.
Title
Guide to the Sylvia Eugene Nilsen photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Drew Ross.
Date
1992 (last modified: 2018)
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

  • 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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