Category: Writings about Daily Life

Dublin Core Title Interview with Beatrice Jillette, Elmer Nelson’s Granddaughter, 2014 (Part 2) File Description Listen to Part 2 of

Dublin Core Title Interview with Beatrice Jillette, Elmer Nelson’s Granddaughter, 2014 (Part 1) File Description Check out Part 1 of

Dublin Core Title Ida Farr’s Journal 1872 (transcription) Description Ida Farr’s journal is an account of her “daily joys, sorrows,

Dublin Core Title High School Notes Description As Arthur writes in 1898, High School Notes was intended to be filled with stories

Dublin Core Title My Library Description My Library is a school essay written by Elmer Nelson and corrected by his teacher,

Dublin Core Title Ida Farr’s Journal 1872 (Prologue by Doris Nelson Newman) Description Prologue to Ida Farr’s 1872 journal written

Dublin Core Title Worcester and Boston Travel Diary Description The Worcester/Boston Trip consists of original diary entries (eventually copied by the Nelson brothers

Dublin Core Title Sketches of Our Home Life, Volume 1 Description Sketches of Our Home Life, Vol 1 is a detailed

Dublin Core Title [Elmer’s Hunting Diary] November 18-19 1895 Description Elmer’s Hunting Diary includes stories about his hunting excursion with Uncle Oren, Arthur,

Dublin Core Title Journal of the Hillsboro Lyceum Association Description A year before her marriage to Hial Nelson, Ida Farr