Oscar Wendle Nielsen personal history
Scope and Contents
Contains information about his youth, children, education, LDS Church callings, employment, and family life. Recalls his early life in Fairview, Utah 1909-1927; employment and residence in Philadelphia and Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, 1930-1958; employment and residence in Provo, Utah, 1958-1985; and residence in Orem, Utah, beginning in 1985. Also includes photographic images of his family and homes.
Dates
- approximately 1975-1995
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Oscar Wendle Nielsen personal history must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical note
Director of financial aid at BYU.
Extent
1 item (47 leaves)(0.06 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by author's wife.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Mary B. Nielsen; 1999.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Oscar Wendle Nielsen personal history
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2011 February 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States